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layout: post
title: Please Make Your Table Headings Sticky
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I often stumble upon large data sets or table layouts across the web. When these tables contain hundreds of rows of content, things become problematic once you start to scroll...
<video width="100%" controls>
<source src="/public/videos/not-fixed-header-tables.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Look at that table header disappear! Now, if I scroll all the way down to item #300 (for example) will I remember what each column's data is associated with? If this is my first time looking at this table - probably not. Luckily we can fix this (no pun intended!) with a tiny amount of CSS.
## Sticky Header
Check it out:
<video width="100%" controls>
<source src="/public/videos/fixed-header-tables.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Pretty awesome, right? It might look like magic but it's actually very easy to implement. You only need to add 2 CSS properties on your `thead`:
```css
position: sticky;
top: 0;
```
That's it! Best of all, `sticky` has [~96% global support](https://caniuse.com/?search=sticky) which means this isn't some "bleeding-edge" property and can safely support a ton of browsers. Not to mention the improved experience for your end-users!
You can view a live demo of this table on the [CodePen example pen](https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/bGZyJBj).
If you found this interesting, feel free to check out my other table-focused post: [Making Tables Responsive With Minimal CSS](https://btxx.org/posts/tables/)
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