HTML Table rules attribute

Example The following example specifies that only the borders between the rows should be visible: <table rules="rows">...

Example

The following example specifies that only the borders between the rows should be visible:

<table rules="rows"> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>$150</td> </tr> </table>

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Definition and Usage

The rules attribute specifies which parts of the inside borders that should be visible.
For practical reasons, it may be better to not specify any rules, and use CSS instead.

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Browser Support

The rules attribute is properly displayed in Firefox and Opera.
Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari 3 displays this attribute incorrectly.

• IE: Adds the four outside borders in addition to the inside borders
• Chrome and Safari: Adds the affected outside borders in addition to the inside borders

Note: This attribute is not supported in Safari 2.0 or earlier versions.

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Syntax

<table rules="value">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
none	No lines
groups	Lines between row groups and column groups
rows	Lines between rows
cols	Lines between columns
all	Lines between rows and columns