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CSS Table

The CSS table properties allow you to set the layout of a table.

Examples

Set the layout of a table
This example demonstrates how to set the layout of a table.

Show empty cells in a table
This example demonstrates whether or not to show empty cells in a table.

Collapse a table border
This example demonstrates whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or detached as in standard HTML.

Set the space between table borders
This example demonstrates how to set the distance between cell borders.

Set the position of the table caption
This example demonstrates how to position the table caption.

CSS Table Properties

The CSS table properties allow you to set the layout of a table.

Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, M: Mac IE only, F: Firefox, N: Netscape.

W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).

Property	Description	Values	IE	F	N	W3C
border-collapse	Sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or detached as in standard HTML	collapse separate	5	1	7	2
border-spacing	Sets the distance that separates cell borders (only for the "separated borders" model)	length length	5M	1	6	2
caption-side	Sets the position of the table caption	top bottom left right	5M	1	6	2
empty-cells	Sets whether or not to show empty cells in a table (only for the "separated borders" model)	show hide	5M	1	6	2
table-layout	Sets the algorithm used to display the table cells, rows, and columns	auto fixed	5	1	6	2

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