Property Description

The table-layout property sets the table layout algorithm to be used for a table.

This property has the following syntax:

table-layout: auto|fixed|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description
auto	(default) Automatic table layout algorithm: The column width is set by the widest unbreakable content in the cells
fixed	Fixed table layout algorithm: The horizontal layout only depends on the table's width and the width of the columns, not the contents of the cells
initial	Specifies that the value of the property should be set to the default value
inherit	Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

This example sets the table layout algorithm to fixed.

table {
  table-layout:fixed;
}

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