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Tables

Use a table to organize and display content to help users analyze it.

Best practices

Usage

Use a table:

  • for numerical data
  • text with repeating categories
  • feature comparisons
  • short summaries of body content

Don't use a table:

  • for content where headers would provide the better reading experience
  • if a screen reader can’t easily parse it

Style and formatting

Table headers should:

  • be informative and concise
  • be descriptive but scannable
  • be sentence case
  • include the units, if applicable

Column alignment is based on the type of content:

  • numerical data: right aligned
  • text: left aligned
  • headers: aligned with the relevant data

Leave empty cells blank or add descriptive text. Don’t add a hyphen.

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