CSS Table Styler
table {
width: 100%;
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 0;
border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: hidden;
}
th {
background: #f3f4f6;
color: #1f2937;
padding: 12px;
text-align: left;
font-weight: 600;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
}
td {
background: #ffffff;
color: #374151;
padding: 12px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
}
tr:last-child td {
border-bottom: none;
}
tbody tr:hover td {
background: #f3f4f6;
}What is CSS Table Styler?
CSS Table Styler helps you create professional, visually appealing HTML tables without complex CSS coding. This free generator lets you customize table headers, rows, borders, colors, and hover effects. Well-designed tables improve data readability and user experience. Our tool generates CSS for striped rows (zebra striping), hover highlights, custom header styling, and responsive table layouts. You can create everything from minimal borderless tables to fully styled data grids. The generated code works with standard HTML table elements.
How to Use This Tool
Choose header background and text colors
Set body row background and text colors
Enable striped rows for better readability
Add hover effect to highlight rows
Configure border style and color
Adjust cell padding for comfortable spacing
Add border radius for rounded corners
Copy the generated CSS code
Features
- Customize header background and text colors
- Style table body rows and cells
- Add zebra striping for alternating rows
- Create hover effect for row highlighting
- Configure borders and cell padding
- Set border radius for rounded tables
- Real-time preview with sample data
- One-click copy CSS code
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I style an HTML table with CSS?
Target table elements: table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; } th, td { padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd; } th { background: #f5f5f5; }. Use border-collapse for clean borders.
- How do I create striped table rows?
Use the :nth-child selector: tr:nth-child(even) { background: #f9f9f9; } or tr:nth-child(odd) for odd rows. This zebra striping improves readability for tables with many rows.
- How do I add hover effect to table rows?
Use tr:hover { background: #f5f5f5; } to highlight rows on hover. This helps users track which row they are looking at. Combine with a transition for smooth effect: tr { transition: background 0.2s; }.
- How do I make a table responsive?
Wrap the table in a container with overflow-x: auto; for horizontal scrolling. For better mobile UX, consider transforming tables into card layouts or stacking cells vertically on small screens.
- Should tables have borders?
It depends on the design. Options include: full borders (traditional), horizontal lines only (modern/minimal), no borders with zebra striping, or header border only. Choose based on data density and design style.
- What is border-collapse in CSS?
border-collapse: collapse; merges adjacent cell borders into single lines. Without it, tables have double borders between cells. Always use collapse for clean table styling. The alternative is border-collapse: separate;.