Elastic table width fixed column and header

Question

I need a table with scroll just on tbody but elastic at the same time (100% of window or container).

Basically, I need a table with a frozen header and last column too

Could someone help me make the table in this JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/Ln8opp3v/ ) elastic?

 .fixed_headers { width: 750px; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; } .fixed_headers th { text-decoration: underline; } .fixed_headers th, .fixed_headers td { padding: 5px; text-align: left; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(1), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(1) { min-width: 200px; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(2), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(2) { min-width: 200px; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(3), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(3) { width: 350px; } .fixed_headers thead { background-color: #333; color: #FDFDFD; } .fixed_headers thead tr { display: block; position: relative; } .fixed_headers tbody { display: block; overflow: auto; width: 100%; height: 300px; } .fixed_headers tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: #DDD; } .old_ie_wrapper { height: 300px; width: 750px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: auto; } .old_ie_wrapper tbody { height: auto; } 

 <!-- IE < 10 does not like giving a tbody a height. The workaround here applies the scrolling to a wrapped <div>. --> <!--[if lte IE 9]> <div class="old_ie_wrapper"> <!--<![endif]--> <table class="fixed_headers"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Color</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Apple</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pear</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grape</td> <td>Purple / Green</td> <td>These are purple and green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Orange</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Banana</td> <td>Yellow</td> <td>These are yellow.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kiwi</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plum</td> <td>Purple</td> <td>These are Purple</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Watermelon</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tomato</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cherry</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cantelope</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange inside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Honeydew</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green inside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Papaya</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raspberry</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blueberry</td> <td>Blue</td> <td>These are blue.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mango</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Passion Fruit</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if lte IE 9]> </div> <!--<![endif]--> 

Answer 1

I don't understand the purpose of that you're trying to do but you can achieve it with % as well as vw measurements.

Just don't forget that if you want scrollbars, you need to limit width or height. Flexible content will not trigger scrollbars.

 .fixed_headers { width: 750px; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; } .fixed_headers th { text-decoration: underline; } .fixed_headers th, .fixed_headers td { padding: 5px; text-align: left; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(1), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(1) { min-width: 200px; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(2), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(2) { min-width: 200px; } .fixed_headers td:nth-child(3), .fixed_headers th:nth-child(3) { width: 350px; } .fixed_headers thead { background-color: #333; color: #FDFDFD; } .fixed_headers thead tr { display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; } .fixed_headers tbody { display: block; overflow: scroll; width: 100vw; height: 300px; } .fixed_headers tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: #DDD; } .old_ie_wrapper { height: 300px; width: 750px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: auto; } .old_ie_wrapper tbody { height: auto; } 

 <!-- IE < 10 does not like giving a tbody a height. The workaround here applies the scrolling to a wrapped <div>. --> <!--[if lte IE 9]> <div class="old_ie_wrapper"> <!--<![endif]--> <table class="fixed_headers"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Color</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Apple</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pear</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grape</td> <td>Purple / Green</td> <td>These are purple and green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Orange</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Banana</td> <td>Yellow</td> <td>These are yellow.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kiwi</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plum</td> <td>Purple</td> <td>These are Purple</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Watermelon</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tomato</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cherry</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cantelope</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange inside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Honeydew</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green inside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Papaya</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raspberry</td> <td>Red</td> <td>These are red.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blueberry</td> <td>Blue</td> <td>These are blue.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mango</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>These are orange.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Passion Fruit</td> <td>Green</td> <td>These are green.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if lte IE 9]> </div> <!--<![endif]-->