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<table rules="">

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The rules attribute of the TABLE element specifies which rules (inner borders) are displayed.

<table rules="none">

Attribute	Value	Explanation
rules=" "	none	removes all inner borders
	rows	displays borders between rows only
	cols	displays borders between columns only
	groups	displays borders between groups only
	all	displays borders between all cells

Tips and Notes

Please see the "Related Document" for details on table groups.

Example

none (Removes all inner borders)

<table border="5" rules="none">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>

Output

Row1 - Col1	Row1 - Col2	Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1	Row2 - Col2	Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1	Row3 - Col2	Row3 - Col3

rows (Displays borders between rows only)

<table border="5" rules="rows">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>

Output

Row1 - Col1	Row1 - Col2	Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1	Row2 - Col2	Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1	Row3 - Col2	Row3 - Col3

cols (Displays borders between columns only)

<table border="5" rules="cols">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>

Output

Row1 - Col1	Row1 - Col2	Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1	Row2 - Col2	Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1	Row3 - Col2	Row3 - Col3

groups (Displays borders between groups only)

<table border="5" rules="groups">

<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Table Header</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Table Footer</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</tbody>

</table>

Output

Table Header
Table Footer
Row1 - Col1	Row1 - Col2	Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1	Row2 - Col2	Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1	Row3 - Col2	Row3 - Col3

all (Displays borders between all cells)

<table border="5" rules="all">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>

Output

Row1 - Col1	Row1 - Col2	Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1	Row2 - Col2	Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1	Row3 - Col2	Row3 - Col3