Documentation and examples for opt-in styling of tables (given their prevalent use in JavaScript plugins) with Bootstrap.
Bootstrap Tables documentationDue to the widespread use of <table>
elements across third-party widgets like calendars and date pickers, Bootstrap’s tables are opt-in. Add the base class .table
to any <table>
, then extend with our optional modifier classes or custom styles. All table styles are not inherited in Bootstrap, meaning any nested tables can be styled independent from the parent.
Using the most basic table markup, here’s how .table
-based tables look in Bootstrap.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Use contextual classes to color tables, table rows or individual cells.
Class | Heading | Heading |
---|---|---|
Default | Cell | Cell |
Primary | Cell | Cell |
Secondary | Cell | Cell |
Success | Cell | Cell |
Danger | Cell | Cell |
Warning | Cell | Cell |
Info | Cell | Cell |
Light | Cell | Cell |
Dark | Cell | Cell |
<!-- On tables -->
<table class="table-primary">...</table>
<table class="table-secondary">...</table>
<table class="table-success">...</table>
<table class="table-danger">...</table>
<table class="table-warning">...</table>
<table class="table-info">...</table>
<table class="table-light">...</table>
<table class="table-dark">...</table>
<!-- On rows -->
<tr class="table-primary">...</tr>
<tr class="table-secondary">...</tr>
<tr class="table-success">...</tr>
<tr class="table-danger">...</tr>
<tr class="table-warning">...</tr>
<tr class="table-info">...</tr>
<tr class="table-light">...</tr>
<tr class="table-dark">...</tr>
<!-- On cells (`td` or `th`) -->
<tr>
<td class="table-primary">...</td>
<td class="table-secondary">...</td>
<td class="table-success">...</td>
<td class="table-danger">...</td>
<td class="table-warning">...</td>
<td class="table-info">...</td>
<td class="table-light">...</td>
<td class="table-dark">...</td>
</tr>
Using color to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not be conveyed to users of assistive technologies – such as screen readers. Ensure that information denoted by the color is either obvious from the content itself (e.g. the visible text), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the .visually-hidden
class.
Use .table-striped
to add zebra-striping to any table row within the <tbody>
.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
These classes can also be added to table variants:
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-success table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Add .table-hover
to enable a hover state on table rows within a <tbody>
.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-dark table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
These hoverable rows can also be combined with the striped variant:
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-striped table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Highlight a table row or cell by adding a .table-active
class.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-thead-bordered">
<thead class="thead-light">
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="table-active">
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
For the accented tables (striped rows, hoverable rows, and active tables), we used some techniques to make these effects work for all our table variants:
--bs-table-bg
custom property. All table variants then set that custom property to colorize the table cells. This way, we don’t get into trouble if semi-transparent colors are used as table backgrounds.box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 9999px var(--bs-table-accent-bg);
to layer on top of any specified background-color
. Because we use a huge spread and no blur, the color will be monotone. Since --bs-table-accent-bg
is unset by default, we don’t have a default box shadow..table-striped
, .table-hover
or .table-active
classes are added, the --bs-table-accent-bg
is set to a semitransparent color to colorize the background.--bs-table-accent-bg
color with the highest contrast depending on that color. For example, the accent color for .table-primary
is darker while .table-dark
has a lighter accent color.Behind the scenes it looks like this:
@mixin table-variant($state, $background) {
.table-#{$state} {
$color: color-contrast(opaque($body-bg, $background));
$hover-bg: mix($color, $background, percentage($table-hover-bg-factor));
$striped-bg: mix($color, $background, percentage($table-striped-bg-factor));
$active-bg: mix($color, $background, percentage($table-active-bg-factor));
--#{$variable-prefix}table-bg: #{$background};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-bg: #{$striped-bg};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-color: #{color-contrast($striped-bg)};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-active-bg: #{$active-bg};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-active-color: #{color-contrast($active-bg)};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-hover-bg: #{$hover-bg};
--#{$variable-prefix}table-hover-color: #{color-contrast($hover-bg)};
color: $color;
border-color: mix($color, $background, percentage($table-border-factor));
}
}
Add .table-bordered
for borders on all sides of the table and cells.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered">
...
</table>
</div>
Border color utilities can be added to change colors:
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered border-primary">
...
</table>
</div>
Add .table-borderless
for a table without borders.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-borderless">
...
</table>
</div>
Add .table-sm
to make any .table
more compact by cutting all cell padding
in half.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-sm">
...
</table>
</div>
Table cells of <thead>
are always vertical aligned to the bottom. Table cells in <tbody>
inherit their alignment from <table>
and are aligned to the the top by default. Use the vertical align classes to re-align where needed.
Heading 1 | Heading 2 | Heading 3 | Heading 4 |
---|---|---|---|
This cell inherits vertical-align: middle; from the table |
This cell inherits vertical-align: middle; from the table |
This cell inherits vertical-align: middle; from the table |
This here is some placeholder text, intended to take up quite a bit of vertical space, to demonstrate how the vertical alignment works in the preceding cells. |
This cell inherits vertical-align: bottom; from the table row |
This cell inherits vertical-align: bottom; from the table row |
This cell inherits vertical-align: bottom; from the table row |
This here is some placeholder text, intended to take up quite a bit of vertical space, to demonstrate how the vertical alignment works in the preceding cells. |
This cell inherits vertical-align: middle; from the table |
This cell inherits vertical-align: middle; from the table |
This cell is aligned to the top. | This here is some placeholder text, intended to take up quite a bit of vertical space, to demonstrate how the vertical alignment works in the preceding cells. |
Border styles, active styles, and table variants are not inherited by nested tables.
# | First | Last | Handle | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead>
...
</thead>
<tbody>
...
<tr>
<td colspan="4">
<table class="table mb-0">
...
</table>
</td>
</tr>
...
</tbody>
</table>
To prevent any styles from leaking to nested tables, we use the child combinator (>
) selector in our CSS. Since we need to target all the td
s and th
s in the thead
, tbody
, and tfoot
, our selector would look pretty long without it. As such, we use the rather odd looking .table > :not(caption) > * > *
selector to target all td
s and th
s of the .table
, but none of any potential nested tables.
Note that if you add <tr>
s as direct children of a table, those <tr>
will be wrapped in a <tbody>
by default, thus making our selectors work as intended.
Similar to tables and dark tables, use the modifier classes .table-light
or .table-dark
to make <thead>
s appear light or dark gray.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table">
<thead class="table-light">
...
</thead>
<tbody>
...
</tbody>
</table>
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table">
<thead class="table-dark">
...
</thead>
<tbody>
...
</tbody>
</table>
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird | |
Footer | Footer | Footer | Footer |
<table class="table">
<thead>
...
</thead>
<tbody>
...
</tbody>
<tfoot>
...
</tfoot>
</table>
A <caption>
functions like a heading for a table. It helps users with screen readers to find a table and understand what it’s about and decide if they want to read it.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry the Bird |
<table class="table table-sm">
<caption>List of users</caption>
<thead>
...
</thead>
<tbody>
...
</tbody>
</table>
You can also put the <caption>
on the top of the table with .caption-top
.
# | First | Last | Handle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark | Otto | @mdo |
2 | Jacob | Thornton | @fat |
3 | Larry | the Bird |
<table class="table caption-top">
<caption>List of users</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Responsive tables allow tables to be scrolled horizontally with ease. Make any table responsive across all viewports by wrapping a .table
with .table-responsive
. Or, pick a maximum breakpoint with which to have a responsive table up to by using .table-responsive{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}
.
Responsive tables make use of overflow-y: hidden
, which clips off any content that goes beyond the bottom or top edges of the table. In particular, this can clip off dropdown menus and other third-party widgets.
Across every breakpoint, use .table-responsive
for horizontally scrolling tables.
# | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell |
2 | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell |
3 | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table">
...
</table>
</div>
$table-striped-bg-factor
, $table-active-bg-factor
& $table-hover-bg-factor
) are used to determine the contrast in table variants.$table-bg-level
variable.
$table-cell-padding-y: .5rem;
$table-cell-padding-x: .5rem;
$table-cell-padding-y-sm: .25rem;
$table-cell-padding-x-sm: .25rem;
$table-cell-vertical-align: top;
$table-color: $body-color;
$table-bg: transparent;
$table-striped-color: $table-color;
$table-striped-bg-factor: .05;
$table-striped-bg: rgba($black, $table-striped-bg-factor);
$table-active-color: $table-color;
$table-active-bg-factor: .1;
$table-active-bg: rgba($black, $table-active-bg-factor);
$table-hover-color: $table-color;
$table-hover-bg-factor: .075;
$table-hover-bg: rgba($black, $table-hover-bg-factor);
$table-border-factor: .1;
$table-border-width: $border-width;
$table-border-color: $border-color;
$table-striped-order: odd;
$table-group-seperator-color: currentColor;
$table-caption-color: $text-muted;
$table-bg-level: -9;
$table-variants: (
"primary": color-level($primary, $table-bg-level),
"secondary": color-level($secondary, $table-bg-level),
"success": color-level($success, $table-bg-level),
"info": color-level($info, $table-bg-level),
"warning": color-level($warning, $table-bg-level),
"danger": color-level($danger, $table-bg-level),
"light": $light,
"dark": $dark,
);