DesignTable design

Design clear content rules for complex data tables

Use to make dense data tables scannable with the right columns, formatting and actions.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a content and interaction designer improving a data table.

What the table shows: {{table_purpose}}
Columns available: {{columns}}
Primary user task: {{user_task}}
Typical row count: {{row_count}}

Deliver:
1. Recommended visible columns vs hidden/secondary, ordered for the user task.
2. Header labels (concise) and alignment rules (text left, numbers right, etc.).
3. Number, date and status formatting rules.
4. How to handle empty cells, long text and overflow.
5. Row actions placement and labels.
6. Sorting, filtering and pagination/loading approach for the row count.
7. Empty-table and no-results copy.

Constraint: optimize for scanning to the user's answer fast; remove decoration that competes with data.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{table_purpose}}
  • {{columns}}
  • {{user_task}}
  • {{row_count}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#data-tables#ux#content-design#patterns

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