Sortable Column Table - Free UI Component

Header Background #ffffff

Header Text Color #1e293b

Row Background #ffffff

Row Hover Fill #f8fafc

Text Color #475569

Border Color #cbd5e1

Vertical Padding (rem) 1

Container Width 1000px

Sortable Column Table

A dynamic table allowing users to click column headers to toggle ascending or descending sorting modes.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Sortable Column Table</title>
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
    <style>
        /* -- Variables ------------------------------------------------- */
        :root {
            --header-bg: {{headerBgColor}};
            --header-text: {{headerTextColor}};
            --row-bg: {{rowBgColor}};
            --row-hover: {{rowHoverBg}};
            --text-color: {{textColor}};
            --border-color: {{borderColor}};
            --v-pad: {{vPadding}}rem;
            --table-w: {{tableWidth}};
        }

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            background-color: #f1f5f9;
            color: var(--text-color);
            padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
        }

.table-container {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: var(--table-w);
            background: var(--row-bg);
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        
        .table-wrapper { overflow-x: auto; }

table {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: collapse;
            text-align: left;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

th {
            background-color: var(--header-bg);
            color: var(--header-text);
            font-weight: 600;
            padding: var(--v-pad) 1.25rem;
            white-space: nowrap;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-color);
            cursor: pointer;
            user-select: none;
            transition: background-color 0.2s;
        }

th:hover { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.02); }

th[data-sort] {
            display: table-cell;
        }

.sort-icon {
            display: inline-block;
            margin-left: 6px;
            width: 0;
            height: 0;
            border-left: 4px solid transparent;
            border-right: 4px solid transparent;
            border-top: 4px solid #94a3b8; /* Default down slight arrow */
            vertical-align: middle;
            opacity: 0.3;
        }

th.asc .sort-icon {
            border-top: none;
            border-bottom: 4px solid var(--header-text);
            opacity: 1;
        }

th.desc .sort-icon {
            border-bottom: none;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--header-text);
            opacity: 1;
        }

td {
            padding: var(--v-pad) 1.25rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            color: var(--text-color);
        }

tbody tr { transition: background-color 0.15s ease; background-color: var(--row-bg); }
        tbody tr:hover { background-color: var(--row-hover); }
        tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
        
        .num { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
        th.num { text-align: right; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="table-container">
        <div class="table-wrapper">
            <table id="sortableTable">
                <thead>
                    <tr>
                        <th data-type="string">Campaign Name <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                        <th data-type="string">Platform <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                        <th data-type="number" class="num">Impressions <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                        <th data-type="number" class="num">Clicks <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                        <th data-type="number" class="num">Spend ($) <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                        <th data-type="number" class="num">ROAS <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                    </tr>
                </thead>
                <tbody>
                    <tr>
                        <td><strong>Q4 Holiday Promo</strong></td>
                        <td>Google Ads</td>
                        <td class="num">2,450,000</td>
                        <td class="num">45,200</td>
                        <td class="num">12,500</td>
                        <td class="num">4.2</td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td><strong>Retargeting Segment B</strong></td>
                        <td>Meta (FB/IG)</td>
                        <td class="num">850,000</td>
                        <td class="num">12,400</td>
                        <td class="num">3,100</td>
                        <td class="num">3.8</td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td><strong>B2B Lead Gen 2024</strong></td>
                        <td>LinkedIn</td>
                        <td class="num">120,000</td>
                        <td class="num">1,800</td>
                        <td class="num">5,400</td>
                        <td class="num">1.9</td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td><strong>GenZ Awareness Blitz</strong></td>
                        <td>TikTok Ads</td>
                        <td class="num">5,600,000</td>
                        <td class="num">92,000</td>
                        <td class="num">8,900</td>
                        <td class="num">2.4</td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                        <td><strong>Search Brand Terms</strong></td>
                        <td>Google Ads</td>
                        <td class="num">420,000</td>
                        <td class="num">38,000</td>
                        <td class="num">1,200</td>
                        <td class="num">10.5</td>
                    </tr>
                </tbody>
            </table>
        </div>
    </div>

let currentSortColumn = -1;
            let currentSortDir = 'asc';

headers.forEach((header, index) => {
                header.addEventListener('click', () => {
                    const type = header.getAttribute('data-type');
                    if (!type) return;

// Toggle direction
                    if (currentSortColumn === index) {
                        currentSortDir = currentSortDir === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
                    } else {
                        currentSortDir = 'asc';
                        currentSortColumn = index;
                    }

// Reset styling
                    headers.forEach(h => { h.classList.remove('asc', 'desc'); });
                    header.classList.add(currentSortDir);

// Sorting Logic
                    const rows = Array.from(tbody.querySelectorAll('tr'));
                    rows.sort((a, b) => {
                        let aVal = a.cells[index].innerText.trim();
                        let bVal = b.cells[index].innerText.trim();

if (type === 'number') {
                            // Strip commas and non-numeric chars except period
                            aVal = parseFloat(aVal.replace(/[^0-9.-]+/g,""));
                            bVal = parseFloat(bVal.replace(/[^0-9.-]+/g,""));
                        } else {
                            aVal = aVal.toLowerCase();
                            bVal = bVal.toLowerCase();
                        }

if (aVal < bVal) return currentSortDir === 'asc' ? -1 : 1;
                        if (aVal > bVal) return currentSortDir === 'asc' ? 1 : -1;
                        return 0;
                    });

// Re-append rows
                    rows.forEach(row => tbody.appendChild(row));
                });
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>