CSS Property empty-cells
The empty-cells property
controls how to display borders and background on empty cells for a table in separated borders.
Summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | show |
| Inherited | yes |
| Version | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.emptyCells="hide" |
CSS Syntax
empty-cells: hide | show | inherit
Property Values
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| hide | empty cells will not have background or borders |
| show | Show background and borders for empty cells. Default value |
| inherit | Inherit the empty-cells property from the parent element |
Browser compatibility
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empty-cells |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
An example showing how to use empty-cells CSS property.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
td {<!-- w w w . j a v a2 s .c om-->
border: solid 1px black;
width: 100px;
empty-cells: hide;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td scope="col">Race 1</td>
<td scope="col">Race 2</td>
<td scope="col">Race 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td scope="row">Driver A</td>
<td>22m 33s</td>
<td>18m 50s</td>
<td>8m 45s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td scope="row">Driver B</td>
<td>24m 56s</td>
<td>16m 23s</td>
<td>8m 11s</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>