How TO - Sticky Social Bar
Learn how to create a fixed/sticky social media icon bar with CSS.
How To Create a Fixed Social Bar
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Load font awesome icons -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- The social media icon bar -->
<div class="icon-bar">
<a href="#" class="facebook"><i class="fa
fa-facebook"></i></a>
<a href="#" class="twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
<a href="#" class="google"><i class="fa fa-google"></i></a>
<a href="#" class="linkedin"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
<a
href="#" class="youtube"><i class="fa fa-youtube"></i></a>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* Fixed/sticky icon bar (vertically aligned 50% from the top of the screen)
*/
.icon-bar {
position: fixed;
top: 50%;
-webkit-transform:
translateY(-50%);
-ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
transform: translateY(-50%);
}
/* Style the icon bar links */
.icon-bar a {
display: block;
text-align: center;
padding: 16px;
transition: all 0.3s
ease;
color: white;
font-size: 20px;
}
/* Style
the social media icons with color, if you want */
.icon-bar a:hover {
background-color: #000;
}
.facebook {
background: #3B5998;
color: white;
}
.twitter {
background: #55ACEE;
color: white;
}
.google {
background: #dd4b39;
color: white;
}
.linkedin
{
background: #007bb5;
color: white;
}
.youtube {
background: #bb0000;
color: white;
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: Go to our CSS Position Tutorial to learn more about positioning.
