B.34. empty-cells
This property lets you set whether empty table cells are displayed in a table operating in "separate borders" mode (see Section B.15border-collapse) or not.
Inherited: Yes
See also: Section B.15border-collapse
B.34.1. Value
show or hide. When set to hide, empty table cells, their borders, and their backgrounds are not drawn—the table background is visible in their place.
Initial value: show[4]
[4] Netscape 6 and Mozilla browsers default to hide when running in "quirks mode".
B.34.2. Compatibility
CSS Version: 2
Supported by Netscape 6 and Mozilla browsers. Not yet supported by any version of Internet Explorer.
B.34.3. Example
This style rule sets tables of class seethru to hide empty table cells:
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