Table

Tables display a collection of structured data and typically have the ability to sort, filter, and paginate data. Good data tables allows the user to scan, analyze, compare, filter, and sort information to derive insights and commit actions.
Table shift and alignment attributes can work in conjunction with each other, as well as be applied to the table header (not just the table body).

Small


Use table size "sm" when data density is a priority. Smaller row height enables the user to view more data without the need for scrolling.

Table can leverage the max-width property. Learn more in our visual guidelines.

Medium


Use table size "md" to add padding around each row to increase reading comfortability.

Large


Use table size "lg" to add padding around each row to maximize reading comfortability.

Sticky Header


React: Use sticky on a table to allow the table header to be fixed in place when the user scrolls up and down on the page.

Rails: Pass sticky: true to props.

If the table header is not sticking in the right place you will need to pass a inline top style to the thead.
React Example: <thead style={{ top: "-16px" }}>
Rails Example: <thead style="top: -16px">

Troubleshooting CSS Problems

Sticky may not work if any parent/ancestor of the sticky element has any of the overflow properties set. Additionally, specifying a height on the overflowing container provides measurement for this feature to work properly. In some cases, it may be necessary to set the same parent/ancestor container to position: static as well.

Row Alignment


Pass our textAlign global prop to any table.row subcomponent to change the text alignment of all cells within that row.
The header/ first row is the default, followed by the second row being centered, and then the last row shifted to the right.

Cell Alignment


Pass our textAlign global prop to any table.cell subcomponent to change the text alignment of individual cells, or apply this prop persistently to align entire columns.
In the table above the "Rating" column contents is centered and the "Money" column contents is right aligned.

Row Shift


Pass our verticalAlign global prop to any table.row subcomponent to change the vertical alignment of all cells within that row.

Cell Shift


Pass our verticalAlign global prop to any table.cell subcomponent to change the text alignment of individual cells, or apply this prop persistently to align entire columns.
The first table shifts "Total" down, whereas the second table shifts the "Espresso Drinks" column contents up.

Side Highlight


Side highlight can take product, status, and category colors. To view full list of colors, visit token colors.

Note: Only use category colors for categories. Do not mix it with product or status colors.

Table Container Off


Disable Hover


Multi-line


Force Single Line


Data Table


Tighter spacing in first- and last-child cells of each row for data-heavy tables.

Responsive Tables


Table with 1 Action


If there is one button on each row of the table, ideally, it should use the secondary variant and be placed at the end of the row

Table with 2 Actions


If there are two actions on each of the row, one should ideally one should use the secondary variant and the other use the link variant. The button using the secondary variant should be placed at the end.

Table with 2+ Actions


If there are more than two actions on each row, then they should be contained in secondary circle icon button with the ellipsis-h icon (horizontal ellipsis) at the end of the row

Table with Actions in the Middle


If the button is towards the middle of the table, it should likely use button variant link

Table with Icon Buttons


Icon buttons are great to use if space is limited. If the icon isn’t VERY self explanatory (for example pencil/pen for edit, trashcan for delete) then it should use a tooltip explaining what the action does. The tooltip shouldn’t be longer than a few words and essentially serves as a replacement for what the button would say if it weren’t an icon

Table With Background Kit


Vertical Borders


Striped Table


Optionally pass the striped (boolean, defaults to false) prop to set odd rows to a contrasting background color. This helps with readability on larger tables with lots of data.

Table with Sub Components (Table Elements)


You can optionally build your table using our sub-components, which map to their respective html table elements:

Table.Head = thead
Table.Body = tbody
Table.Row = tr
Table.Header = th
Table.Cell = td

Table with Sub Components (Divs)


Optionally build your table with divs by passing div to the tag prop of all* your sub-components.

*NOTE: The tag prop defaults to table, which returns html elements. If divs are desired, sub-components must be used and all table elements, including the initial kit call, must use div as their tag in order for the table to render properly.

Outer Padding


Pass any of our spacing tokens to the outerPadding / outer_padding prop to customize a table's outer padding (both the left padding of the first column and the right padding of the last column).


UI Samples using Table Kit

Get the full picture. See how this kit is used in our samples.

Available Props