CSS table-layout Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Set the table layout algorithm:
table
{
table-layout:fixed;
} |
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Definition and Usage
The table-layout property sets the table layout algorithm to be used for a table.
| Default value: |
auto |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.tableLayout="fixed" |
Browser Support
The table-layout property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| auto |
Automatic table layout algorithm (this is default):
- The column width is set by the widest unbreakable content in the cells
- Can be slow, since it needs to read through all the content in the table, before determining the final layout
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| fixed |
Fixed table layout algorithm:
- The horizontal layout only depends on the table's width and the width of the columns, not the contents of the cells
- Allows a browser to lay out the table faster than the automatic table layout
- The browser can begin to display the table once the first row has been received
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| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the table-layout property should be inherited from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Table
HTML DOM reference: tableLayout property
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