Tables

Caption Side

Utilities for controlling the alignment of a caption element inside of a table.

Quick reference

Basic usage

Top

Use caption-top to position a caption element at the top of a table.

<table>
  <caption class="caption-top">
    Table 3.1: Professional wrestlers and their signature moves.
  </caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Wrestler</th>
      <th>Signature Move(s)</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>"Stone Cold" Steve Austin</td>
      <td>Stone Cold Stunner, Lou Thesz Press</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Bret "The Hitman" Hart</td>
      <td >The Sharpshooter</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Razor Ramon</td>
      <td>Razor's Edge, Fallaway Slam</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Bottom

Use caption-bottom to position a caption element at the bottom of a table.

<table>
  <caption class="caption-bottom">
    Table 3.1: Professional wrestlers and their signature moves.
  </caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Wrestler</th>
      <th>Signature Move(s)</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>"Stone Cold" Steve Austin</td>
      <td>Stone Cold Stunner, Lou Thesz Press</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Bret "The Hitman" Hart</td>
      <td >The Sharpshooter</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Razor Ramon</td>
      <td>Razor's Edge, Fallaway Slam</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:caption-bottom to only apply the caption-bottom utility on hover.

<table class="caption-top hover:caption-bottom">
  <!-- ... -->
</table>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:caption-bottom to apply the caption-bottom utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<table class="caption-top md:caption-bottom">
  <!-- ... -->
</table>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.