How TO - Icon Bar
Learn how to create icon bars with CSS.
How To Create an Icon Bar
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Add icon library -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<div class="icon-bar">
<a class="active" href="#"><i
class="fa fa-home"></i></a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a>
<a href="#"><i
class="fa fa-globe"></i></a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></a>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Vertical Example
.icon-bar {
width:
90px; /* Set a specific width */
background-color: #555; /* Dark-grey background */
}
.icon-bar a {
display: block; /* Make the links appear below each other instead of
side-by-side */
text-align: center; /* Center-align text
*/
padding: 16px; /* Add some padding */
transition: all 0.3s ease;
/* Add transition for hover effects */
color: white; /* White text color */
font-size: 36px; /*
Increased font-size */
}
.icon-bar a:hover {
background-color: #000; /* Add a hover
color */
}
.active {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Add an active/current color */
}
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Horizontal Example
.icon-bar {
width: 100%; /* Full-width */
background-color: #555;
/* Dark-grey background */
overflow: auto; /* Overflow due to float */
}
.icon-bar a {
float: left; /* Float links side by side */
text-align:
center; /* Center-align text */
width: 20%; /* Equal width (5 icons with 20% width each = 100%) */
padding: 12px 0;
/* Some top and bottom padding */
transition: all 0.3s ease;
/* Add transition for hover effects */
color: white; /* White text color */
font-size: 36px; /*
Increased font size */
}
.icon-bar a:hover {
background-color: #000; /* Add a hover color */
}
.active {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Add an active/current color */
}
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Related Pages
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.
Tip: Go to our Icons Tutorial to learn more about icons.
