CSS - Managing horizontal spacing in display tables and table cells

I am struggling with a mysterious white space appearing horizontally inside a div. I have no idea why it is there, and it just doesn't seem to add up.

Check out the Fiddle

The design calls for two columns: one on the right and one on the left which is larger. The issue arises in the left column where the content appears lower as if there is a 5px padding-top, even though there is no padding applied. This white space resides within the left table-cell div, causing the text to appear lower compared to the contents in the right div.

The HTML code looks like this:

<div id="main_contents_cage">
    <div id="main_contents_left">
        <table> ... some content ... </table>
    </div>

    <div id="main_contents_right">
        ... some other content ...
    </div>
</div>

The CSS styles are defined as follows:

#main_contents_cage { display: table; }
#main_contents_left, #main_contents_right { display: table-cell; }

#main_contents_left { width: 742px; }
#main_contents_right { width: 246px; border-left: 1px solid #C6C6C6; } 

I have scoured the internet and StackOverflow for similar issues but couldn't find an exact match.

I have experimented with adding border-collapse/border-spacing to different elements, but it did not resolve the problem.

Changing the content of the table-cell divs did not yield any different results either. If anyone has encountered a similar issue or has any ideas on how to fix this, please share!

Answer №1

Dealing with the same problem, I found a solution that worked for me. By applying the CSS property "vertical-align: top" to the table-cell element, the issue was resolved. It seems this problem is specific to Chrome. In my case, it affected the right column rather than the left as shown in your example.

Answer №2

After some troubleshooting, I discovered the solution: by including "vertical-align: top" in the "table-cell" divs, I was able to eliminate the white space at the top of the content!

Although it functions correctly in fiddles, I struggled to replicate this on my own webpage even with minimal CSS modifications (FF 13, Chrome 20).

Appreciate your help!

Answer №3

Could the lack of child rows or grandchild cells in the table tags within the div class "main_contents_left" be causing an issue?

If you're curious, here's a link to my jsFiddle

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