I am utilizing anchor elements within an HTML table and aiming to incorporate some spacing at the top of the viewport. I have discovered that by placing the anchor inside a dummy DIV element within the TD, I can achieve this. However, my goal is also to highlight the target table row.
Is there a way to accomplish this without relying on JavaScript?
I've experimented with various solutions sourced from HTML position:fixed page header and in-page anchors, but none of them seem to work well within HTML tables.
Below is a brief working example:
- The "D" anchor highlights correctly but has issues with positioning.
- The "E" anchor positions properly but lacks highlighting.
tr:target {
color: #ee4444;
position: relative;
top: -40px;
}
div:target {
color: #ee4444;
position: relative;
top: -40px;
}<a href="#D">go to D</a> <a href="#E">go to E</a>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>1932 ITU/ICAN Phonetic</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>A</td>
<td>Amsterdam</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>B</td>
<td>Baltimore</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>Casablanca</td>
</tr>
<tr id="D">
<td>D</td>
<td>Denmark</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="E"></div>E</td>
<td>Edison</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>Florida</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>Gallipoli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>H</td>
<td>Havana</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I</td>
<td>Italia</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>J</td>
<td>Jerusalem</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>K</td>
<td>Kilogramme</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>L</td>
<td>Liverpool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>M</td>
<td>Madagascar</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>N</td>
<td>New York</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>O</td>
<td>Oslo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>P</td>
<td>Paris</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Q</td>
<td>Quebec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>R</td>
<td>Roma</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>S</td>
<td>Santiago</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>T</td>
<td>Tripoli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>U</td>
<td>Upsala</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>V</td>
<td>Valencia</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>W</td>
<td>Washington</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>X</td>
<td>Xanthippe</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Y</td>
<td>Yokohama</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Z</td>
<td>Zurich</td>
</tr>
</table>