diff --git a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/base.css b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/base.css
index 9d00efa..8e5e37f 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/base.css
+++ b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/base.css
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
     font: inherit;
 }
 
+{{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report :is(td, th) {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+
 {{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-horizontal-scroll {
     overflow-x: auto;
 }
@@ -77,6 +82,11 @@
     max-width: var(--skrubview-max-content-width);
 }
 
+{{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-flex {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+
 
 {{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-card {
     padding: 0;
@@ -116,9 +126,25 @@
 {{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-box {
     border: 1px solid #555555;
     padding: var(--skrubview-tiny);
+    min-width: 1rem;
     max-width: 40rem;
     max-height: 10rem;
     overflow: auto;
+    margin-block-start: var(--skrubview-tiny);
+    margin-block-end: var(--skrubview-tiny);
+}
+
+{{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-table-value-box {
+    max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+{{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-table-value-box[data-shows-placeholder] {
+    color: #777777;
+}
+
+{{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report .skrubview-table-cell[data-is-selected] {
+    background-color: #ffffaa;
+    border: 1px solid black;
 }
 
 {{ report_id_selector }}.skrubview-report :is(.skrubview-ok, .skrubview-warning, .skrubview-critical) {
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-columns.html b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-columns.html
index 1f1c735..fdc2896 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-columns.html
+++ b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-columns.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <div class="skrubview-card-header">
                 <h3>Constant columns</h3>
             </div>
-            <div class="skrubview-wrapper skrubview-text">
+            <div class="skrubview-wrapper">
                 <p>
                 <dl>
                     {% for column in summary.columns %}
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-sample.html b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-sample.html
index bcb96cd..6f2bd9c 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-sample.html
+++ b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-sample.html
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <div class="skrubview-wrapper">
-    <details>
-        <summary><h2>Sample</h2></summary>
+    <details open="">
+        <summary>
+            <h2>Sample</h2>
+        </summary>
         <h3>First 5 rows</h3>
-        <div class="skrubview-horizontal-scroll">
-            {{ summary.head_html | safe }}
-        </div>
+        {% set dataframe = summary.head %}
+        {% set dataframe_id = "{}_head".format(report_id) %}
+        {% include "dataframe-table.html" %}
         <h3>Last 5 rows</h3>
-        <div class="skrubview-horizontal-scroll">
-            {{ summary.tail_html | safe }}
-        </div>
+        {% set dataframe = summary.tail %}
+        {% set dataframe_id = "{}_tail".format(report_id) %}
+        {% include "dataframe-table.html" %}
     </details>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-table.html b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-table.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..590ccbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/dataframe-table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{% set table_id = "{}_table".format(dataframe_id) %}
+
+<div class="skrubview-horizontal-scroll">
+    <table class="pure-table pure-table-striped" id="{{ table_id }}">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                {% for column_name in dataframe.header %}
+                <th>{{ column_name }}</th>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            {% for row in dataframe.data %}
+            <tr>
+                {% for value in row %}
+                <td class="skrubview-table-cell"
+                    data-parent-table-id="{{ table_id }}"
+                    data-cell-value="{{ value.__str__() }}"
+                    data-display-box-id="{{ dataframe_id }}_value_box"
+                    onclick="displayValue(event)">
+                    {%- if value is not none -%}
+                    {{ value | ellide_string_short }}
+                    {%- endif -%}
+                </td>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </tr>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+</div>
+<div class="skrubview-flex">
+    <pre class="skrubview-box skrubview-table-value-box" id="{{ dataframe_id }}_value_box" data-shows-placeholder>
+Select a cell to display its value
+</pre>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/skrubview.js b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/skrubview.js
index 3ff5e3b..f5fe0e9 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_data/templates/skrubview.js
+++ b/src/skrubview/_data/templates/skrubview.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ function updateSelectedColsSnippet(reportId) {
 function clearSelectedCols(reportId) {
     const reportElem = document.getElementById(reportId);
     reportElem.querySelectorAll("input.skrubview-select-column-checkbox[type='checkbox']").forEach(
-        box => {box.checked = false;}
+        box => {
+            box.checked = false;
+        }
     );
     updateSelectedColsSnippet(reportId);
 }
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@ function clearSelectedCols(reportId) {
 function selectAllCols(reportId) {
     const reportElem = document.getElementById(reportId);
     reportElem.querySelectorAll("input.skrubview-select-column-checkbox[type='checkbox']").forEach(
-        box => {box.checked = true;}
+        box => {
+            box.checked = true;
+        }
     );
     updateSelectedColsSnippet(reportId);
 }
@@ -38,8 +42,7 @@ function copyTextToClipboard(elementID) {
     elem.setAttribute("data-is-being-copied", "");
     if (navigator.clipboard) {
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(elem.textContent || "");
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
         const selection = window.getSelection();
         if (selection == null) {
             return;
@@ -56,3 +59,17 @@ function copyTextToClipboard(elementID) {
         elem.removeAttribute("data-is-being-copied");
     }, 200);
 }
+
+function displayValue(event) {
+    const elem = event.target;
+    const table = document.getElementById(elem.dataset.parentTableId);
+    table.querySelectorAll(".skrubview-table-cell").forEach(cell => {
+        cell.removeAttribute("data-is-selected");
+    });
+    elem.setAttribute("data-is-selected", "");
+    const data = elem.dataset.cellValue;
+    const displayBoxId = elem.dataset.displayBoxId;
+    const displayBox = document.getElementById(displayBoxId);
+    displayBox.removeAttribute("data-shows-placeholder");
+    displayBox.textContent = data;
+}
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_html.py b/src/skrubview/_html.py
index f76f589..fd5ccde 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_html.py
+++ b/src/skrubview/_html.py
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ def _get_jinja_env():
         ),
         autoescape=True,
     )
-    env.filters["format_number"] = _utils.format_number
-    env.filters["format_percent"] = _utils.format_percent
-    env.filters["svg_to_img_src"] = _utils.svg_to_img_src
+    for function_name in [
+        "format_number",
+        "format_percent",
+        "svg_to_img_src",
+        "ellide_string_short",
+        "ellide_string",
+    ]:
+        env.filters[function_name] = getattr(_utils, function_name)
     return env
 
 
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_plotting.py b/src/skrubview/_plotting.py
index 033428d..853dcd9 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_plotting.py
+++ b/src/skrubview/_plotting.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def line(x_col, y_col):
 
 
 def value_counts(value_counts, n_unique, color=COLOR_0):
-    values = [_utils.ellide_string(s, 30) for s in value_counts.keys()][::-1]
+    values = [_utils.ellide_string_short(s) for s in value_counts.keys()][::-1]
     counts = list(value_counts.values())[::-1]
     height = 0.2 * (len(value_counts) + 1.1)
     if n_unique > len(value_counts):
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_summarize.py b/src/skrubview/_summarize.py
index 4916928..e0b15b2 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_summarize.py
+++ b/src/skrubview/_summarize.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def summarize_dataframe(
         "n_rows": int(shape[0]),
         "n_columns": int(shape[1]),
         "columns": [],
-        "head_html": _utils.to_html(df.slice_rows(0, 5, 1)),
-        "tail_html": _utils.to_html(df.slice_rows(-5, None, 1)),
+        "head": _utils.to_row_list(df.slice_rows(0, 5, 1)),
+        "tail": _utils.to_row_list(df.slice_rows(-5, None, 1)),
         "first_row_dict": _utils.first_row_dict(df),
     }
     if title is not None:
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ def _add_numeric_summary(summary, column, with_plots, order_by_column):
         return
     if not summary["high_cardinality"]:
         return
-    summary["standard_deviation"] = float(column.std())
+    std = column.std().scalar
+    summary["standard_deviation"] = float("nan") if std is None else float(std)
     summary["mean"] = float(column.mean())
     quantiles = _utils.quantiles(column)
     if quantiles[0.0] == quantiles[1.0]:
diff --git a/src/skrubview/_utils.py b/src/skrubview/_utils.py
index a411769..f8df375 100644
--- a/src/skrubview/_utils.py
+++ b/src/skrubview/_utils.py
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ def first_row_dict(dataframe):
     return {c: first_row.col(c).to_array().tolist()[0] for c in first_row.column_names}
 
 
+def to_row_list(dataframe):
+    columns = dataframe.dataframe.to_dict()
+    rows = []
+    for row_idx in range(dataframe.shape()[0]):
+        rows.append([col[row_idx] for col in columns.values()])
+    return {"header": list(columns.keys()), "data": rows}
+
+
 def value_counts(column, high_cardinality_threshold):
     series = column.column
     value_counts = series.value_counts()
@@ -99,11 +107,14 @@ def ellide_string(s, max_len=100):
         return s
     if len(s) <= max_len:
         return s
-    if max_len > 30:
+    if 30 <= max_len:
         truncated = len(s) - max_len
         return s[: (max_len - 30)] + f"[… {truncated} more chars]"
     return s[:max_len] + "…"
 
+def ellide_string_short(s):
+    return ellide_string(s, 29)
+
 
 def format_number(number):
     if not isinstance(number, float):
@@ -116,6 +127,7 @@ def format_percent(proportion):
         return "< 0.1%"
     return f"{proportion:0.1%}"
 
+
 def svg_to_img_src(svg):
     encoded_svg = base64.b64encode(svg.encode("UTF-8")).decode("UTF-8")
     return f"data:image/svg+xml;base64,{encoded_svg}"