--- title: Creating responsive data tables with CSS | daily.dev description: 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... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-responsive-data-tables-with-css-bfg7grbzs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Creating responsive data tables with CSS | daily.dev og:description: 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... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-responsive-data-tables-with-css-bfg7grbzs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bfG7gRbZs.png og:image:alt: Creating responsive data tables with CSS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Creating responsive data tables with CSS **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 19 min read · 62 upvotes · 10 comments ## Summary 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. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@timonwa** · 3 upvotes > This article is a must-read for frontend developers. It offers valuable insights and practical techniques for optimizing data tables on both desktop and mobile devices. **@dislok** · 2 upvotes > Thanks a lot for your article, it's very helpful! **@liquidvalx18** · 2 upvotes > this was a great refresher for me, thank you for the detailed article <3 **@niklasrefnov** · 2 upvotes > Thank you! I have always struggled with making my tables responsive. Mostly ended up just opting for horizontal scrolling on mobile (unfortunately) **@vincenius** · 2 upvotes > A great article! 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