http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_table_cellpadding
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th, td { border: 1px solid #ebebeb; border-collapse: collapse; } th, td { padding: 15px; } th{ background-color:yellow; color:green; border:1px solid #ccc } </style> </head> <body> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <th>Jill</td> <th>Smith</td> <th>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jill</td> <td>Smith</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eve</td> <td>Jackson</td> <td>94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John</td> <td>Doe</td> <td>80</td> </tr> </table> <p>Try to change the padding to 5px.</p> </body> </html>
