We explore options for creating responsive data tables using CSS and techniques dor making them accessible and easy to use on mobile devices.

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A responsive data table is designed to work well on both desktop and mobile devices. We’ll explore options for creating responsive data tables using CSS and techniques for making them accessible and easy to use on mobile devices. Controlling the width and overflow is one of the most important things we can do to make it responsive.

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Thanks a lot for your article, it’s very helpful!

this was a great refresher for me, thank you for the detailed article &lt;3

Thank you! I have always struggled with making my tables responsive. Mostly ended up just opting for horizontal scrolling on mobile (unfortunately)

A great article! Thanks for writing this - I will keep it bookmarked :)