Style – Tables

Default styles

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

#First NameLast NameUsername
1MarkOtto@mdo
2JacobThornton@fat
3Larrythe Bird@twitter
[table]
<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).

#First NameLast NameUsername
1MarkOtto@mdo
2JacobThornton@fat
3Larrythe Bird@twitter
[table type="table-striped"]
<table>
  …
</table>
[/table]

.table-bordered

Add borders and rounded corners to the table.

#First NameLast NameUsername
1MarkOtto@mdo
MarkOtto@TwBootstrap
2JacobThornton@fat
3Larry the Bird@twitter
[table type="table-bordered"]
<table>
  …
</table>
[/table]

.table-hover

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

#First NameLast NameUsername
1MarkOtto@mdo
2JacobThornton@fat
3Larry the Bird@twitter
[table type="table-hover"]
<table>
  …
</table>
[/table]

.table-condensed

Makes tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.

#First NameLast NameUsername
1MarkOtto@mdo
2JacobThornton@fat
3Larry the Bird@twitter
[table type="table-condensed"]
<table>
  …
</table>
[/table]

Optional row classes

Use contextual classes to color table rows.

ClassDescription
.successIndicates a successful or positive action.
.errorIndicates a dangerous or potentially negative action.
.warningIndicates a warning that might need attention.
.infoUsed as an alternative to the default styles.
#ProductPayment TakenStatus
1TB – Monthly01/04/2012Approved
2TB – Monthly02/04/2012Declined
3TB – Monthly03/04/2012Pending
4TB – Monthly04/04/2012Call in to confirm
...
  <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.

TagDescription
<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>
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