HTML table last td to take remaining width

Question

I have a table with one TR and 2 TD\'s. I want the first TD to adjust width automatically depending on its content, and the second TD to use up the remainder of the width.

Answer 1

You can give the first td a small width, e.g. 1px, with white-space: nowrap;

table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}
td {
  border: 1px solid red;
}
td:first-child {
  width: 1px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

  

    
short content
    
long content
  

Or, give the last td a large width, e.g. 100%.

table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}
td {
  border: 1px solid red;
}
td:first-child {
  white-space: nowrap;
}
td:last-child {
  width: 100%;
}

  

    
short content
    
long content