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HTML tables: horizontal scroll in a td only when needed

I have a table with the following: 

<table  cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" > 
<tr>
<td>Contact: </td>
<td width="100px"><div style="overflow-x:scroll; width:100px">[email protected]</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

This code shows an horizontal scroll in the email cell.

When the email is a short one like [email protected] the scroll shows but it is not enabled as it is not needed, and when the email is longer let's say

[email protected]

the scroll enables so you can see the entire email.

This is good, but what I need is the scroll not to show at all when the email is a short one.

How can I do that??

I've tried: 

overflow-x:auto;

And it does not show the scroll when a short email but when the email is a long one it just cut it no scroll at all. I think this happens because there are no spaces in the email.

Solution

  • By defining overflow-x: scroll you are indicating for a scroll bar to appear no matter what.

    You should use overflow-x:auto. Here is a working demo