Tables should not be used for markup, but only for displaying tabular data. This page shows what happens when the cells contain long
words that cannot be abbreviated.
Overflow
The browser tries to find an optimal width for the cells. The tables may overflow horizontally.
| Property name |
Required |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
| Property name |
Required |
Population |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
258,000 |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
4,567,890 |
| Property name |
Required |
Example value |
Population |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
Pink fluffy unicorns |
258,000 |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
Dancing on rainbows |
4,567,890 |
Fixed width
The cells in the tables below get a fixed width. The tables do not overflow horizontally.
| Property name |
Required |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
| Property name |
Required |
Population |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
258,000 |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
4,567,890 |
| Property name |
Required |
Example value |
Population |
| some_very_long_property_name_in_a_table_cell_that_cannot_be_abbreviated |
true |
Pink fluffy unicorns |
258,000 |
| smaller_property_name |
true |
Dancing on rainbows |
4,567,890 |