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CSS empty-cells Property

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Example

Hide border and background on empty cells in a table:

table
{
border-collapse:separate;
empty-cells:hide;
}

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Definition and Usage

The empty-cells property sets whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table (only for the "separated borders" model).

Default value: show
Inherited: yes
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.emptyCells="hide"


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The empty-cells property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: IE8 supports the empty-cells property only if a !DOCTYPE is specified.


Property Values

Value Description Play it
hide No background or borders are shown on empty cells Play it »
show Background and borders are shown on empty cells. This is default Play it »
inherit Specifies that the value of the empty-cells property should be inherited from the parent element


Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Table

HTML DOM reference: emptyCells property


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