The look of an HTML table can be greatly improved with CSS:
Company Contact Country Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders Germany Berglunds snabbköp Christina Berglund Sweden Centro comercial Moctezuma Francisco Chang Mexico Ernst Handel Roland Mendel Austria Island Trading Helen Bennett UK Königlich Essen Philip Cramer Germany Laughing Bacchus Winecellars Yoshi Tannamuri Canada Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti Giovanni Rovelli Italy North/South Simon Crowther UK Paris spécialités Marie Bertrand France
Table Borders #
To specify table borders in CSS, use the border property.
The example below specifies a black border for <table>, <th>, and <td> elements:
| Firstname | Lastname |
|---|---|
| Peter | Griffin |
| Lois | Griffin |
table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
} Full-Width Table #
The table above might seem small in some cases. If you need a table that should span the entire screen (full-width), add width: 100% to the <table> element:
| Firstname | Lastname |
|---|---|
| Peter | Griffin |
| Lois | Griffin |
table {
width: 100%;
} Double Borders #
Notice that the table in the examples above have double borders. This is because both the table and the <th> and <td> elements have separate borders.
To remove double borders, take a look at the example below.
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Collapse Table Borders #
The border-collapse property sets whether the table borders should be collapsed into a single border:
Let the borders collapse #
| Firstname | Lastname |
|---|---|
| Peter | Griffin |
| Lois | Griffin |
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
} If you only want a border around the table, only specify the border property for <table>:
| Firstname | Lastname |
|---|---|
| Peter | Griffin |
| Lois | Griffin |
table {
border: 1px solid black;
} 
