HTML and CSS Reference
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Name
border-spacing
Values:
<length> <length>?
Initial value:
0
Applies to:
Elements with a
display
value of
table
or
inline-table
Inherited:
Yes
Computed value:
Two absolute lengths
Description:
Defines the distance between table cell borders in the separated borders table layout model.
The first of the two length values is the horizontal separation and the second is the vertical.
This property is only honored when
border-collapse
is set to
separate
; otherwise, it is ig-
nored. Although the property applies only to tables, it is inherited by all of the elements within
the table.
Examples:
table {border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;}
table {border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 3px 5px;}
