| Inherited | Initial | Version |
|---|---|---|
| No | auto |
CSS2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
This property specifies the
layout algorithm that’s used to lay out a table or an inline table (an
element whose display property has one of the values
table or inline-table). Two
table layout algorithms are available: automatic and fixed. See Table Formatting for details of these algorithms.
Note
that the automatic algorithm will normally be used if the table’s
width is specified as auto,
although user agents are allowed (but not required) to attempt to use the
fixed algorithm in these cases if so specified by the CSS author. This
special case only applies to tables, however, not inline
tables.
Example
This style rule ensures that the table
element with the ID "results" is laid out using the
fixed layout algorithm:
#results {
width: 24em;
table-layout: fixed;
}Value
auto- selects the automatic table layout algorithm
fixed- selects the fixed table layout algorithm, if applicable
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Internet Explorer for Windows versions up to and
including 7 don’t support the value inherit.
