Style empty Cells Property

Style empty cells property

It sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around cells that have no visible content. It is used with tables to control whether the border and background for empty cells should be displayed.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

property	chrome	firefox	microsoft edge	Opera
empty cells	yes	yes	yes	Yes

 

Syntax

Return the empty cells property:

object.style.emptycells

Set the empty cells property:

object.style.emptycells="show|hide|initial|inherit

Example

Output

 

Click the button to "hide" or "show" empty table-cells:

 

Property Values

Value	Description
show	Border and background are shown in empty cells. This is the default.
hide	Border and background are hidden in empty cells.
initial	Set this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

 

Technical Details

Default value:	show
Version:	CSS2
Return value:	A string, representing the border and background of empty cells.