For basic styling - light padding and only horizontal dividers - add the base class .table to any <table>. It may seem super redundant, but given the widespread use of tables for other plugins like calendars and date pickers, we've opted to isolate our custom table styles.
<table class="table">...</table>
Striped rows
Use .table-striped to add zebra-striping to any table row within the <tbody>.
Cross-browser compatibility
Striped tables are styled via the :nth-child CSS selector, which is not available in Internet Explorer 8.
Bordered table
Add .table-bordered for borders on all sides of the table and cells.
Hover rows
Add .table-hover to enable a hover state on table rows within a <tbody>.
Condensed table
Add .table-condensed to make tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.
Contextual classes
Use contextual classes to color table rows or individual cells.
Class
Description
.active
Applies the hover color to a particular row or cell
.success
Indicates a successful or positive action
.info
Indicates a neutral informative change or action
.warning
Indicates a warning that might need attention
.danger
Indicates a dangerous or potentially negative action
Conveying meaning to assistive technologies
Using color to add meaning to a table row or individual cell 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 (the visible text in the relevant table row/cell), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the .sr-only class.
Responsive tables
Create responsive tables by wrapping any .table in .table-responsive to make them scroll horizontally on small devices (under 768px). When viewing on anything larger than 768px wide, you will not see any difference in these tables.
Vertical clipping/truncation
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.
Firefox and fieldsets
Firefox has some awkward fieldset styling involving width that interferes with the responsive table. This cannot be overriden without a Firefox-specific hack that we don't provide in Bootstrap:
Basic example
For basic styling - light padding and only horizontal dividers - add the base class
.tableto any<table>. It may seem super redundant, but given the widespread use of tables for other plugins like calendars and date pickers, we've opted to isolate our custom table styles.Striped rows
Use
.table-stripedto add zebra-striping to any table row within the<tbody>.Cross-browser compatibility
Striped tables are styled via the
:nth-childCSS selector, which is not available in Internet Explorer 8.Bordered table
Add
.table-borderedfor borders on all sides of the table and cells.Hover rows
Add
.table-hoverto enable a hover state on table rows within a<tbody>.Condensed table
Add
.table-condensedto make tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.Contextual classes
Use contextual classes to color table rows or individual cells.
.active.success.info.warning.dangerConveying meaning to assistive technologies
Using color to add meaning to a table row or individual cell 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 (the visible text in the relevant table row/cell), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the
.sr-onlyclass.Responsive tables
Create responsive tables by wrapping any
.tablein.table-responsiveto make them scroll horizontally on small devices (under 768px). When viewing on anything larger than 768px wide, you will not see any difference in these tables.Vertical clipping/truncation
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.Firefox and fieldsets
Firefox has some awkward fieldset styling involving
widththat interferes with the responsive table. This cannot be overriden without a Firefox-specific hack that we don't provide in Bootstrap:For more information, read this Stack Overflow answer.