JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Keith Jeter

HTML

<div id="table-scroll" class="table-scroll">
  <div class="table-wrap">
    <table class="main-table">
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side" scope="col">&nbsp;</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 2</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 3</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 4</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 5</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 6</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 7</th>
          <th scope="col">Header 8</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side">Left Column</th>
          <td>Cell content<br>
            test</td>
          <td><a href="#">Cell content longer</a></td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side">Left Column</th>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content longer</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side">Left Column</th>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content longer</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side">Left Column</th>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content longer</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th class="fixed-side">Left Column</th>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content longer</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell content</td>
          <td>Cell...

CSS

.table-scroll {
	position:relative;
	max-width:600px;
	margin:auto;
	overflow:hidden;
	border:1px solid #000;
}
.table-wrap {
	width:100%;
	overflow:auto;
}
.table-scroll table {
	width:100%;
	margin:auto;
	border-collapse:separate;
	border-spacing:0;
}
.table-scroll th, .table-scroll td {
	padding:5px 10px;
	border:1px solid #000;
	background:#fff;
	white-space:nowrap;
	vertical-align:top;
}
.table-scroll thead, .table-scroll tfoot {
	background:#f9f9f9;
}
.clone {
	position:absolute;
	top:0;
	left:0;
	pointer-events:none;
}
.clone th, .clone td {
	visibility:hidden
}
.clone td, .clone th {
	border-color:transparent
}
.clone tbody th {
	visibility:visible;
	color:red;
}
.clone .fixed-side {
	border:1px solid #000;
	background:#eee;
	visibility:visible;
}
.clone thead, .clone tfoot{background:transparent;}

JavaScript

// requires jquery library
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   jQuery(".main-table").clone(true).appendTo('#table-scroll').addClass('clone');   
 });