In this tutorial we will see how to create Simple Dropdown Menu Using HTML and CSS. CSS position property and :hover selector is used for this purpose.
Table of Contents
HTML Code
Simple HTML Code is given below, In this code we have a main ul tag which has four list items, while the second list item contain another ul tag which has four more list items.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Simple Dropdown Menu Using HTML and CSS</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Languages ▾</a>
<ul class="dropdown">
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
CSS Code
CSS code is given below, In this code CSS position property is used, with the values relative and absolute. CSS :hover selector is also used to change the background-color of anchor tags and display properties of inner ul tag.
* {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-family: monospace;
}
ul {
list-style: none;
background: #22438C;
}
ul li {
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
}
ul li a {
display: block;
padding: 20px 25px;
color: #FFF;
text-decoration: none;
text-align: center;
font-size: 20px;
}
ul li ul.dropdown li {
display: block;
}
ul li ul.dropdown {
width: 100%;
background: #22438C;
position: absolute;
z-index: 999;
display: none;
}
ul li a:hover {
background: #112C66;
}
ul li:hover ul.dropdown {
display: block;
}
Demo
Video Tutorial
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