The border-collapse
CSS property sets whether cells inside a <table>
have shared or separate borders.
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When cells are collapsed, the border-style
value of inset
behaves like groove
, and outset
behaves like ridge
.
When cells are separated, the distance between cells is defined by the border-spacing
property.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */ border-collapse: collapse; border-collapse: separate; /* Global values */ border-collapse: inherit; border-collapse: initial; border-collapse: unset;
The border-collapse
property is specified as a single keyword, which may be chosen from the list below.
Values
collapse
- Adjacent cells have shared borders (the collapsed-border table rendering model).
separate
- Adjacent cells have distinct borders (the separated-border table rendering model).
Formal definition
Initial value | separate |
---|---|
Applies to | table and inline-table elements |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
collapse | separate
Examples
A colorful table of browser engines
HTML
<table class="separate"> <caption><code>border-collapse: separate</code></caption> <tbody> <tr><th>Browser</th> <th>Layout Engine</th></tr> <tr><td class="fx">Firefox</td> <td class="gk">Gecko</td></tr> <tr><td class="ed">Edge</td> <td class="tr">EdgeHTML</td></tr> <tr><td class="sa">Safari</td> <td class="wk">Webkit</td></tr> <tr><td class="ch">Chrome</td> <td class="bk">Blink</td></tr> <tr><td class="op">Opera</td> <td class="bk">Blink</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="collapse"> <caption><code>border-collapse: collapse</code></caption> <tbody> <tr><th>Browser</th> <th>Layout Engine</th></tr> <tr><td class="fx">Firefox</td> <td class="gk">Gecko</td></tr> <tr><td class="ed">Edge</td> <td class="tr">EdgeHTML</td></tr> <tr><td class="sa">Safari</td> <td class="wk">Webkit</td></tr> <tr><td class="ch">Chrome</td> <td class="bk">Blink</td></tr> <tr><td class="op">Opera</td> <td class="bk">Blink</td></tr> </tbody> </table>
CSS
.collapse { border-collapse: collapse; } .separate { border-collapse: separate; } table { display: inline-table; margin: 1em; border: dashed 5px; } table th, table td { border: solid 3px; } .fx { border-color: orange blue; } .gk { border-color: black red; } .ed { border-color: blue gold; } .tr { border-color: aqua; } .sa { border-color: silver blue; } .wk { border-color: gold blue; } .ch { border-color: red yellow green blue; } .bk { border-color: navy blue teal aqua; } .op { border-color: red; }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'border-collapse' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
border-collapse | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 5 | Opera Full support 4 | Safari Full support 1.2 | WebView Android Full support 2.3 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 3 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
border-spacing
,border-style
- The
border-collapse
property alters the appearance of the<table>
HTML element.