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CSS border-collapse Property

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Example

Set the collapsing borders model for a table:

table
{
border-collapse:collapse;
}

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Definition and Usage

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

Default value: separate
Inherited: yes
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.borderCollapse="collapse"


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The border-collapse property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE9) support the property value "inherit".

Note: If a !DOCTYPE is not specified, the border-collapse property can produce unexpected results.


Property Values

Value Description Play it
collapse Borders are collapsed into a single border when possible (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will be ignored) Play it »
separate Borders are detached (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will not be ignored). This is default Play it »
inherit Specifies that the value of the border-collapse property should be inherited from the parent element


Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Table

HTML DOM reference: borderCollapse property


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