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CSS border-collapse Property

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Definition

The border-collapse property sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or detached as in standard HTML.

Inherited: Yes

JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.borderCollapse="collapse"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the borderCollapse property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

Example

table
{
border-collapse: separate
}

Possible Values

Value	Description
separate	Borders are detached
collapse	Default. Borders are collapsed into a single border when possible

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Collapse a table border
This example demonstrates how to collapse and separate a table border.

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