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Table Sizes

Tables need the right dimensions to look deliberate — column widths, row heights and responsive behaviour. Learn the modern CSS approach to sizing tables.


HTML tables can have different sizes for each column, row or the entire table.


Use the style attribute with the width or height properties to specify the size of a table, row or column.


HTML Table Width

To set the width of a table, add the style attribute to the <table> element:

Example

<table style="width:100%">

<tr>
    <th>Firstname</th>

    <th>Lastname</th>
    <th>Age</th>

</tr>

<tr>
    <td>Jill</td>

    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>

</tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Eve</td>

    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>

  </tr>
</table>

Note: Using a percentage as the size unit for a width means how wide will this element be compared to its parent element, which in this case is the <body> element.


HTML Table Column Width

To set the size of a specific column, add the style attribute on a <th> or <td> element:

Example

<table style="width:100%">

<tr>
    <th style="width:70%">Firstname</th>

    <th>Lastname</th>
    <th>Age</th>

</tr>

<tr>
    <td>Jill</td>

    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>

</tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Eve</td>

    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>

  </tr>
</table>

HTML Table Row Height

To set the height of a specific row, add the style attribute on a table row element:

Example

<table style="width:100%">

<tr>
    <th>Firstname</th>

    <th>Lastname</th>
    <th>Age</th>

</tr>

<tr style="height:200px">
    <td>Jill</td>

    <td>Smith</td>
    <td>50</td>

</tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Eve</td>

    <td>Jackson</td>
    <td>94</td>

  </tr>
</table>

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