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How to create a zebra striped table with CSS?
To create a table on a web page, we use the <table> element. It allows us to set the table row using the <tr> element. Within that, the <td> elements are used to place the data. A table can also be striped. Such striped tables have a different look for every alternative row. To set a property for every alternative row, we will use the nth-child(even) property. Let us see how to create a zebra striped table with HTML and CSS.
Syntax
tr:nth-child(even) {
background-color: color;
}
Example: Creating a Zebra Striped Table
The following example creates a table with alternating row colors using CSS −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
th, td {
font-weight: bold;
font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 18px;
text-align: left;
padding: 16px;
}
tr:nth-child(even) {
background-color: #f2f2f2;
}
tr:nth-child(odd) {
background-color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Zebra Striped Table Example</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Birth Month</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jack</td>
<td>Roy</td>
<td>January</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Steve</td>
<td>Smith</td>
<td>March</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brandon</td>
<td>Anderson</td>
<td>February</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sarah</td>
<td>Johnson</td>
<td>April</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
A table with alternating row colors appears: the header row and odd rows have white background, while even rows have light gray background (#f2f2f2), creating a zebra stripe pattern.
Alternative Method: Using Different Colors
You can also create more prominent stripes using darker colors −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid #333;
}
th, td {
padding: 12px;
text-align: left;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}
th {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
tr:nth-child(even) {
background-color: #8b8b8b;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Product</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Stock</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Laptop</td>
<td>$999</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mouse</td>
<td>$25</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Keyboard</td>
<td>$75</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
A table with green header and dark gray even rows with white text appears, creating a more prominent zebra stripe effect.
Conclusion
The nth-child(even) pseudo-selector is the key to creating zebra striped tables. It automatically applies styles to every even-numbered row, making large tables more readable and visually appealing.
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