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HTMLTableElement: frame property

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The HTMLTableElement interface's frame property is a string that indicates which of the table's exterior borders should be drawn.

Value

One of the following:

void

No sides. This is the default.

"above"

Top side

"below"

Bottom side

"hsides"

Top and bottom only

"vsides"

Right and left sides only

"lhs"

Left-hand side only

"rhs"

Right-hand side only

"box"

All four sides

"border"

All four sides

Examples

// Set the frame of TableA to 'border'
const t = document.getElementById("TableA");
t.frame = "border";
t.border = "2px";

Specifications

Specification
HTML>
# dom-table-frame>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
frame 1 12 1 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 4.4 1

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