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Asked: 2026-05-28T00:56:24+00:00

Recently, I like using CSS-Table Layouts more and more. When I had another issue

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Recently, I like using CSS-Table Layouts more and more.

When I had another issue with display:table, @vincicat pointed out that a table layout would have the ability to break the assigned css width/height.

I experimented a little and came across browser inconsistencies: http://jsfiddle.net/fabb/WywqB/

Rendering in Chrome in Chrome

Rendering in Opera in Opera

Is it true that display:table can alter assigned CSS width or height? Are there any sources in the W3C specs stating that (I didn’t find anything yet)?

Shouldn’t the browsers behave the same? Which of the browsers is right?

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  1. Editorial Team

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-CSS2-20110607/visudet.html mentions that width and height calculations are done differently for tables, many times.

    In CSS 2.1, the effect of ‘min-width’ and ‘max-width’ on tables, inline tables, table cells, table columns, and column groups is undefined.

    Note. Values of this property [vertical-align] have different meanings in the context of tables. Please consult the section on table height algorithms for details.

    [Width] Applies to: all elements but non-replaced inline elements, table rows, and row groups

    and so on.

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