CSS border-spacing Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Set the border-spacing for a table:
table
{
border-collapse:separate;
border-spacing:10px 50px;
} |
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Definition and Usage
The border-spacing property sets the distance between the borders of adjacent cells (only for the "separated borders" model).
| Default value: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.borderSpacing="15px" |
Browser Support
The border-spacing property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: Internet Explorer 8 (and higher) supports the border-spacing property if a !DOCTYPE
is specified.
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| length length |
Specifies the distance between the borders of adjacent
cells in px, cm, etc. Negative values are
not allowed
- If one length
value is specified, it specifies both the horizontal and vertical spacing
- If
two length values are specified, the first sets the horizontal spacing
and the second sets the vertical spacing
|
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the border-spacing property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Table
HTML DOM reference: borderSpacing property
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