Why applying padding on table row doesn't work (and its a bad idea)

Asked Oct 25 '21 at 09:37

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I was reading some posts on various blogs and also here on stack-overflow about why applying padding on tr doesn't work and it is also a bad idea. In practice:

/*Not good*/
tr {
   padding-bottom:20px;
}

/*Correct implementation*/
th, td {
   padding-bottom:20px;
}

Is there a specific reason because of this choice?

Source: Padding a table row

asked Oct 25 '21 at 09:37

AndreaCostanzo1

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It would make the layout of the table very complicated. For example the borders of the cells wouldn't line up anymore, if each row would have different padding. – RoToRa Oct 25 '21 at 12:14
@RoToRa it is not the same for cells? – AndreaCostanzo1 Oct 25 '21 at 15:05
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No, because the padding in inside the cell borders. – RoToRa Oct 25 '21 at 15:10

Why applying padding on table row doesn't work (and its a bad idea)

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