The vspace and hspace attributes of the TABLE element adds white space around the table.
<table vspace="5" hspace="5"></table>
Attribute
Value
Explanation
vspace=" "
pixels
vertical white space (the top and bottom sides)
hspace=" "
pixels
horizontal white space (the left and right sides)
Extension attribute. (Non standard attribute)
Example
vspace: 20px
<table border="1" align="left" vspace="20">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
some text some text<br>some text some text<br>some text ...
Output
Row1 - Col1
Row1 - Col2
Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1
Row2 - Col2
Row2 - Col3
some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text
hspace: 20px
<table border="1" align="left" hspace="20">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
some text some text<br>some text some text<br>some text ...
Output
Row1 - Col1
Row1 - Col2
Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1
Row2 - Col2
Row2 - Col3
some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text
vspace: 20px, hspace: 20px
<table border="1" align="left" vspace="20" hspace="20">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
some text some text<br>some text some text<br>some text ...
Output
Row1 - Col1
Row1 - Col2
Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1
Row2 - Col2
Row2 - Col3
some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text some text
