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CSS table-layout Property

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Example

Set the table layout algorithm:

table
{
table-layout:fixed;
}

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Definition and Usage

The table-layout property sets the table layout algorithm to be used for a table.

Default value: auto
Inherited: no
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.tableLayout="fixed"


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The table-layout property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".


Property Values

Value Description
auto Automatic table layout algorithm (this is default):
  • The column width is set by the widest unbreakable content in the cells
  • Can be slow, since it needs to read through all the content in the table, before determining the final layout
fixed Fixed table layout algorithm:
  • The horizontal layout only depends on the table's width and the width of the columns, not the contents of the cells
  • Allows a browser to lay out the table faster than the automatic table layout
  • The browser can begin to display the table once the first row has been received
inherit Specifies that the value of the table-layout property should be inherited from the parent element


Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Table

HTML DOM reference: tableLayout property


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