# Property Description

The border-collapse property sets the border model to be used for a table.

# Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
collapse | Borders are collapsed into a single border when possible (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will be ignored)
separate | (default) Borders are detached (border-spacing and empty-cells properties will be used)
inherit1 | Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

# Examples

This example sets the collapsing borders model for a table.

    table {
      border-collapse:collapse;
    }

# Browser Support

Firefox | IE | Chrome | Opera | Safari

1 - 'inherit' not supported by IE

# Miscellaneous Information

Inherited: | Yes
Defined In: | CSS2