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Table cellPadding Property

Table Object

Definition and Usage

The cellPadding property sets or returns the amount of space between the cell border and the cell content.

Syntax

Set the cellPadding property:

tableObject.cellPadding="number|percent"

Return the cellPadding property:

tableObject.cellPadding

Tip: There is no default value for the cellPadding property.

Value	Description
number	The space in pixels (with or without a px designator)
percent	The space in percent (with a % designator)

Browser Support

The cellPadding property is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Change cellPadding and cellSpacing of a table:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function padding()
{
document.getElementById('myTable').cellPadding="25";
}
function spacing()
{
document.getElementById('myTable').cellSpacing="15";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<table id="myTable" border="1">
<tr>
    <td>cell 1</td>
    <td>cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>cell 3</td>
    <td>cell 4</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="padding()">Change Cellpadding</button>
<button type="button" onclick="spacing()">Change Cellspacing</button>

</body>
</html>

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Table Object