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Tables

Table Layout

Utilities for controlling the table layout algorithm.

Quick reference

ClassDescription
table-autotable-layout: auto
table-fixedtable-layout: fixed

Basic usage

Auto

Use table-auto to allow the table to automatically size columns to fit the contents of the cell.

SongArtistYear
Manic DepressionJimi Hendrix1967
(Ballad Of) The Hip Death GoddessUltimate Spinach1968
Sonic PrayerEarthless2017
html
<table class="table-auto ...">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Song</th>
      <th>Artist</th>
      <th>Year</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>Manic Depression</td>
        <td>Jimi Hendrix</td>
        <td>1967</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>(Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess</td>
        <td>Ultimate Spinach</td>
        <td>1968</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Sonic Prayer</td>
        <td>Earthless</td>
        <td>2017</td>
      </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Fixed

Use table-fixed to allow the table to ignore the content and use fixed widths for columns. The width of the first row will set the column widths for the whole table.

You can manually set the widths for some columns and the rest of the available width will be divided evenly amongst the columns without explicit width.

SongArtistYear
Manic DepressionJimi Hendrix1967
(Ballad Of) The Hip Death GoddessUltimate Spinach1968
Sonic PrayerEarthless2017
html
<table class="table-fixed ...">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Song</th>
      <th>Artist</th>
      <th>Year</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>Manic Depression</td>
        <td>Jimi Hendrix</td>
        <td>1967</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>(Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess</td>
        <td>Ultimate Spinach</td>
        <td>1968</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Sonic Prayer</td>
        <td>Earthless</td>
        <td>2017</td>
      </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Applying conditionally

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:table-fixed to apply the table-fixed utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

html
<table class="md:table-fixed">
  <!-- ... -->
</table>