# Share a Pandas DataFrame as HTML — `to_html()` Is a Fragment, Not a Page
Canonical: https://commareports.com/share-pandas-dataframe-html
Published: 2026-08-28
> `df.to_html()` writes a bare with no and no CSS. What to send instead, how to keep the formatting with Styler, and how to turn the table into a link people can comment on.
# Share a pandas DataFrame as HTML
The table is right there in the notebook and someone wants it. The
export step has one trap in it.
## `to_html()` gives you a fragment
```python
df.to_html("table.html")
```
That writes exactly this:
```html
```
No ``, no ``, no CSS. Browsers are forgiving enough to
render it, which is why the result looks like an unstyled table rather
than an error — and why it looks nothing like what you saw in the
notebook.
## `Styler` gives you a page
```python
styled = (
df.style
.format({"revenue": "${:,.0f}", "margin": "{:.1%}"})
.background_gradient(subset=["margin"], cmap="RdYlGn")
.hide(axis="index")
)
styled.to_html("table.html", doctype_html=True)
```
`Styler.to_html()` emits the generated `