# How to create a multi column multi row table without borders in LaTeX?

I just want to create a table like this

but without the in-between line among rows. I also don't need the line between columns like this

but below the Existing Methods CFNeT multi-column i need a line which doesn't span the full table. I mean that the line must fit into the content.

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• You might want to look at the booktabs package. – barbara beeton Oct 8 at 17:40

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}
This a multirow and multicolumn table
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
a & b & g\\
\hline
b & c & h\\
\hline
g & v & a\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}


The | represent the vertical lines separating each element of the cell and c is the option to centre the cell's content (there are others like r -> right and l -> left).

Finally \hline stands for horizontal line. I hope I was clear enough.

• THe OP clearly states in their question that they want a table "without the in-between line among rows. I also don't need the line between columns like this enter image description here". The example code in your answer produces a table with a lot of horizontal and vertical rows. Also your table does not make use of \multirow or \multicolumn. Could you please comment on that? – leandriis Oct 8 at 18:49

You have to compile at least twice with every change in the percentage (last) column (since it uses eqparbox for getting the appropriate alignment).

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage[
margin=1in,
landscape
]{geometry} % Just for this example

\usepackage{booktabs,collcell,eqparbox,makecell}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}
\centering
\newcommand{\pa}[1]{\eqmakebox[CFNetvsNeuMF][r]{#1}}% Percentage alignment
\newcommand{\hlc}{\textbf}% Highlight cell
\caption{Comparison results of different methods in terms of NDCG@10 and HR@10.}
\begin{tabular}{ *{9}{c} >{\collectcell\pa}c<{\endcollectcell} }
\toprule
&
&
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Existing methods} &
\multicolumn{3}{c}{CFNet} &
\\
\cmidrule(lr){3-6}\cmidrule(lr){7-9}
Dataset & % \raisebox{.7\normalbaselineskip}[0pt][0pt]{Dataset}
Measures & % \raisebox{.7\normalbaselineskip}[0pt][0pt]{Measures}
ItemPop & eALS & DMF & NeuMF &
CFNet-rl & CFNet-ml & CFNet &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\smash{\makecell[b]{Improvement of \\ CFNet \emph{vs.} NeuMF}}} \\
\midrule
ml-1m &  HR  & 0.4535 & 0.7018 & 0.6565 & \hlc{0.7210} &
0.7127 & 0.7073 & \hlc{0.7253} &
0.6\% \\
& NDCG & 0.2542 & 0.4280 & 0.3761 & \hlc{0.4387} &
0.4336 & 0.4264 & \hlc{0.4416} &
0.7\% \\
lastfm &  HR  & 0.6628 & 0.8265 & 0.8840 & \hlc{0.8868} &
0.8840 & 0.8834 & \hlc{0.8995} &
1.4\% \\
& NDCG & 0.3862 & 0.5162 & 0.5804 & \hlc{0.6007} &
0.6001 & 0.5919 & \hlc{0.6186} &
3.0\% \\
AMusic &  HR  & 0.2483 & 0.3711 & 0.3744 & 0.3891 &
0.3947 & \hlc{0.4071} & \hlc{0.4116} &
5.8\% \\
& NDCG & 0.1304 & 0.2352 & 0.2149 & 0.2391 &
\hlc{0.2504} & 0.2420 & \hlc{0.2601} &
8.8\% \\