CSS Tables: Highlighting Rows & Columns

by Taqi_Shah

HTML

<table class="zui-table zui-table-highlight-all">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Position</th>
            <th>Height</th>
            <th>Born</th>
            <th>Salary</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>DeMarcus Cousins</td>
            <td>C</td>
            <td>6'11"</td>
            <td>08-13-1990</td>
            <td>$4,917,000</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Isaiah Thomas</td>
            <td>PG</td>
            <td>5'9"</td>
            <td>02-07-1989</td>
            <td>$473,604</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Ben McLemore</td>
            <td>SG</td>
            <td>6'5"</td>
            <td>02-11-1993</td>
            <td>$2,895,960</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Marcus Thornton</td>
            <td>SG</td>
            <td>6'4"</td>
            <td>05-05-1987</td>
            <td>$7,000,000</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Jason Thompson</td>
            <td>PF</td>
            <td>6'11"</td>
            <td>06-21-1986</td>
            <td>$3,001,000</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

CSS

.zui-table {
    border: solid 1px #DDEEEE;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border-spacing: 0;
    font: normal 13px Arial, sans-serif;
}
.zui-table thead th {
    background-color: #DDEFEF;
    border: solid 1px #DDEEEE;
    color: #336B6B;
    padding: 10px;
    text-align: left;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #fff;
}
.zui-table tbody td {
    border: solid 1px #DDEEEE;
    color: #333;
    padding: 10px;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #fff;
}
.zui-table-highlight-all {
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 1;
}
.zui-table-highlight-all tbody td, .zui-table-highlight-all thead th {
    position: relative;
}
.zui-table-highlight-all tbody td:hover::before {
    background-color: #CCE7E7;
    content:'\00a0';
    height: 100%;
    left: -5000px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    width: 10000px;
    z-index: -1;
}
.zui-table-highlight-all tbody td:hover::after {
    background-color: #CCE7E7;
    content:'\00a0';
    height: 10000px;
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: -5000px;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
}