AdaptTable for Tailwind

Large datasets in Tailwind

Turn virtualize on and the table renders the rows in view plus a small overscan, whatever the dataset's size. virtualizeColumns does the same across, for column sets far wider than the window.

The header stays pinned, pinned columns stay put, and the scroll box scrolls — never the page. Sorting, filtering and selection keep working on the whole dataset rather than on what is drawn.

Nothing about the markup changes: it is the same Tailwind table, with the rows outside the window absent rather than hidden.

The map paints the header and pinned cells opaque per element rather than through a token, which is what stops scrolled rows showing through them, and the scroll box contains its own overscroll.

The code

import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/unstyled";

export function Ledger({ rows, columns }) {
  return (
    <DataTable
      data={rows}
      columns={columns}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
      virtualize
      virtualizeColumns
      maxHeight={600}
      defaultColumnLayout={{ pinned: { name: "start" } }}
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/unstyled @adapttable/core

The same feature in the other kits

• Large datasets in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Large datasets in MUI — Material elevation, uppercase actions
• Large datasets in Chakra — Soft teal, generous radius
• Large datasets in Ant Design — Compact, tinted header, crisp
• Large datasets in Radix — Radix Themes, iris accent
• Large datasets in Base UI — Unstyled primitives, blue accent
• Large datasets in shadcn — Monochrome, ring focus

More Tailwind features

• Filtering in Tailwind — Kit-native operators, date ranges, checklists, an AND/OR tree, chips.
• Column management in Tailwind — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in Tailwind — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in Tailwind — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in Tailwind — Pin, drag-reorder, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu per row.
• Inline cell editing in Tailwind — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Tailwind — Nested group headers with counts, subtotals, footers and collapse state.
• Nested tables in Tailwind — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in Tailwind — CSV, XLSX and PDF from one seam — plus a real print layout.
• Tree data in Tailwind — Rows that contain rows — nesting, chevrons, keyboard traversal.
• Mobile cards in Tailwind — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in Tailwind — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in Tailwind — Name an arrangement, share it as a link, manage the list in place.
• Spreadsheet formulas in Tailwind — Computed columns typed as formulas, errors reported in the cell.
• Right-to-left Tailwind data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in Tailwind — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible Tailwind data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, and every announcement shown as text.

Reference: virtualization. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Tailwind, or the live demo.