LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 5, 2021
How to create dropdown navigation bar with CSS?
The dropdown menu has a list of items that can be chosen with a click. We can create a dropdown by using HTML elements and CSS. So, let's learn to create a dropdown.
Creating a dropdown
The dropdown can be created using <div> container and the <button> tag to toggle the dropdown. The <a> tag is used to create the list of links inside a <div>.
- Use
position:absolute to the dropdown menu and position:relative to the dropdown content so that dropdown is placed below the button.
- Use
box-shadow property to customize dropdown like a card.
- Use
:hover class to open show the menu when the user places the mouse over it.
- The dropdown menu is hidden by default using
display:none.
Example: Creating a dropdown using CSS
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML</title>
<style>
.dropdown-btn {
background-color: #df4356;
color: black;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 20px;
border: none;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-menu {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: white;
min-width: 150px;
box-shadow: 5px 16px 16px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-menu a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown-menu a:hover {
background-color: #cccccc;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2> Dropdown</h2>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dropdown-btn">Dropdown</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output
Here is the output of the above program.
Example: Adding dropdown in the navigation bar
We can also create a dropdown within the navbar.
Conclusion
We can create a dropdown using CSS. We added CSS :hover class to show the dropdown contents. We can create a dropdown within the navbar using CSS properties.
