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In this chapter we show you:
How do you add padding to a table in CSS?
Can I add padding to table?
How do you set a table padding?

CSS tables padding can adjust dimensions inside the cells. If cell padding property is not apply then it will be set as default value. The cell padding is used to define the spaces between the cells and its border.

We can add padding CSS Style as:
Inline - by using the style attribute in HTML elements
Internal - by using a <style> element in the <head> section
External - by using an external CSS Style file as style.css

Inline CSS and HTML Syntax:

<img style = "property:value" src = "image_link" />

Internal CSS and HTML Syntax:

<html>
<style>
th, td { padding: value; }
</style>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<th>title_text</th> 
...
...
...
</tr>
<tr>
<td>content</td> 
...
...
...
</tr>
</table>
</body>
<html>

By using an external CSS Style file as style.css where we add CSS Style .selector_name { property: value; }

External CSS and HTML Syntax:

<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<th>title_text</th> 
...
...
...
</tr>
<tr>
<td>content</td> 
...
...
...
</tr>
</table>
</body>
<html>

Note: use external CSS instead.

How do you add padding to a table in CSS?

ID	Nombre	Apellido	Email
1	Clark	Kent	clarkkent@mail.com
2	John	Carter	johncarter@mail.com
3	Peter	Parker	peterparker@mail.com

Browser Support CSS cell padding

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
Browser Support option	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

CSS table cell padding

Cell padding is the space between content and the cell edges.
By default the cell padding is set to 0 value.
To add padding on table cells, we use CSS padding property:

For a better understanding we present an example:

Example (this is HTML - PHP editor, change text, values on this window)

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <html>

  <head>
<title>Cell padding</title>

  <style>

  .tr_head1{background:#0C6; padding:8px}

  .tr_head2{border:thin #FFF; background: #CCC}

  .tr_line{padding:8px;}

  </style>

  </head>

  <body>

  <h1>Cell padding</h1>

  <table align="center" style="width:99%">

  <thead>

  <tr class="tr_head1">

  <th class=" tr_line">ID</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Nombre</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Apellido</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Email</th>

  </tr>

  </thead>

  <tbody>

  <tr class="tr_head2 ">

  <td class=" tr_line">1</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Clark</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Kent</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">clarkkent@mail.com</td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td class=" tr_line">2</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">John</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Carter</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">johncarter@mail.com</td>

  </tr>

  <tr class="tr_head2">>

  <td class=" tr_line">3</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Peter</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Parker</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">peterparker@mail.com</td>

  </tr> 

  </tbody>

  </table>

  </body>

  </html>

Related subjects:
CSS table CSS table border Padding top bottom left right

CSS table padding border

Can you add padding to a border in CSS?
No, that's not possible. Padding, margin and border are all parts of elements, you can't give a border padding or a margin a border.

How do you add padding to a table in CSS?
Cell padding is the space between content and cell borders. To set cell padding in HTML, use the style attribute.

How to Remove Spacing Between Table Borders with CSS
When you use CSS to put a border on your <th> and <td> tags, you will notice that you get space between them. In the old days, you would remove that space using the now-deprecated cellspacing attribute.

Example (this is HTML - PHP editor, change text on this window)

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <html>

  <head>
<title>Cell padding</title>

  <style>

  table, th, td {

  border: 1px solid black;

  border-collapse: collapse;

  }

  .tr_head1{background:#0C6; padding:15px}

  .tr_head2{border:thin #FFF; background: #CCC}

  .tr_line{padding:15px;}

  </style>

  </head>

  <body>

  <h1>Cell padding and border</h1>

  <table align="center" style="width:99%">

  <thead>

  <tr class="tr_head1">

  <th class=" tr_line">ID</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Nombre</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Apellido</th>

  <th class=" tr_line">Email</th>

  </tr>

  </thead>

  <tbody>

  <tr class="tr_head2 ">

  <td class=" tr_line">1</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Clark</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Kent</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">clarkkent@mail.com</td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td class=" tr_line">2</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">John</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Carter</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">johncarter@mail.com</td>

  </tr>

  <tr class="tr_head2">>

  <td class=" tr_line">3</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Peter</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">Parker</td>

  <td class=" tr_line">peterparker@mail.com</td>

  </tr> 

  </tbody>

  </table>

  </body>

  </html>

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CSS table spacing between rows

How to Add Space Between Rows in the Table
The space between two rows in a table can be done using CSS border-spacing and border-collapse property.

Example (this is HTML - PHP editor, change text on this window)

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<style>

table {

border-collapse: collapse;

}

th {

background-color:blue;

Color:white;

}

th, td {

width:150px;

text-align:center;

border:1px solid red;

padding:5px



}

.border_my_table {

border-right:hidden;

}

.Border_tab {

border-collapse:separate;

border-spacing:0 15px;

}

h2 {

color:blue;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<center>

<h2>CSS and HTML table spacing between rows</h2>

<table>

<tr>

<th>ID</th>

<th>Name</th>

<th>Gender</th>

<th>Age</th>

</tr>

</table>

<table class = "Border_tab">

<tr>

<td class = "border_my_table">a1</td>

<td>NickM</td>

<td>M</td>

<td>29</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class = "border_my_table">a2</td>

<td>SandyB</td>

<td>F</td>

<td>31</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class = "border_my_table">a3</td>

<td>StwartW</td>

<td>M</td>

<td>28</td>

</tr>

</table>

</center>

</body>

</html>

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