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empty-cells
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The empty-cells
CSS property sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around <table>
cells that have no visible content.
Try it
empty-cells: show;
empty-cells: hide;
<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
<table class="transition-all" id="example-element">
<tr>
<th>Client Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Louise Q.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Owen B.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stan L.</td>
<td>71</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
th,
td {
border: 2px solid #aa1199;
padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}
This property has an effect only when the border-collapse
property is separate
.
Syntax
css
/* Keyword values */
empty-cells: show;
empty-cells: hide;
/* Global values */
empty-cells: inherit;
empty-cells: initial;
empty-cells: revert;
empty-cells: revert-layer;
empty-cells: unset;
The empty-cells
property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
Formal definition
Initial value | show |
---|---|
Applies to | table-cell elements |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
empty-cells =
show |
hide
Examples
>Showing and hiding empty table cells
HTML
html
<table class="table_1">
<tr>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>Larry</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curly</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<table class="table_2">
<tr>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>Larry</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Curly</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS
css
.table_1 {
empty-cells: show;
}
.table_2 {
empty-cells: hide;
}
td,
th {
border: 1px solid gray;
padding: 0.5rem;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Cascading Style Sheets Level 2> # empty-cells> |
Browser compatibility
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