JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.13.4/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/responsive/2.4.1/js/dataTables.responsive.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.13.4/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/responsive/2.4.1/css/responsive.dataTables.min.css">
<table id="example" class="display nowrap" style="width:100%">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>First name</th>
                <th>Last name</th>
                <th>Position</th>
                <th>Office</th>
                <th>Age</th>
                <th>Start date</th>
                <th>Salary</th>
                <th>Extn.</th>
                <th>E-mail</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>Tiger Long Text Hidden by CSS</td>
                <td>Nixon</td>
                <td>System Architect</td>
                <td>Edinburgh</td>
                <td>61</td>
                <td>2011-04-25</td>
                <td>$320,800</td>
                <td>5421</td>
                <td>[email protected]</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

CSS

#example tbody td{
    max-width: 100px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').DataTable(
    { responsive : true
    
    });
    });