CSS Tables
The look of an HTML table can be greatly improved with CSS:
Company | Contact | Country |
---|---|---|
Alfreds Futterkiste | Maria Anders | Germany |
Berglunds snabbköp | Christina Berglund | Sweden |
Centro comercial Moctezuma | Francisco Chang | Mexico |
Ernst Handel | Roland Mendel | Austria |
Island Trading | Helen Bennett | UK |
Königlich Essen | Philip Cramer | Germany |
Laughing Bacchus Winecellars | Yoshi Tannamuri | Canada |
Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti | Giovanni Rovelli | Italy |
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Table Borders
To specify table borders in CSS, use the border
property.
The example below specifies a solid border for <table>, <th>, and <td> elements:
Firstname | Lastname |
---|---|
Peter | Griffin |
Lois | Griffin |
Full-Width Table
The table above might seem small in some cases. If you need a table that should span the entire screen (full-width), add width: 100%
to the <table> element:
Firstname | Lastname |
---|---|
Peter | Griffin |
Lois | Griffin |
Double Borders
Notice that the table in the examples above have double borders. This is because both the table and the <th> and <td> elements have separate borders.
To remove double borders, take a look at the example below.
Collapse Table Borders
The border-collapse
property sets whether the table borders should be collapsed into a single border:
Firstname | Lastname |
---|---|
Peter | Griffin |
Lois | Griffin |
If you only want a border around the table, only specify the border
property for <table>:
Firstname | Lastname |
---|---|
Peter | Griffin |
Lois | Griffin |