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 |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.emptyCells="hide" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| empty-cells | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
Note: IE8 supports the empty-cells property only if a !DOCTYPE is specified.
CSS Syntax
empty-cells: show|hide|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| show | Background and borders are shown on empty cells. This is default | Play it » |
| hide | No background or borders are shown on empty cells | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Table
HTML DOM reference: emptyCells property