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<h1 class="intro">Testing fixed table header</h1>
<p class="intro"><strong>Very Jumpy in IE11 - I wouldn't use this method</strong></p>
<div class="page">

  <div class="table-con" id="table">
    <table class="data-table">
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th></th>
          <th>Header 1</th>
          <th>Header 2</th>
          <th>Header 3</th>
          <th>Header 4</th>
          <th>Header 5</th>
          <th>Header 6</th>
          <th>Header 7</th>
          <th>Header 8</th>
          <th>Header 9</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>

          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>

          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td></td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256 Data - 1256 Data - 1256</td>
          <td>Data - 1256</td>
          <td>1256</td>
          <td>125</td>
          <td>Data - abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>abc</td>
          <td>ABCDE</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </div>
</div>
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html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
*,
*:before,
*:after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
}

body {
  background: grey;
  font-family: sans-serif;
}
.intro{text-align:center;}
.page {
  background: white;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.table-con {
  overflow: auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  height: 500px;
  position: relative;
}

table.data-table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
  width: 1500px; /* for testing only */
}

.data-table thead th:first-child {
  width: 20px;
  padding: 0;
}

.data-table th {
  text-align: left;
  /*transition:transform .5s ease;*/
}

.data-table thead {
  background: white;
  border-bottom: 5px solid red;
}
.data-table tbody td {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;
}
.data-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) td:not(:first-child) {
  background: yellow;
}
.data-table tbody td:first-child {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
}
.data-table th,
.data-table td {
  padding: 10px 5px;
}

.data-table thead th {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  position: -webkit-sticky;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
}

/* check for position:sticky support */
detect {
  display: none;
}
@supports (position: sticky) or (position: -webkit-sticky) {
  detect {
    display: block;
  }
}

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(function() {
  // detect CSS position:sticky support by checking elements display as it is set to block in css supports rule

  var newEl = document.createElement("detect");
  document.body.appendChild(newEl);

  if (getComputedStyle(newEl).getPropertyValue("display") === "none") {
    // only browsers that don't support sticky get this

    document.getElementById("table").addEventListener("scroll", function() {
      var translate = "translate(0," + this.scrollTop + "px)";
      var myElements = this.querySelectorAll("thead th");
      for (var i = 0; i < myElements.length; i++) {
        myElements[i].style.transform = translate;
      }
    });
    // endif
  }
})();

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