Zebra striping explained

Zebra striping is the coloring of every other row of a table to improve readability.^[1] Although zebra striping has been used for a long time to improve readability, there is relatively little data on how much it helps.^{[2] [3]}

Implementation

In HTML documents, zebra striping can be implemented using the Cascading Style Sheets :nth-child(even) pseudo-selector.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Green bar paper, continuous sheets pre-printed with green rows, once-common stationery used when physically printing tabular data

References

1. Lee . Michael . Kent . Travis . Carswell . C. Melody . Seidelman . Will . Sublette . Michelle . 2014-10-17 . Zebra-Striping: Visual Flow in Grid-based Graphic Design . . 10.1177/1541931214581275.
2. Web site: Enders . Jessica . 2008-05-06 . Zebra Striping: Does it Really Help? . . en-US.
3. Web site: Enders . Jessica . 2008-09-10 . Zebra Striping: More Data for the Case . . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022-02-04 . How to create a zebra stripped table with CSS ? . 2024-04-11 . GeeksforGeeks . en-US.
5. Web site: How TO - Zebra Striped Table . 2024-04-10 . W3Schools.