Word-wrap in an HTML table

Question

I\'ve been using word-wrap: break-word to wrap text in divs and spans. However, it doesn\'t seem to work in table cells. I have a tabl

Answer 1

Tested in IE 8 and Chrome 13.

    

        

              

                 longtexthere
              
        
        
Foo
    

This causes the table to fit the width of the page and each column to take up 50% of the width.

If you prefer the first column to take up more of the page, add a width: 80% to the td as in the following example, replacing 80% with the percentage of your choice.

    

        

               

                 longtexthere
               
            
        
Foo