Table Properties

The CSS table model is based on the HTML 4.01 table model, which consists of tables, captions, rows, row groups, columns, column groups, and cells. In CSS2, tables can be rendered visually and aurally. Authors can specify how headers and data will be spoken through attributes defined previously in "Aural Style Sheet Properties."

border-collapse

Usage	Selects a table's border model.
CSS2 Values	collapse | separate | inherit
Initial	collapse
Applies to	Table and inline table elements.
Inherited	Yes.

border-spacing

Usage	In separated borders model, specifies the distance that separates the adjacent cell borders.
CSS2 Values	<length> | <length> ? | inherit
Initial	0
Applies to	Table and inline table elements.
Inherited	Yes.

caption-side

Usage	Specifies the position of the caption box with respect to the table box.
CSS2 Values	top | bottom | left | right | inherit
Initial	top
Applies to	Table caption elements.
Inherited	Yes.

column-span, row-span

Usage	Specifies the number of columns or rows (respectively) spanned by a cell.
CSS2 Values	<integer> | inherit
Initial	1
Applies to	Table cell, table column, and table column group elements (column-span); table cell elements (row-span).
Inherited	No.

empty-cells

Usage	In the separated tables model, specifies how borders around cells that have no visible content are rendered.
CSS2 Values	borders | no-borders | inherit
Initial	borders
Applies to	Table cell elements.
Inherited	Yes.

table-layout

Usage	Controls the algorithm used to lay out the table cells.
CSS2 Values	auto | fixed | inherit
Initial	auto
Applies to	Table and inline table elements.
Inherited	No.
Notes	fixed table layout depends on the width of the table and its columns. auto table layout depends on the contents of the cells.