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Create guidance and assets to help create and display tabular data, especially in a condensed space
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-services/design.gitlab.com/-/issues/2965+ identified there is an opportunity to better guide and support the creation of tabular data. Especially when the space is limited, such as inside another container. >>> ## Table implementations are reasonably consistent, but struggle on small viewports Table implementations visual deviation in header style. The small viewport/container experience where each row becomes its own table is likely to be suboptimal. This will be more apparent if more uses engage with these as part of a smaller container. ### Different header styles hint at different implementations Although not verified in the code, it looks like there are different implementations of a table used in instances. > ![image.png](https://gitlab.com/-/project/4456656/uploads/beed4818aae64e83a108c9a2138038c8/image.png){width="523" height="279"} > > _A selection of different header styles, including sorting, no border, and even resizable in GLQL embedded view._ ### Table reflow will likely slow users down for long lists Implementations tested would reflow each table row into key:value pairs. This changes the way users can compare across items. This is something that is likely to be more common after adopting a [panel based architecture](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/554274#panel-based-architecture). Perhaps the system should offer the option for overflow scroll as seen in GLQL embedded views. > ![Kapture 2025-08-22 at 14.54.32.mp4](https://gitlab.com/-/project/4456656/uploads/d8ba895b2ce2da3a4e096335b829cd0c/Kapture_2025-08-22_at_14.54.32.mp4) > > _Video showing 1) table reflow across viewport/container sizes, 2) table breaking out of container (bug)_ >>>
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