AdaptTable for Tailwind

Tree data in Tailwind

A tree grid is a different shape from a grouped table: the rows themselves nest, rather than being collected under synthetic headers. Compose tree() with getChildren or getParentId and it renders the hierarchy.

Children indent under their parent, a chevron opens and closes each branch, and arrow keys walk the tree the way a tree widget should. Expansion is part of the table's state, so it lives in the URL like everything else.

Sorting and filtering apply within the tree rather than flattening it. Moving a child under a new parent is a host callback on the row-reordering page — the table never rewrites your tree.

The tree parts carry no classes in this map, so the branch toggle is a browser-default button; the engine's indent still lands, which is what keeps the hierarchy legible until you style it.

The code

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

export function Org({ people, columns }) {
  return (
    <DataTable
      data={people}
      columns={columns}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
      features={[
        tree({ getParentId: (row) => row.managerId, treeColumn: "name" }),
      ]}
      urlKey="org"
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/unstyled @adapttable/core

The same feature in the other kits

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

More Tailwind features

• Filtering in Tailwind — Operators, an AND/OR tree, chips, and find in the same URL.
• 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 rows, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu for add and delete.
• Row reordering in Tailwind — Flat, grouped and tree moves — keyboard, confirm, host writes.
• Inline cell editing in Tailwind — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Tailwind — Drag, keyboard and mobile grouping controls with live aggregation overrides.
• Aggregation in Tailwind — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in Tailwind — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in Tailwind — Browser files or cancellable server jobs — CSV, XLSX and PDF.
• Row and column virtualization in Tailwind — 100k rows, 40 columns, virtualized rows and columns, sticky chrome.
• 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 — ROUND, POWER, SQRT, IF — computed columns, errors 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, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in Tailwind — Native assistant, feature-aware prompts and governed action receipts.

Reference: tree-data. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Tailwind, or the live demo.