using tables to make a blank square

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i am trying to make a square on the page colored in black using tables... but the problem is that, the square will only show up if there's html inside the table. i just want a blank black square with nothing in it<br />
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here's what i have so far...<br />
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<DIV id="updatestable" style="position: absolute; top: 250px; left: 10px;"><br />
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<table width="100" class="bordercolor" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#000000"><br />
<td colspan="1" width="100" height="100" valign="left"><br />
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<div><!--content-->you're missing several closing tags such as </td></tr></table><br />
and several of your tags are deprecated, such as height, width, valign & bgcolor, all replaced with css<br />
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an empty cell needs to have &nbsp; in it.<br />
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why not make your div the black box?<br />
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validating your code always helps solve problems <br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://validator.w3.org">http://validator.w3.org</a><!-- m --><!--content-->Originally posted by leoo24 <br />
you're missing several closing tags such as </td></tr></table><br />
and several of your tags are deprecated, such as height, width, valign & bgcolor, all replaced with css<br />
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an empty cell needs to have &nbsp; in it.<br />
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why not make your div the black box?<br />
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validating your code always helps solve problems <br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://validator.w3.org">http://validator.w3.org</a><!-- m --> <br />
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that was just a snippet of the code. <br />
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how would i use the div to make a black box?<!--content-->ahh, i see <br />
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<div style="width:100px;height:100px;background:#000000;">&nbsp;</div><br />
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although a div doesnt require &nbsp; i put it in out of habit.<!--content-->Originally posted by sharpdust <br />
that was just a snippet of the code. <br />
then don't say "here is what I have so far"<br />
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if you want us to give an respectable answer then you need to show all the code that pertains to the question, not part of it.<br />
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this hleps you and us in finding an answer.<!--content-->Originally posted by leoo24 <br />
ahh, i see <br />
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<div style="width:100px;height:100px;background:#000000;">&nbsp;</div><br />
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although a div doesnt require &nbsp; i put it in out of habit. <br />
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thanks<br />
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Originally posted by scoutt <br />
then don't say "here is what I have so far"<br />
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if you want us to give an respectable answer then you need to show all the code that pertains to the question, not part of it.<br />
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this hleps you and us in finding an answer. <br />
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don't be rude. i would have expected some more respect from this website.<!--content-->I didn't mean to sound rude, I was just letting you know in the future that if you want help we need to see all of the code that pertains to the question.<br />
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you will get the same response on other forums as well. jsut letting you know.<!--content-->