# Background color HTML datatable cell

**URL:** <https://community.silverfin.com/t/background-color-html-datatable-cell/2415>\
**Category:** Templates\
**Tags:** html, html-table\
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/background-color-html-datatable-cell/2415 "2023-03-16T14:07:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LauraCallewier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@LauraCallewier](https://community.silverfin.com/u/LauraCallewier)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/background-color-html-datatable-cell/2415/1 "2023-03-16T14:07:32Z")

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Hi,

Is there a possibility to set the background color of a single cell (e.g. `<td style="backgroundcolor:blue;"></td>`) in an HTML datatable?

Thank you,  
Laura

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**Author:** ![Romy\_Vermeeren](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.silverfin.com/romy_vermeeren/32/2295_2.png) [@Romy\_Vermeeren](https://community.silverfin.com/u/Romy_Vermeeren)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/background-color-html-datatable-cell/2415/2 "2023-03-20T07:51:03Z")

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Hi @LauraCallewier

Adding a background colour to a cell in an HTML table is currently not possible.  
We do however have this on our backlog as a possible new feature.  
Do you have a specific use-case in mind for which you’d need background colours?

Kind regards,  
Romy