CSS Responsive Table

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Responsive Table #

A responsive table will display a horizontal scroll bar if the screen is too small to display the full content:

Responsive Table #

A responsive table will display a horizontal scroll bar if the screen is too small to display the full content. Resize the browser window to see the effect:

To create a responsive table, add a container element (like div) with overflow-x:auto around the table element:

First Name Last Name Points Points Points Points Points Points Points Points Points Points
Jill Smith 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Eve Jackson 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94
Adam Johnson 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67

Add a container element (like <div>) with overflow-x:auto around the <table> element to make it responsive:

<div style="overflow-x:auto;"> <table> ... table content ... </table> </div>

CSS Table Properties #

Property Description
border Sets all the border properties in one declaration
border-collapse Specifies whether or not table borders should be collapsed
border-spacing Specifies the distance between the borders of adjacent cells
caption-side Specifies the placement of a table caption
empty-cells Specifies whether or not to display borders and background on empty cells in a table
table-layout Sets the layout algorithm to be used for a table

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