JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by JonNorman
HTML
<table border="1" id="myTable">
<thead>
<tr><th>col 1</th><th>col 2</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div id="stickItHere1"> </div></td><td><div id="stickItHere2"> </div></td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
CSS
table {width:100px;border:1px solid black}
td {width:50px!important}
tr{height:10px!important}
JavaScript
$(function(){
$("<div>this is the contents of div 1</div>").insertAfter("table").css("position","absolute").offset($("#stickItHere1").offset());
$("<div>this is the contents of div 2</div>").insertAfter("table").css("position","absolute").offset($("#stickItHere2").offset());
});