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How to Make A responsive table With Tailwind CSS?

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What is Tailwind CSS?

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that focuses on creating personalized user interfaces quickly. It can gives you all the building blocks you are able to create personalized designs without having to fight to override irritating opinionated styles. Also, Tailwind CSS is a highly configurable, low-level CSS framework.

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Why use Tailwind CSS to make a responsive table ui component?

  • It can make the building process of responsive table ui component faster and more easily.
  • Enables building complex responsive layouts and components freely.
  • Minimum lines of CSS code in responsive table component file.

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The source code of responsive table ui component

<!-- responsive table-->
<div class="mt-2">
      <table class="max-w-5xl mx-auto table-auto">
        <thead class="justify-between">
          <tr class="bg-green-600">
            <th class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-gray-100 font-semibold">Avatar</span>
            </th>
            <th class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-gray-100 font-semibold">Name</span>
            </th>
          
            <th class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-gray-100 font-semibold">Date</span>
            </th>

            <th class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-gray-100 font-semibold">Time</span>
            </th>

            <th class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-gray-100 font-semibold">Setting</span>
            </th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody class="bg-gray-200">
          <tr class="bg-white border-b-2 border-gray-200">
            <td class="px-16 py-2 flex flex-row items-center">
              <img
                class="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover "
                src="https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/30.jpg"
                alt=""
              />
            </td>
            <td>
              <span class="text-center ml-2 font-semibold">John Doe</span>
            </td>
           
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>05/06/2020</span>
            </td>
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>10:00</span>
            </td>

            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-yellow-500 flex">
              <svg
                                            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                            class="h-5 w-5 text-green-700 mx-2"
                                            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                            fill="currentColor"
                                        >
                                            <path
                                                d="M17.414 2.586a2 2 0 00-2.828 0L7 10.172V13h2.828l7.586-7.586a2 2 0 000-2.828z"
                                            />
                                            <path
                                                fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                d="M2 6a2 2 0 012-2h4a1 1 0 010 2H4v10h10v-4a1 1 0 112 0v4a2 2 0 01-2 2H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V6z"
                                                clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            />
                                        </svg>
                 <svg
                                                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                                class="h-5 w-5 text-red-700"
                                                viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                                fill="currentColor"
                                            >
                                                <path
                                                    fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                    d="M9 2a1 1 0 00-.894.553L7.382 4H4a1 1 0 000 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h8a2 2 0 002-2V6a1 1 0 100-2h-3.382l-.724-1.447A1 1 0 0011 2H9zM7 8a1 1 0 012 0v6a1 1 0 11-2 0V8zm5-1a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 102 0V8a1 1 0 00-1-1z"
                                                    clip-rule="evenodd"
                                                />
                                            </svg>
              </span>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr class="bg-white border-b-2 border-gray-200">
            <td class="px-16 py-2 flex flex-row items-center">
            <img
                  class="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover "
                  src="https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/76.jpg"
                  alt=""
                />
            </td>
            <td>
              <span class="text-center ml-2 font-semibold">John Frillo</span>
            </td>
           
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>05/06/2020</span>
            </td>
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>12:15</span>
            </td>

            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-yellow-500 flex">
              <svg
                                            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                            class="h-5 w-5 text-green-700 mx-2"
                                            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                            fill="currentColor"
                                        >
                                            <path
                                                d="M17.414 2.586a2 2 0 00-2.828 0L7 10.172V13h2.828l7.586-7.586a2 2 0 000-2.828z"
                                            />
                                            <path
                                                fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                d="M2 6a2 2 0 012-2h4a1 1 0 010 2H4v10h10v-4a1 1 0 112 0v4a2 2 0 01-2 2H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V6z"
                                                clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            />
                                        </svg>
                 <svg
                                                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                                class="h-5 w-5 text-red-700"
                                                viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                                fill="currentColor"
                                            >
                                                <path
                                                    fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                    d="M9 2a1 1 0 00-.894.553L7.382 4H4a1 1 0 000 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h8a2 2 0 002-2V6a1 1 0 100-2h-3.382l-.724-1.447A1 1 0 0011 2H9zM7 8a1 1 0 012 0v6a1 1 0 11-2 0V8zm5-1a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 102 0V8a1 1 0 00-1-1z"
                                                    clip-rule="evenodd"
                                                />
                                            </svg>
              </span>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr class="bg-white border-b-2 border-gray-200">
            <td class="px-16 py-2 flex flex-row items-center">
            <img
                  class="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover "
                  src="https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/38.jpg"
                  alt=""
                />
            </td>
            <td>
              <span class="text-center ml-2 font-semibold">Brett Castillo</span>
            </td>
            
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>05/06/2020</span>
            </td>
            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span>08:35</span>
            </td>

            <td class="px-16 py-2">
              <span class="text-yellow-500 flex">
                  <svg
                                            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                            class="h-5 w-5 text-green-700 mx-2"
                                            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                            fill="currentColor"
                                        >
                                            <path
                                                d="M17.414 2.586a2 2 0 00-2.828 0L7 10.172V13h2.828l7.586-7.586a2 2 0 000-2.828z"
                                            />
                                            <path
                                                fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                d="M2 6a2 2 0 012-2h4a1 1 0 010 2H4v10h10v-4a1 1 0 112 0v4a2 2 0 01-2 2H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V6z"
                                                clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            />
                                        </svg>
                 <svg
                                                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                                class="h-5 w-5 text-red-700"
                                                viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                                fill="currentColor"
                                            >
                                                <path
                                                    fill-rule="evenodd"
                                                    d="M9 2a1 1 0 00-.894.553L7.382 4H4a1 1 0 000 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h8a2 2 0 002-2V6a1 1 0 100-2h-3.382l-.724-1.447A1 1 0 0011 2H9zM7 8a1 1 0 012 0v6a1 1 0 11-2 0V8zm5-1a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 102 0V8a1 1 0 00-1-1z"
                                                    clip-rule="evenodd"
                                                />
                                            </svg>
              </span>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>

How to make a responsive table with Tailwind CSS?

Install tailwind css of verion 2.2.4

Use the script html tag to import the script of Tailwind CSS of the version 2.2.4

<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>

All the unility class needed to make a responsive table component

  • mt-2
  • max-w-5xl
  • mx-auto
  • table-auto
  • bg-green-600
  • px-16
  • py-2
  • text-gray-100
  • bg-gray-200
  • bg-white
  • border-b-2
  • border-gray-200
  • flex
  • flex-row
  • h-8
  • w-8
  • text-center
  • ml-2
  • text-yellow-500
  • h-5
  • w-5
  • text-green-700
  • mx-2
  • text-red-700

24 steps to make a responsive table component with Tailwind CSS

  1. Control the margin on top side of an element to 0.5rem using the mt-2 utilities.

  2. Set the maximum width/height of an element using the max-w-5xl utilities.

  3. Control the horizontal margin of an element to auto using the mx-auto utilities.

  4. Use the table utilities to create elements that behave like their respective table elements.

  5. Control the background color of an element to green-600 using the bg-green-600 utilities.

  6. Control the horizontal padding of an element to 4rem using the px-16 utilities.

  7. Control the vertical padding of an element to 0.5rem using the py-2 utilities.

  8. Control the text color of an element to gray-100 using the text-gray-100 utilities.

  9. Control the background color of an element to gray-200 using the bg-gray-200 utilities.

  10. Control the background color of an element to white using the bg-white utilities.

  11. Control the border color of an element to b-2 using the border-b-2 utilities.

  12. Control the border color of an element to gray-200 using the border-gray-200 utilities.

  13. Use flex to create a block-level flex container.

  14. Use flex to create a block-level flex container.

  15. Use h-8 to set an element to a fixed height(2rem).

  16. Use w-8 to set an element to a fixed width(2rem).

  17. Control the text color of an element to center using the text-center utilities.

  18. Control the margin on left side of an element to 0.5rem using the ml-2 utilities.

  19. Control the text color of an element to yellow-500 using the text-yellow-500 utilities.

  20. Use h-5 to set an element to a fixed height(1.25rem).

  21. Use w-5 to set an element to a fixed width(1.25rem).

  22. Control the text color of an element to green-700 using the text-green-700 utilities.

  23. Control the horizontal margin of an element to 0.5rem using the mx-2 utilities.

  24. Control the text color of an element to red-700 using the text-red-700 utilities.

Conclusion

The above is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use Tailwind CSS to make a responsive table components, learn and follow along to implement your own components.