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CSS border-collapse Property
Example
Set the collapsing borders model for a table:
table
{
border-collapse:collapse;
}
{
border-collapse:collapse;
}
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Definition and Usage
The border-collapse property sets whether the table borders are collapsed into a single border or detached as in standard HTML.
| Default value: | separate |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderCollapse="collapse" |
Browser Support
The border-collapse property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE9) support the property value "inherit".
Note: If a !DOCTYPE is not specified, the border-collapse property can produce unexpected results.
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| collapse | Borders are collapsed into a single border when possible (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will be ignored) | Play it » |
| separate | Borders are detached (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will not be ignored). This is default | Play it » |
| inherit | Specifies that the value of the border-collapse property should be inherited from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Table
HTML DOM reference: borderCollapse property
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