Cellpadding

Cellpadding is the area or "padding" around the contents of a table's cell. It can also be defined as the amount of space between the border and the content, in pixels.

For example, if the HTML syntax is <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> the table produced will have a 5-pixel padding around the entire inside wall of the cell, moving your content inward by 5 pixels.

If the HTML syntax reads <table border=0 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0> the table produced will have a 20-pixel padding around the entire inside wall of the cell, moving your content inward by 20 pixels.

This table has been defined with a cellpadding of 5 pixels. As you can see the text has a 5-pixel "padding" in all directions from the edge of cell.

This table has been defined with a cellpadding of 20 pixels. As you can see the text has a 20-pixel "padding" in all directions from the edge of cell.

NOTE: Cellspacing and cellpadding look similar, but the concepts are very different. Cellpadding adds a slightly larger space, and should always be used to give the text some breathing room, particularly when a table border is visible or text is in the next table cell.