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How do I remove the double borders between table cells?

I am working on the HTML and CSS and I get this result which is not perfect:

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But the borders of the table seem to not match the borders of the desired screen shot. How can I make the layout look more like the original mockup and remove the double borders on the table?

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Here is the CSS and HTML code I have for the table:

table{
  width:100%;
  text-align:center;
  border:1px solid #00F;
  font-size:12px;
}
th{
  background:#EEE;
  width:auto; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding:5px 0;
  border:1px solid #00F;
}
td{width:auto;
  text-align:center;
  padding:5px 0;
  border:1px solid #00F;
}
tr:nth-child(even) {
  background: #EEE;
}
<table>
    <thead>
    <tr>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
        <th></th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/0b2bdf4f-c293-418b-a082-ef986eb94148">pelle</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/0b2bdf4f-c293-418b-a082-ef986eb94148">pelle@example</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/0b2bdf4f-c293-418b-a082-ef986eb94148"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/21153522-6544-4368-875a-753f4154ff9d">niklas</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/21153522-6544-4368-875a-753f4154ff9d">niklas</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/21153522-6544-4368-875a-753f4154ff9d"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/27053a2e-3742-4046-b876-87940c35b5bc">martin</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/27053a2e-3742-4046-b876-87940c35b5bc">martin</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/27053a2e-3742-4046-b876-87940c35b5bc"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/5e1947de-1185-44bb-a9f5-170df342124b">henrik</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/5e1947de-1185-44bb-a9f5-170df342124b">henrik</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/5e1947de-1185-44bb-a9f5-170df342124b"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/61a11f6e-e3bf-4d07-b05a-f7c3ecf0377f">niklasro@gmail.com</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/61a11f6e-e3bf-4d07-b05a-f7c3ecf0377f">niklasro@gmail.com</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/61a11f6e-e3bf-4d07-b05a-f7c3ecf0377f"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/83f96511-550e-4df0-bb77-e569fc0be2bc">marc</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/83f96511-550e-4df0-bb77-e569fc0be2bc">marc</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/83f96511-550e-4df0-bb77-e569fc0be2bc"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/95072cd9-749c-42e8-8c11-553def704f62">lukas</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/95072cd9-749c-42e8-8c11-553def704f62">lukas</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/95072cd9-749c-42e8-8c11-553def704f62"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/aa2d4b43-1f11-448b-bff1-0d4152c40735">rms</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/aa2d4b43-1f11-448b-bff1-0d4152c40735">rms</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/aa2d4b43-1f11-448b-bff1-0d4152c40735"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/c043d631-10e6-4b58-9a0f-6563199d42f7">kalle</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/c043d631-10e6-4b58-9a0f-6563199d42f7">kalle@example</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/c043d631-10e6-4b58-9a0f-6563199d42f7"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/f6e53781-4574-4d96-b900-204eaad6e662">blahonga</a></td>
        <td>  <a href="/admin/account/f6e53781-4574-4d96-b900-204eaad6e662">097097</a>       </td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="/admin/editaccount/f6e53781-4574-4d96-b900-204eaad6e662"><img src="/images/edit.gif"></a><img src="/images/save.gif"><img src="/images/unlocked.gif"><img src="/images/locked.gif"> </td>
    </tr>

    </tbody>
</table>

Solution

  • Add the border-collapse:collapse; to the table css selector. This will eliminate that nested border look.

    Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/GParb/1/

    CSS

    table{
    width:100%;
    border-collapse:collapse;
    text-align:center;
    border:1px solid #00F;
    font-size:12px;
    }

    Unlike the cellspacing="0" as suggested below, this answer will collapse the borders to not be a 3D effect, just like what the OP asked for.

    Comparison fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/GParb/7/