Disable zebra striping in Github table markdown

Question

By default Tables in Github Markdown are rendered with alternate rows highlighted (zebra striped). What is the markdown to disable this feature? The Github markdown documentation for tables does not describe how this is done.

For example, this table has row striping:

The corresponding markdown is:

Key|Value
---|-----
A|B
C|D
E|F
G|H

This question is different from this question which talks about applying colors in markdown. This question relates specifically to the alternating row highlighting in tables.

Possible duplicate of [How to apply Color in markdown](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35465557/how-to-apply-color-in-markdown) — Waylan, May 12 '18 at 02:06
Looking at the css, there is only one rule that sets `.markdown-body table tr:nth-child(2n){ background-color:#f6f8fa }` and nothing else that could possibly overwrite it. So I'd say it's a no-go. — Kaiido, May 12 '18 at 10:51

score 14 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '20 at 09:07

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It's not possible with CSS, but there is a workaround. Just add an empty row between your rows.

<tr></tr>

answered Sep 23 '20 at 09:07

David Peters

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So hacky, but I love it. – Adam_G Oct 24 '21 at 23:13
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1 trillion IQ.. – Lucas Vazquez Feb 22 '22 at 14:50
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Can you give an example? If I put `` in my markdown formatted table, the table outputs until `` and then no output. – Timo Dec 25 '22 at 11:32
I'd love an example too. I'm not sure where to insert ``. When I add the `tr` between rows it cuts out all of the rows below the `tr`. – AdamHurwitz May 22 '23 at 15:11

binhex · Answer 2 · 2023-08-15T12:43:44.440

As you both asked for a example, here is snippet from a table i am constructing, note the <tr></tr>, this disables zebra striping.

| Description | YAML Path | Type | Values | Example |
| :---------- | :-------- | :--- | :----- | :------ |
| Absolute path to existing media | general/library | String | N/A | `library_path: '/media'` <tr></tr> |
| Daemonised mode | general/daemon_mode | String | 'foreground'\|'background' | `daemon_mode: 'foreground'` <tr></tr> |

Disable zebra striping in Github table markdown

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