How TO - Subnav
Learn how to create a subnavigation menu with CSS.
Subnav
Try it Yourself »Create A Subnav
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 navigation menu -->
<div class="navbar">
<a href="#home">Home</a>
<div class="subnav">
<button class="subnavbtn">About <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></button>
<div class="subnav-content">
<a href="#company">Company</a>
<a href="#team">Team</a>
<a href="#careers">Careers</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="subnav">
<button class="subnavbtn">Services
<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></button>
<div class="subnav-content">
<a href="#bring">Bring</a>
<a href="#deliver">Deliver</a>
<a href="#package">Package</a>
<a href="#express">Express</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="subnav">
<button class="subnavbtn">Partners
<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></button>
<div class="subnav-content">
<a href="#link1">Link
1</a>
<a href="#link2">Link 2</a>
<a href="#link3">Link 3</a>
<a href="#link4">Link
4</a>
</div>
</div>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</div>
Example Explained
Use any element to open the subnav/dropdown menu, e.g. a <button>, <a> or <p> element.
Use a container element (like <div>) to create the subnav menu and add the subnav links inside it.
Wrap a <div> element around the button and the <div> to position the subnav menu correctly with CSS.
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* The navigation menu */
.navbar
{
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
}
/* Navigation links */
.navbar a {
float: left;
font-size: 16px;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* The
subnavigation menu */
.subnav {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* Subnav button */
.subnav .subnavbtn {
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
outline: none;
color: white;
padding: 14px 16px;
background-color: inherit;
font-family: inherit;
margin: 0;
}
/* Add a red background
color to navigation links on hover */
.navbar a:hover, .subnav:hover .subnavbtn {
background-color: red;
}
/* Style the subnav content - positioned absolute */
.subnav-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
background-color: red;
width: 100%;
z-index: 1;
}
/* Style the subnav links */
.subnav-content
a {
float: left;
color: white;
text-decoration:
none;
}
/* Add a grey background color on hover */
.subnav-content
a:hover {
background-color: #eee;
color: black;
}
/* When you move the mouse over the subnav container, open the subnav
content */
.subnav:hover
.subnav-content {
display: block;
}
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