Documentation and examples for opt-in styling of tables (given their prevelant use in JavaScript plugins) with Bootstrap.
Examples
Due to the widespread use of tables across third-party widgets like calendars and date pickers, we’ve designed our tables to be opt-in. Just add the base class .table to any <table>, then extend with custom styles or our various included modifier classes.
Using the most basic table markup, here’s how .table-based tables look in Bootstrap. All table styles are inherited in Bootstrap 4, meaning any nested tables will be styled in the same manner as the parent.
Add .table-bordered for borders on all sides of the table and cells.
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First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Mark
Otto
@TwBootstrap
3
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
4
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-bordered"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@TwBootstrap</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">4</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
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First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Mark
Otto
@TwBootstrap
3
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
4
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-bordered table-inverse"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@TwBootstrap</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">4</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hoverable rows
Add .table-hover to enable a hover state on table rows within a <tbody>.
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First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
3
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-hover"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
#
First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
3
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-hover table-inverse"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
Small table
Add .table-sm to make tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.
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First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
3
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-sm"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
#
First Name
Last Name
Username
1
Mark
Otto
@mdo
2
Jacob
Thornton
@fat
3
Larry the Bird
@twitter
<tableclass="table table-sm table-inverse"><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th><th>Username</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><thscope="row">1</th><td>Mark</td><td>Otto</td><td>@mdo</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">2</th><td>Jacob</td><td>Thornton</td><td>@fat</td></tr><tr><thscope="row">3</th><tdcolspan="2">Larry the Bird</td><td>@twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>
Contextual classes
Use contextual classes to color table rows or individual cells.
Type
Column heading
Column heading
Column heading
Active
Column content
Column content
Column content
Default
Column content
Column content
Column content
Primary
Column content
Column content
Column content
Secondary
Column content
Column content
Column content
Success
Column content
Column content
Column content
Danger
Column content
Column content
Column content
Warning
Column content
Column content
Column content
Info
Column content
Column content
Column content
Light
Column content
Column content
Column content
Dark
Column content
Column content
Column content
Regular table background variants are not available with the inverse table, however, you may use text or background utilities to achieve similar styles.
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Column heading
Column heading
Column heading
1
Column content
Column content
Column content
2
Column content
Column content
Column content
3
Column content
Column content
Column content
4
Column content
Column content
Column content
5
Column content
Column content
Column content
6
Column content
Column content
Column content
7
Column content
Column content
Column content
8
Column content
Column content
Column content
9
Column content
Column content
Column content
Conveying meaning to assistive technologies
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 .sr-only class.
Responsive tables
Create responsive tables by adding .table-responsive to any .table 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.