css">
   table { background: red; border-spacing: 0; }
   td { empty-cells: hide; background: green; color: white; }
  </style>
 </head>
 <body>
  <p>There should be a green block below.</p>
  <table><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr></table>
 </body>
</html>
