This can now be done without JS, just pure CSS. So, anyone trying to do this for modern browsers should look into using position: sticky instead.
Currently, both Edge and Chrome have a bug where position: sticky doesn’t work on thead or tr elements, however it’s possible to use it on th elements, so all you need to do is just add this to your code:
th {
position: sticky;
top: 50px; /* 0px if you don't have a navbar, but something is required */
background: white;
}
Note: you’ll need a background color for them, or you’ll be able to see through the sticky title bar.
This has very good browser support.
Demo with your code (HTML unaltered, above 5 lines of CSS added, all JS removed):
body {
padding-top:50px;
}
table.floatThead-table {
border-top: none;
border-bottom: none;
background-color: #fff;
}
th {
position: sticky;
top: 50px;
background: white;
}<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<!-- Fixed navbar -->
<div class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse"> <span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Project name</a>
</div>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#about">About</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</li>
<li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">Action</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Another action</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Something else here</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
<li><a href="#">Separated link</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">One more separated link</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!--/.nav-collapse -->
</div>
</div>
<!-- Begin page content -->
<div class="container">
<div class="page-header">
<h1>Sticky Table Headers</h1>
</div>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<table class="table table-striped sticky-header">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>#</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Username</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<p class="lead">If the page is tall and all of the table is visible, then it won't stick. Make your viewport short.</p>
<h3>Table 2</h3>
<table class="table table-striped sticky-header">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>#</th>
<th>New Table</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Username</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>