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Data Table Design Best Practices
Responsive table patterns, accessibility with headers and scope, sorting, pagination, and mobile layouts based on WCAG 2.2, WAI-ARIA APG, Material Design, and CSS-Tricks.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Use semantic <table> with <thead>, <tbody>, <th> with scope attribute. Add <caption> for table purpose. For sortable columns use aria-sort on <th>. Responsive: use overflow-x scroll container with tabindex='0', or transform to cards on mobile. Pagination needs nav with aria-label and aria-current='page'.
Use When
- Creating data tables
- Displaying tabular data
- Building sortable or filterable tables
- Implementing responsive tables for mobile
- Adding pagination to tables
Skip When
- Creating layout structures (use CSS Grid/Flexbox)
- Building simple lists (use <ul>/<ol>)
- Creating card grids
Data Table Design Best Practices
Responsive table patterns, accessibility with headers and scope, sorting, pagination, and mobile layouts based on WCAG 2.2, WAI-ARIA APG, Material Design, and CSS-Tricks.