cellpadding (HTML attribute)
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Description
Use the cellpadding attribute to create some space around the contents of table cells (in th
and td
elements). The effect of this attribute’s application won’t be immediately obvious unless you’ve also set a border
attribute for the table, as Figure 1 reveals.
The cellpadding attribute is similar to the cellspacing
attribute, which is used to create space between and outside of the table cells.

Two tables, with cellpadding values of five and ten pixels, respectively
Example
The cellpadding
for this table
is set to "5"
pixels:
<table border="1" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <th>Account Type</th> <th>Interest Rate</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Smart</td> <td>From 2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Young Saver</td> <td>From 1.6%</td> </tr> </table>
Value
This attribute takes a numerical value, which reflects a pixel measurement.
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