Skip <td> in HTML table

HTML

<tr>
   <td></td>
   <td>content here</td>
</tr>

CSS

table { empty-cells: show;}

Leave the <td> empty, no reason to put a space in there.   can act a bit funny at times, especially in tables.

I can't see any reason not to do exactly what you are proposing: Use an empty cell containing only a   ("No Break Space") in it:

<tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Whatever</td>
</tr>

CSS code:

table { empty-cells: show; }

Or, alternatively, you can insert   in the <td>.

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