Question

How do I keep the width of a table constant, even when the content of that table is interactively changing?

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How do I insert a variable length tab in HTML? I want certain dynamic fields in my table to line up but they’re changing width constantly.

EDIT: What I mean is this: in any text editor I can press tab to align certain bits of text, and not care about how many spaces there are. In fact, the number of spaces there needs to be for the leftmost part of the text can change, and I still won’t care, as long as the text lines up. How do I do this is in HTML?

Answer 1

You’re best bet is just to apply a class like this:

.leftAlignedTable
{
    width: 90%; /*or whatever you want*/
}

This will ensure that your table is always the same width.