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A basic Bootstrap 5 table has a light padding and horizontal dividers.
The .table class adds basic styling to a table:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Basic Table</h2>
<p>The .table class adds basic styling (light padding and horizontal dividers) to a table:</p>
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-striped class adds zebra-stripes to a table:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Striped Rows</h2>
<p>The .table-striped class adds zebra-stripes to a table:</p>
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-bordered class adds borders on all sides of the table and cells:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Bordered Table</h2>
<p>The .table-bordered class adds borders on all sides of the table and the cells:</p>
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-hover class adds a hover effect (grey background color) on table rows:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Hover Rows</h2>
<p>The .table-hover class enables a hover state (grey background on mouse over) on table rows:</p>
<table class="table table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-dark class adds a black background to the table:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Black/Dark Table</h2>
<p>The .table-dark class adds a black background to the table:</p>
<table class="table table-dark">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
Combine .table-dark and .table-striped to create a dark, striped table:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Dark Striped Table</h2>
<p>Combine .table-dark and .table-striped to create a dark, striped table:</p>
<table class="table table-dark table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-hover class adds a hover effect (grey background color) on table rows:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Hoverable Dark Table</h2>
<p>The .table-hover class adds a hover effect (grey background color) on table rows:</p>
<table class="table table-dark table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-borderless class removes borders from the table:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Borderless Table</h2>
<p>The .table-borderless class removes borders from the table:</p>
<table class="table table-borderless">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
Contextual classes can be used to color the whole table (<table>), the table rows (<tr>) or table cells (<td>).
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Contextual Classes</h2>
<p>Contextual classes can be used to color the table, table rows or table cells. The classes that can be used are: .table-primary, .table-success, .table-info, .table-warning, .table-danger, .table-active, .table-secondary, .table-light and .table-dark:</p>
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Default</td>
<td>Defaultson</td>
<td>def@somemail.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-primary">
<td>Primary</td>
<td>Joe</td>
<td>joe@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-success">
<td>Success</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-danger">
<td>Danger</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-info">
<td>Info</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-warning">
<td>Warning</td>
<td>Refs</td>
<td>bo@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-active">
<td>Active</td>
<td>Activeson</td>
<td>act@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-secondary">
<td>Secondary</td>
<td>Secondson</td>
<td>sec@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-light">
<td>Light</td>
<td>Angie</td>
<td>angie@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr class="table-dark">
<td>Dark</td>
<td>Bo</td>
<td>bo@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
*Result View Example
You can also use any of the contextual classes to only add a background color to the table header:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Table Head Colors</h2>
<p>You can use any of the contextual classes to only add a color to the table header:</p>
<table class="table">
<thead class="table-dark">
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="table">
<thead class="table-success">
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-sm class makes the table smaller by cutting cell padding in half:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Small Table</h2>
<p>The .table-sm class makes the table smaller by cutting cell padding in half:</p>
<table class="table table-bordered table-sm">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
<td>john@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mary</td>
<td>Moe</td>
<td>mary@example.com</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>July</td>
<td>Dooley</td>
<td>july@example.com</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
The .table-responsive class adds a scrollbar to the table when needed (when it is too big horizontally):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-3">
<h2>Responsive Table</h2>
<p>The .table-responsive class adds a scrollbar to the table when needed:</p>
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>#</th>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
<th>Sex</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Anna</td>
<td>Pitt</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>USA</td>
<td>Female</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Result View Example
You can also decide when the table should get a scrollbar, depending on the screen width:
| Class | Screen width |
|---|---|
.table-responsive-sm |
< 576px |
.table-responsive-md |
< 768px |
.table-responsive-lg |
< 992px |
.table-responsive-xl |
< 1200px |
.table-responsive-xxl |
< 1400px |
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