Style – Tables

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Default styles

For basic styling—light padding and only horizontal dividers—add the base class .table to any <table>.

<table>
  …
</table>

---

Optional classes

Add any of the following classes to the .table base class.

.table-striped

Adds zebra-striping to any table row within the <tbody> via the :nth-child CSS selector (not available in IE7-IE8).

<table>
  …
</table>

.table-bordered

Add borders and rounded corners to the table.

<table>
  …
</table>

.table-hover

Enable a hover state on table rows within a <tbody>.

<table>
  …
</table>

.table-condensed

Makes tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.

<table>
  …
</table>

---

Optional row classes

Use contextual classes to color table rows.

Class	Description
.success	Indicates a successful or positive action.
.error	Indicates a dangerous or potentially negative action.
.warning	Indicates a warning that might need attention.
.info	Used as an alternative to the default styles.

...
  <tr class="success">
    <td>1</td>
    <td>TB - Monthly</td>
    <td>01/04/2012</td>
    <td>Approved</td>
  </tr>
...

---

Supported table markup

List of supported table HTML elements and how they should be used.

Tag	Description
<table>	Wrapping element for displaying data in a tabular format
<thead>	Container element for table header rows (<tr>) to label table columns
<tbody>	Container element for table rows (<tr>) in the body of the table
<tr>	Container element for a set of table cells (<td> or <th>) that appears on a single row
<td>	Default table cell
<th>	Special table cell for column (or row, depending on scope and placement) labelsMust be used within a <thead>
<caption>	Description or summary of what the table holds, especially useful for screen readers

<table>
  <caption>...</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>...</th>
      <th>...</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>...</td>
      <td>...</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>