empty-cells
Quick Summary for empty-cells
empty-cells CSS property sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around <table> cells that have no visible content.
Code Usage for empty-cells
/* Keyword values */ empty-cells: show; empty-cells: hide; /* Global values */ empty-cells: inherit; empty-cells: initial; empty-cells: unset; More Details for empty-cells
empty-cells
The empty-cells CSS property sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around <table> cells that have no visible content.
This property has an effect only when the border-collapse property is separate.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */ empty-cells: show; empty-cells: hide; /* Global values */ empty-cells: inherit; empty-cells: initial; empty-cells: unset; 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 definition
| Initial value | show |
|---|---|
| Applies to | table-cell elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
show | hide
Example
Showing and hiding empty table cells
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> .table_1 { empty-cells: show; } .table_2 { empty-cells: hide; } td, th { border: 1px solid gray; padding: 0.5rem; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 Revision 1 (CSS 2.1) Specification # empty-cells |
See also
border-collapse Styling tables Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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