Html table - which column will give?

Question

When you have a table in which you explicitly define the width by <td>, and the total amount is greater than the existing width with which you must play. what determines which column will decrease and which will provide the width td?

Answer 1

Two table rendering algorithms are recommended in Appendix B of the HTML 4.01 specification.

Answer 2

If I understand your question, you can apply the width as a percentage and save one of the columns as automatic width (do not apply any width to it).

Answer 3

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