How do I set the table cell widths to minimum except last column?

Question

I have a table with 100% width. If I put s in it, they get spread out with equal length columns. However, I want all the columns except last to have a

Answer 1

You can set fix width by placing div tag inside td

table {
    border: 1px solid green;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    width:100%;
}

table td {
    border: 1px solid green;
}

table td:nth-child(1) {
  width: 1%;
}

table td:nth-child(1) div {
  width: 300px;
}

    

        
element1 element1 element1 element1 element1 element1 
        
data
        
junk here
        
last column
    
    

        
element2
        
data
        
junk here
        
last column
    
    

        
element3
        
data
        
junk here
        
last column
    

https://jsfiddle.net/8bf17o1v/