Web/API/HTMLTableElement/rules

The HTMLTableElement.rules property indicates which cell borders to render in the table.

Syntax

HTMLTableElement.rules = rules;
var rules = HTMLTableElement.rules;

Parameters

rules is a string with one of the following values:

none

No rules

groups

Lines between groups only

rows

Lines between rows

cols

Lines between cols

all

Lines between all cells

Example

// Turn on all the internal borders of a table
var t = document.getElementById("TableID");
t.rules = "all";

Specification

• W3C DOM 2 HTML Specification

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
rules Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

HTMLTableElement.rules by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.