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10 Best JavaScript Plugins For Sticky Table Header (2026 Update)

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Having a sticky table header is essential to providing a great user experience for large HTML tables that contain large size of data.

With a sticky table header plugin, you can make the table header (typically <thead> element) fixed on the top of the page (or its parent container) when scrolling down.

Here is a list of 10 best and open-source Vanilla JavaScript & jQuery Plugins to fix the position of the table header and make it always visible while scrolling.

Originally Published Oct 07 2020, updated Jan 31 2026

Table of contents:

Best jQuery Sticky Table Header Plugins

jQuery Plugin For Fixed Table Header, Footer and Columns - TableHeadFixer

A lightweight jQuery plugin used to fix table headers/footers and or specified table columns while scrolling table vertically or horizontally.

jQuery Plugin For Fixed Table Header, Footer and Columns - TableHeadFixer

[Demo] [Download]

jQuery Plugin For Sticky Table Headers And Columns - RWD Freeze Table

A powerful yet easy-to-use jQuery plugin to make table columns and/or headers stay in place when scrolling.

jQuery Plugin For Sticky Table Headers And Columns - RWD Freeze Table

Features:

  • Sticks table headers to the top when scrolling down.
  • Sticks table columns to the left when the table width is greater than the container width.
  • Custom styles for the sticky table headers and columns.
  • Supports dynamic table content.

[Demo] [Download]

Create Tables With Fixed Headers, Footers, And Columns - jQuery Fixedheadertable.js

A tiny jQuery plugin developed to create HTML tables with fixed headers, footers, and columns.

With this plugin, you have the ability to scroll through the contents of the table, but always be able to see the header on the top (footer on the bottom, specified column on the left).

Create Tables With Fixed Headers, Footers, And Columns - jQuery Fixedheadertable.js

[Demo] [Download]

jQuery Plugin To Freeze Table Columns And/Or Rows On Scroll

Yet another jQuery plugin that allows freezing of a given number of rows and columns in your html table just like the Excel spreadsheet.

Both rows and columns can be frozen. Rows to be frozen should be placed in 'thead' (whole frozen header). You can freeze rows and columns combined with colspan or rowspan.

jQuery Plugin To Freeze Table Columns And/Or Rows On Scroll

[Demo] [Download]

Simple jQuery Sticky Table Header - oyoTableHeader

A lightweight jQuery plugin that turns static thead elements in long HTML tables into fixed headers that stay visible as users scroll.

This plugin clones your existing table header, positions it fixed, and cleverly manages its visibility and dimensions as you scroll.

It automatically shows the sticky header when needed and hides it once the original table scrolls completely out of view.

Simple jQuery Sticky Table Header - oyoTableHeader

[Demo] [Download]

Best Vanilla JS Sticky Table Header Libraries

Fix Table Header And Column In Pure JavaScript – fixed-table

A small and very easy-to-use JavaScript plugin that makes the header and first column of your HTML table sticky on horizontal and vertical scroll.

Fix Table Header And Column In Pure JavaScript – fixed-table

[Demo] [Download]

Freeze Table Rows And Columns With JavaScript – GridViewScroll.js

An easy-to-use JavaScript plugin which makes any number of table columns and rows to be fixed in place as you scroll.

Freeze Table Rows And Columns With JavaScript – GridViewScroll.js

[Demo] [Download]

Create Sticky Table Headers Using JavaScript – sticky-table.js

This sticky table header library supports all screen sizes. Table headers that stick to the top of your table as a user scrolls down. This library is for both desktop and mobile, it uses your content to calculate height so the headers can be shown correctly on all screen sizes.

Create Sticky Table Headers Using JavaScript – sticky-table.js

[Demo] [Download]

JavaScript Library For Fixed Table Rows And Columns – fixed_table.js

A pure JavaScript library that makes your large table scrollable with fixed rows and columns.

JavaScript Library For Fixed Table Rows And Columns – fixed_table.js

[Demo] [Download]

Lightweight JavaScript Library For Sticky Table Header – lrStickyHeader

An easy and lightweight JavaScript library that makes you table’s thead stick to the top of the webpage when scrolling down.

Lightweight JavaScript Library For Sticky Table Header – lrStickyHeader

[Demo] [Download]

More Resources:

Seeking more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create sticky header in HTML tables? See jQuery Sticky Table Header and JavaScript Sticky Table Header sections for more details.

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