Best SEO for table in mobile view

[Ann64]

I'm wondering what the best way to present a table for mobile view in terms of SEO?

It's a complicated table (not simple rows & columns but also col spans) which doesn't work with any responsive techniques I can find.

I can offer different content for desktop / mobile so desktop is OK. But what's the best way forward with Google for mobile? I could offer a jpg or simply an explanation to revisit the page on desktop, but neither of those options  seem particularly Google-friendly?

[KristinaKledzik]

I would try to keep the same data, but organize it in a way that looks good on a screen the width of a mobile phone. HTML tables render the same way on a phone as they do on a desktop, they're just more likely to get smooshed.

I recommend playing around with your HTML using Google Chrome's Inspect option, and changing your device to a relatively small smartphone. Then build a table that looks good there.

If your table has too many columns, I'd recommend dividing the table into multiple tables, so you have the same data but in fewer columns for each table.

Good luck!

Kristina