# CSS - Toughest Question Ever | Frozen Table Headers

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-toughest-question-ever-frozen-table-headers/209204>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [December 6, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-toughest-question-ever-frozen-table-headers/209204 "2006-12-06T19:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![jjmancini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jjmancini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjmancini)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-toughest-question-ever-frozen-table-headers/209204/1 "2006-12-06T19:46:11Z")

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Hey Everyone!

I need some help, I have really been struggling with this one. I have a table that cannot be changed, in other words, no adding \<theads\> or id’s or classes, I need to get a frozen header with just the existing code, and CSS skillz. Here is the table layout:

```auto
<table class="Grid">
  <tr>
    <th scope="col">Data1</th>
    <th scope="col">Data2</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>1.1</td>
    <td>1.2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>2.1</td>
    <td>2.2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>3.1</td>
    <td>3.2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>4.1</td>
    <td>4.2</td>
  </tr>
</table>

```

So here is the idea of the frozen header and how it works:  
[http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/TS/html401/cp1001/1001-THEAD-TBODY-TFOOT-OVERFLOW.html](http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/TS/html401/cp1001/1001-THEAD-TBODY-TFOOT-OVERFLOW.html)

How can I get that effect, using the table code above, and any CSS. Thanks!!! HUGE kudos to whoever can help me figure it out.

J.J.