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CSS Dropdowns

CSS Dropdowns

 

Create a hoverable dropdown with CSS.

Demo: Dropdown Examples

Move the mouse over the examples below:

Dropdown Text

Hello World!

 
Other: 
 

 

Basic Dropdown

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

Example


   Mouse over me
 

Example Explained

HTML) Use any element to open the dropdown content, e.g. a , or a

 

Use a container element (like

) to create the dropdown content and add whatever you want inside of it.

 

Wrap a

element around the elements to position the dropdown content correctly with CSS.

 

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

The .dropdown-content class holds the actual dropdown content. It is hidden by default, and will be displayed on hover (see below). 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 as wide as the dropdown button, set the width to 100% (and overflow:auto to enable scroll on small screens).

Instead of 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:

 

 

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

Example




 
 

Right-aligned Dropdown Content

 
 

 

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

Example

.dropdown-content {
  right: 0;
}

More Examples

Dropdown Image

How to add an image and other content inside the dropdown box.

Hover over the image:


Beautiful Cinque Terre

Dropdown Navbar

How to add a dropdown menu inside a navigation bar.

 

 

 
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