How TO - Responsive Header
Learn how to create a responsive header with CSS.
Responsive Header
Change the design of the header depending on the screen size. Resize the browser window to see the effect.
Create A Responsive Header
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<div class="header">
<a href="#default" class="logo">CompanyLogo</a>
<div class="header-right">
<a class="active" href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
</div>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* Style the header with a grey background and some padding */
.header {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
padding: 20px
10px;
}
/* Style the header links */
.header a {
float:
left;
color: black;
text-align: center;
padding:
12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 25px;
border-radius: 4px;
}
/* Style the logo
link (notice that we set the same value of line-height and font-size to
prevent the header to increase when the font gets bigger */
.header a.logo
{
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: bold;
}
/*
Change the background color on mouse-over */
.header a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/* Style the
active/current link*/
.header a.active {
background-color: dodgerblue;
color: white;
}
/* Float the
link section to the right */
.header-right {
float: right;
}
/* Add media queries for responsiveness - when the
screen is 500px wide or less, stack the links on top of each other */
@media screen and (max-width: 500px) {
.header a {
float: none;
display:
block;
text-align: left;
}
.header-right {
float: none;
}
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.
