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
.
/* 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.
show
hide
show | hide
<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; }
Specification | Status | Comment |
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CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'empty-cells' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Initial value | show |
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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 |
Desktop | ||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.2 |
Mobile | |||||||
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Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | 1 | ? | Yes | 4 | 6 | 3.1 | ? |
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