Borderless table

A borderless table can be useful when you want the information to feel more a part of the text it accompanies and extends.

Borderless table: A borderless table can be useful when you want the information to feel more a part of the text it accompanies and extends.
Document title Description Year
Declaration of Independence Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire. 1776
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms. 1791
Declaration of Sentiments A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens. 1848
Emancipation Proclamation An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states. 1863
Borderless table with horizontal stripes
Document title Description Year
Declaration of Independence Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire. 1776
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms. 1791
Declaration of Sentiments A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens. 1848
Emancipation Proclamation An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states. 1863 
<table class="usa-table usa-table--borderless">
  <caption>Borderless table: A borderless table can be useful when you want the information to feel more a part of the text it accompanies and extends.</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th scope="col">Document title</th>
      <th scope="col">Description</th>
      <th scope="col">Year</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Declaration of Independence</th>
      <td>Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
      <td>1776</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
      <td>The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
      <td>1791</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
      <td>A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
      <td>1848</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
      <td>An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
      <td>1863</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

<table class="usa-table usa-table--borderless usa-table--striped">
  <caption>Borderless table with horizontal stripes</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th scope="col">Document title</th>
      <th scope="col">Description</th>
      <th scope="col">Year</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Declaration of Independence</th>
      <td>Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
      <td>1776</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
      <td>The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
      <td>1791</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
      <td>A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
      <td>1848</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
      <td>An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
      <td>1863</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>