empty-cells
The empty-cells CSS property sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around <table> cells that have no visible content.
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This property has an effect only when the border-collapse property is separate.
Syntax
css
/* Keyword values */
empty-cells: show;
empty-cells: hide;
/* Global values */
empty-cells: inherit;
empty-cells: initial;
empty-cells: revert;
empty-cells: revert-layer;
empty-cells: unset;
The empty-cells property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
Formal definition
| Initial value | show |
|---|---|
| Applies to | table-cell elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
empty-cells =
show |
hide
Examples
Showing and hiding empty table cells
HTML
html
<table class="table_1">
<tr>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>Larry</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curly</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<table class="table_2">
<tr>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>Larry</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curly</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS
css
.table_1 {
empty-cells: show;
}
.table_2 {
empty-cells: hide;
}
td,
th {
border: 1px solid gray;
padding: 0.5rem;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 Revision 2 (CSS 2.2) Specification # empty-cells |
Browser compatibility
| desktop | mobile | ||||||||||
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