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Add a border to a table

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Page title</title>
    <style>
      table, td, th { 
        border: 4px outset blue;
        border-spacing: 5px;
      }
      .first { border-collapse: collapse; }
    </style>
  </head>
 
  <body>
    <table>
      <tr><th>Name</th><th>Surname</th></tr>
      <tr><td>Homer</td><td>Simpson</td></tr>
      <tr><td>Marge</td><td>Simpson</td></tr>
    </table>
    <br>
    <table class="first">
      <tr><th>Name</th><th>Surname</th></tr>
      <tr><td>Homer</td><td>Simpson</td></tr>
      <tr><td>Marge</td><td>Simpson</td></tr>
    </table>
  </body>
</html>

Result:

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