Tailwind CSS Table Layout

In Tailwind CSS, we can quickly create tables with customizable table layouts using CSS classes that improve the look and feel of our web page.

Syntax

The basic syntax of Tailwind CSS to create a table layout is as follows:

 <table class="table-auto border">
      <thead>
            <tr>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Title</th>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Author</th>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Year</th>
            </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">The Lord of the Rigns</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">J.R.R. Tolkien</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">1954</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">J.K. Rowling</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">1997</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">The Hunger Games</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">Suzanne Collins</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">2008</td>
            </tr>
       </tbody>
  </table>

Example

Let's consider an example where we create a table to display a list of books with their titles, authors, and publication years.

 <table class="table-auto border">
      <thead>
            <tr>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Title</th>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Author</th>
              <th class="px-4 py-2 border">Year</th>
            </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">The Lord of the Rigns</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">J.R.R. Tolkien</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">1954</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">J.K. Rowling</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">1997</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">The Hunger Games</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">Suzanne Collins</td>
              <td class="px-4 py-2 border">2008</td>
            </tr>
       </tbody>
  </table>

Output

The above code generates a table as shown below:

Title	Author	Year
The Lord of the Rigns	J.R.R. Tolkien	1954
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	J.K. Rowling	1997
The Hunger Games	Suzanne Collins	2008

Explanation

In the above code, we have used the table-auto class to add automatic table layout to the table. We have also used the border class to add borders to the table and its elements.

Inside the table, we have used the thead element to define the table header and the tbody element to define the table data.

In the table header, we have defined the column titles using the th element and added styling using the px-4 and py-2 classes for padding and border class for borders.

Similarly, in the table data, we have used the td element to define the cell data and added styling classes for padding and borders.

Use

Table layout is an important aspect of web design, and Tailwind CSS offers an easy and efficient way of creating customizable table layouts using a variety of predefined classes.

We can use table layout to display data in a structured and organized manner, making it easier for users to read and understand the information.

Important Points

• We can apply various table stylings such as stripped, hover, bordered, etc using css classes provided in tailwind css.
• We can also use table headers and footers sections to better organize our table.
• We can also some custom stylings using custom CSS classes.

Summary

Table layout is an essential aspect of web design and Tailwind CSS provides an easy way to create table layouts using predefined CSS classes. In this tutorial, we learned how to create a basic table layout inwind CSS with examples and explanations of the various classes used in table layout.