CSS border-spacing Property
Example
Set the border-spacing for a table:
#table1 {
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 15px;
}
#table2 {
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 15px 50px;
}
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Definition and Usage
The border-spacing property sets the distance between the borders of adjacent cells.
Note: This property works only when border-collapse is separate.
| Default value: | 2px |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderSpacing="15px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-spacing | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
CSS Syntax
border-spacing: length|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| length length | Specifies the distance between the borders of adjacent cells in px, cm, etc. Negative values are not allowed.
|
Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Table
HTML DOM reference: borderSpacing property
