Tables are a useful interface element that allows to visualise data and arrange it in a clear way. Thanks to that, users can browse a lot of information at once and a good table design will help you take care of its clarity.

Basic Table

The basic table design has light padding and the presented data is separated wih horizontal dividers. It helps provide users with all the necessary information, without overwheling them with visuals.

The .table class adds basic styling to a table:

Name Title Email Role
Paweł Kuna UI Designer, Training paweluna@howstuffworks.com User Edit
Jeffie Lewzey Chemical Engineer, Support jlewzey1@seesaa.net Admin Edit
Mallory Hulme Geologist IV, Support mhulme2@domainmarket.com User Edit
Dunn Slane Research Nurse, Sales dslane3@epa.gov Owner Edit
Emmy Levet VP Product Management, Accounting elevet4@senate.gov Admin Edit
<div class="table-responsive">
  <table
		class="table table-vcenter">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Title</th>
        <th>Email</th>
        <th>Role</th>
        <th class="w-1"></th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td >Paweł Kuna</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          UI Designer, Training
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">paweluna@howstuffworks.com</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          User
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Jeffie Lewzey</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Chemical Engineer, Support
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">jlewzey1@seesaa.net</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Admin
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Mallory Hulme</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Geologist IV, Support
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">mhulme2@domainmarket.com</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          User
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Dunn Slane</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Research Nurse, Sales
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">dslane3@epa.gov</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Owner
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Emmy Levet</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          VP Product Management, Accounting
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">elevet4@senate.gov</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Admin
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>

Responsive tables

Use the .table-responsive class across each breakpoint for horizontal scrolling tables. If you want to create responsive tables up to a specific breakpoint, use .table-responsive{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl}. From that breakpoint and up, the table will behave normally, rather than scroll horizontally.

# Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6 Heading 7 Heading 8 Heading 9 Heading 10
1 Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell
2 Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell
<table class="table table-responsive">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>#</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 1</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 2</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 3</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 4</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 5</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 6</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 7</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 8</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 9</th>
      <th class="text-nowrap">Heading 10</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th>1</th>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>2</th>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
      <td>Cell</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

No wrap

If you don’t want the table cell content to wrap to another line, use the table-nowrap class.

Name Title Email Role
Paweł Kuna UI Designer, Training paweluna@howstuffworks.com User Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates. Edit
Jeffie Lewzey Chemical Engineer, Support jlewzey1@seesaa.net Admin Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates. Edit
Mallory Hulme Geologist IV, Support mhulme2@domainmarket.com User Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates. Edit
Dunn Slane Research Nurse, Sales dslane3@epa.gov Owner Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates. Edit
Emmy Levet VP Product Management, Accounting elevet4@senate.gov Admin Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates. Edit
<div class="table-responsive">
  <table
		class="table table-vcenter table-nowrap">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Title</th>
        <th>Email</th>
        <th>Role</th>
        <th></th>
        <th class="w-1"></th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td >Paweł Kuna</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          UI Designer, Training
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">paweluna@howstuffworks.com</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          User
        </td>
        <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt
          expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium
          quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates.
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Jeffie Lewzey</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Chemical Engineer, Support
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">jlewzey1@seesaa.net</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Admin
        </td>
        <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt
          expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium
          quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates.
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Mallory Hulme</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Geologist IV, Support
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">mhulme2@domainmarket.com</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          User
        </td>
        <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt
          expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium
          quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates.
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Dunn Slane</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Research Nurse, Sales
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">dslane3@epa.gov</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Owner
        </td>
        <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt
          expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium
          quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates.
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td >Emmy Levet</td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          VP Product Management, Accounting
        </td>
        <td class="text-muted" ><a href="#" class="text-reset">elevet4@senate.gov</a></td>
        <td class="text-muted" >
          Admin
        </td>
        <td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Animi, commodi cupiditate debitis deserunt
          expedita hic incidunt iste modi molestiae nesciunt non nostrum perferendis perspiciatis placeat praesentium
          quaerat quo repellendus, voluptates.
        </td>
        <td>
          <a href="#">Edit</a>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>