CSS table-layout Property

Example

Set the table layout algorithm:

table
{
table-layout:fixed;
}

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The table-layout property sets the table layout algorithm to be used for a table.

Default value:	auto
Inherited:	no
Version:	CSS2
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.tableLayout="fixed"

The table-layout property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".

Value	Description
auto	Automatic table layout algorithm (this is default): The column width is set by the widest unbreakable content in the cells Can be slow, since it needs to read through all the content in the table, before determining the final layout
fixed	Fixed table layout algorithm: The horizontal layout only depends on the table's width and the width of the columns, not the contents of the cells Allows a browser to lay out the table faster than the automatic table layout The browser can begin to display the table once the first row has been received
inherit	Specifies that the value of the table-layout property should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Table