CSS Responsive Table
Responsive Table
A responsive table will display a horizontal scroll bar if the screen is too small to display the full content:
| 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:
Example
<div style="overflow-x:auto;"> <table> ... table content ... </table> </div>
Note: In OS X Lion (on Mac), scrollbars are hidden by default and only shown when being used (even though "overflow:scroll" is set).
More Examples
Make a fancy table
This example demonstrates how to create a fancy table.
Set the position of the table caption
This example demonstrates how to position the table caption.
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 |