| Table A, the first row |
| table style='display: block' |
| Table B, the first row |
| just a plain old table style='' |
| Table C, the first row |
| This table is inside an absolutely positioned div. table style='position: absolute;' |
| The absolutely positioned div has 'width: auto;' |
| ∴ |
| The width of |
| Table rows |
| becomes 'auto' |
| ¿Que? |
| Table D, the first row |
| This table is inside an absolutely positioned div. table style='position: absolute;' |
| The absolutely positioned div has 'width: 540px;' |
| ∴ |
| The width of |
| Table rows |
| becomes 'auto' |
| ¿Que? |