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CSS Dropdowns

CSS Dropdowns

In this tutorial, you will learn-

CSS Dropdowns

CSS Dropdowns: Create a hoverable dropdown with CSS.

Basic Dropdown

Create a dropdown box that seems when the user moves the mouse over an element.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  min-width: 160px;
  box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  padding: 12px 16px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
  display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Hoverable Dropdown</h2>
<p>Move the mouse over the text below to open the dropdown content.</p>

<div class="dropdown">
  <span>Mouse over me</span>
  <div class="dropdown-content">
  <p>Hello World!</p>
  </div>
</div>

</body>
</html>

Example Explained

HTML) Use any element to open the dropdown content, for example a <span>, or a <button> element.

Use a container element (like <div>) to create the dropdown content and add whatever you want within it.

Wrap a <div> element around the elements to position the dropdown content correctly with CSS.

CSS) The .dropdown class uses position:relative, which is required when we want the dropdown content to be placed directly beneath the dropdown button (using position:absolute).

The .dropdown-content class holds the actual dropdown content. It is hidden by default, and will be shown on hover (see underneath). Note the min-width is set to 160px. Feel free to change this. Tip: If you want the width of the dropdown content to be just about as wide as the dropdown button, set the width to 100% (and overflow:auto to enable scroll on small screens).

Rather than using a border, we have used the CSS box-shadow property to make the dropdown menu look like a “card”.

The :hover selector is used to show the dropdown menu when the user moves the mouse over the dropdown button.


Dropdown Menu

Create a dropdown menu that allows the user to choose an option from a list:

Dropdown Menu

Move the mouse over the button to open the dropdown menu.

Note: We use href=”#” for test links. In a real web site this would be URLs.

This example is like the previous one, except that, we add links inside the dropdown box and style them to fit a styled dropdown button:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropbtn {
  background-color: #2f079b;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  min-width: 160px;
  box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  z-index: 1;
}

.dropdown-content a {
  color: black;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
}

.dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
  display: block;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
  background-color: #3e8e41;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Dropdown Menu</h2>
<p>Move the mouse over the button to open the dropdown menu.</p>

<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
  <div class="dropdown-content">
  <a href="#">Link 1</a>
  <a href="#">Link 2</a>
  <a href="#">Link 3</a>
  </div>
</div>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> We use href="#" for test links. In a real web site this would be URLs.</p>

</body>
</html>

Right-aligned Dropdown Content

Aligned Dropdown Content

Determine whether the dropdown content should go from left to right or right to left with the left and right properties.

If you want the dropdown menu to go from right to left, rather than left to right, add right: 0;

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropbtn {
  background-color: #2f079b;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  min-width: 160px;
  box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  z-index: 1;
}

.dropdown-content a {
  color: black;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
}

.dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1;}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
  display: block;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
  background-color: #3e8e41;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Aligned Dropdown Content</h2>
<p>Determine whether the dropdown content should go from left to right or right to left with the left and right properties.</p>

<div class="dropdown" style="float:left;">
  <button class="dropbtn">Left</button>
  <div class="dropdown-content" style="left:0;">
  <a href="#">Link 1</a>
  <a href="#">Link 2</a>
  <a href="#">Link 3</a>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="dropdown" style="float:right;">
  <button class="dropbtn">Right</button>
  <div class="dropdown-content">
  <a href="#">Link 1</a>
  <a href="#">Link 2</a>
  <a href="#">Link 3</a>
  </div>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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