CSS Tables
A table in CSS is used to apply the various styling properties to the HTML Table elements to arrange the data in rows and columns, or possibly in a more complex structure in a properly organized manner. Tables are widely used in communication, research, and data analysis. The table-layout property in CSS can be utilized to display the layout of the table. This property is basically used to sets the algorithm that is used to layout <table>cells, rows, and columns.
Properties:
Border: It is used for specifying borders in the table.
Syntax:
border: table_width table_color;
Example 1: This example describes the CSS Table to apply the border property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table, th, td { /* Styling the border. */ border: 1.5px solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>Add border to table:</h2> <table> <tr> <th>Roll No.</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
Output:
Border Collapse: The border-collapse property tells us whether the browser should control the appearance of the adjacent borders that touch each other or whether each cell should maintain its style.
Syntax:
border-collapse: collapse/separate;
Example 2: This example describes the CSS Table by applying the border-collapse property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table.one { /* Styling border collapse for table one. */ border-collapse: collapse; } table.two { /* Styling border separate for table two. */ border-collapse: separate; } table, td, th { border: 1.5px solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>borders collapsed:</h2> <table class="one"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <h2>borders separated:</h2> <table class="two"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
Output:
Border Spacing: This property specifies the space between the borders of the adjacent cells.
Syntax:
border-spacing: value;
Example 3: This example describes the CSS Table by applying the border-spacing property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table.one { border-collapse: separate; /* Styling the border-spacing between adjacent cells. */ border-spacing: 10px; } table.two { border-collapse: separate; /* Styling the border-spacing between adjacent cells. */ border-spacing: 10px 30px; } table, td, th { border: 1.5px solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>border spacing:</h2> <table class="one"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <h2>border spacing:</h2> <table class="two"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
Output:
Caption Side: Caption side property is used for controlling the placement of caption in the table. By default, captions are placed above the table.
Syntax:
caption-side: top/bottom;
Example 4: This example describes the CSS Table by applying the caption-side property to control the placement of the Table caption.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table.one { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Controlling the placement of caption. */ caption-side: top; } table.two { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Controlling the placement of caption. */ caption-side: bottom; } table, td, th { border: 1.5px solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>Caption on top:</h2> <table class="one"> <caption>Caption at the top of the table.</caption> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <h2>Caption at bottom:</h2> <table class="two"> <caption> Caption at the bottom of the table </caption> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
Output:
Empty cells: This property specifies whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table.
Syntax:
empty-cells:show/hide;
Example 5: This example describes the CSS Table by applying the empty-cell property that specifies whether to display the borders or not in the empty cells in a table.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table.one { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Hiding empty cells border */ empty-cells: hide; } table.two { border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Display empty cells border */ empty-cells: show; } table, td, th { border: 1.5px solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>empty cells hide:</h2> <table class="one"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <h2>empty cells show:</h2> <table class="two"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
Output:
Table layout: The table layout property is used to set up the layout algorithm used for the table.
Syntax:
table-layout:auto/fixed;
Example 6: This example describes the CSS Table by applying the table layout property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { text-align: left; } h1 { color: green; } table.one { width: 80px border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Layout of table is auto. */ table-layout: auto; } table.two { width: 80px border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; /* Layout of table is fixed. */ table-layout: fixed; } table, td, th { border: 1.5px solid blue; width: 80px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>auto table layout:</h2> <table class="one"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I_J_K_L_M_N_O_P</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <h2>fixed table layout:</h2> <table class="two"> <tr> <th>Roll Number</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I_J_K_L_M_N_O_P</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>X_Y_Z</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html> |
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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by Tables
- Google Chrome
- Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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