The empty-cells
CSS property specifies how the user agent should render borders and backgrounds around <table>
cells that have no visible content.
/* Keyword values */ empty-cells: show; empty-cells: hide; /* Global values */ empty-cells: inherit; empty-cells: initial; empty-cells: unset;
This property has an effect only when the border-collapse
property is separate
.
Initial value | show |
---|---|
Applies to | table-cell elements |
Inherited | yes |
Media | visual |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
The empty-cells
property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
show
- Borders and backgrounds are drawn like in normal cells.
hide
- No borders or backgrounds are drawn.
Formal syntax
show | hide
Example
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
.table_1 { empty-cells: show; } .table_2 { empty-cells: hide; } td, th { border: 1px solid gray; padding: 0.5rem; }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'empty-cells' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 1 | Yes | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.2 |
Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 1 | ? | Yes | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3.1 |
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