CSS empty-cells Property
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Description
The empty-cells CSS property show or hide borders and backgrounds of table cells that have no visible content. A non-breaking space ( ) is considered as a visible content.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | show |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | The table-cell elements |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | CSS 2, 3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the empty-cells property in action.
Example
Try this code »table {
empty-cells: show;
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
show |
Borders and backgrounds are drawn around empty cells like normal cells. This is default value. |
hide |
No borders or backgrounds are drawn around empty cells. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element empty-cells property. |
Browser Compatibility
The empty-cells property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Tables.
Related properties: table-layout, border-collapse, border-spacing
