| The CSS table model is based on the HTML 4.01 table model, which consists of tables, captions, rows, row groups, columns, column groups, and cells. In CSS2, tables can be rendered visually and aurally. Authors can specify how headers and data will be spoken through attributes defined previously in "Aural Style Sheet Properties." border-collapse Usage | Selects a table's border model. | CSS2 Values | collapse | separate | inherit | Initial | collapse | Applies to | Table and inline table elements. | Inherited | Yes. |
border-spacing Usage | In separated borders model, specifies the distance that separates the adjacent cell borders. | CSS2 Values | <length> | <length> ? | inherit | Initial | 0 | Applies to | Table and inline table elements. | Inherited | Yes. |
caption-side Usage | Specifies the position of the caption box with respect to the table box. | CSS2 Values | top | bottom | left | right | inherit | Initial | top | Applies to | Table caption elements. | Inherited | Yes. |
column-span, row-span Usage | Specifies the number of columns or rows (respectively) spanned by a cell. | CSS2 Values | <integer> | inherit | Initial | 1 | Applies to | Table cell, table column, and table column group elements (column-span); table cell elements (row-span). | Inherited | No. |
empty-cells Usage | In the separated tables model, specifies how borders around cells that have no visible content are rendered. | CSS2 Values | borders | no-borders | inherit | Initial | borders | Applies to | Table cell elements. | Inherited | Yes. |
table-layout Usage | Controls the algorithm used to lay out the table cells. | CSS2 Values | auto | fixed | inherit | Initial | auto | Applies to | Table and inline table elements. | Inherited | No. | Notes | fixed table layout depends on the width of the table and its columns. auto table layout depends on the contents of the cells. |
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