Style borderSpacing Property

Definition and Usage

borderSpacing Sets or returns the space between cells in the table.

Note:If borderCollapse is set to collapseis invalid.

See also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS tabel

CSS Reference Manual:border-spacing property

Instance

Example 1

Set the spacing between cells in the table:

document.getElementById("myTable").style.borderSpacing = "20px";

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Example 2

Return the space between cells in the table:

alert(document.getElementById("myTable").style.borderSpacing);

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Syntax

Return borderSpacing property:

object.style.borderSpacing

Set borderSpacing property:

object.style.borderSpacing = "length length|initial|inherit"

Property value

Value Description
length length

Specify the spacing between cells in length units. Negative values are not allowed. The default value is 0.

If only one length value is specified, both horizontal and vertical spacing are defined at the same time.

If two length values are specified, the first sets the horizontal spacing, and the second sets the vertical spacing.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit.

Technical details

Default value: 0
Return value: A string that represents the space between cells in a table.
CSS Version: CSS2

Browser Support

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