<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: separate;
empty-cells: hide;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Griffin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lois</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><b>Note:</b> Internet Explorer 8 supports the empty-cells
property if a !DOCTYPE is specified.</p>
</body>
</html>