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w:tcMar (Table Cell Margins)

Overrides the default table cell margins for an individual cell, specifying padding on each side independently.

Parent elements

Child elements

Description

w:tcMar sets cell-specific padding (the space between the cell border and the cell content). It overrides the table-level default cell margins (w:tblCellMar in w:tblPr) for the cell it belongs to.

It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.4.69.

Each side is specified by a child element with w:w (amount) and w:type (unit) attributes.

Child Elements

Element Description
w:top Top padding.
w:left Left (leading) padding.
w:bottom Bottom padding.
w:right Right (trailing) padding.

Each child uses the same attribute set as w:tblCellMar children:

Attribute Type Description
w:w xsd:integer Amount of padding.
w:type ST_TblWidth dxa (twips), nil (no padding).

Examples

<!-- Override cell margins: 144 twips (0.1 inch) on all sides -->
<w:tc>
  <w:tcPr>
    <w:tcMar>
      <w:top    w:w="144" w:type="dxa"/>
      <w:left   w:w="144" w:type="dxa"/>
      <w:bottom w:w="144" w:type="dxa"/>
      <w:right  w:w="144" w:type="dxa"/>
    </w:tcMar>
  </w:tcPr>
  <w:p><w:r><w:t>Padded cell</w:t></w:r></w:p>
</w:tc>

Notes

  • 1440 twips = 1 inch; 144 twips = 0.1 inch; 113 twips ≈ 2 mm.
  • Omitting a side child element means that side inherits the table default margin.
  • Use w:type="nil" to set a side’s padding to zero.