<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
    border-collapse: collapse;
}


table, td, th {
    border: 1px solid black;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Let the borders collapse:</h2>

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Firstname</th>
    <th>Lastname</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Peter</td>
    <td>Griffin</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Lois</td>
    <td>Griffin</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<p><b>Note:</b> If a !DOCTYPE is not specified, the border-collapse property can produce unexpected results
in IE8 and earlier versions.</p>

</body>
</html>