How to create: sidebar with icons

How to create a sidebar with icons

Step 1 - Add HTML:

<!-- Load icon library -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Sidebar -->
<div class="sidebar">
  <a href="#home"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-home"></i> Home</a>
  <a href="#services"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-wrench"></i> Services</a>
  <a href="#clients"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-user"></i> Clients</a>
  <a href="#contact"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-envelope"></i> Contact</a>
</div>

Second step - Add CSS:

/* Sidebar styles - full height */
.sidebar {
  height: 100%;
  width: 160px;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #111;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  padding-top: 16px;
{}
/* Set the style for sidebar links */
.sidebar a {
  padding: 6px 8px 6px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #818181;
  display: block;
{}
/* Set the link style when the mouse hovers */
.sidebar a:hover {
  color: #f1f1f1;
{}
/* Styles for main content */
.main {
  margin-left: 160px; /* Same as the width of the sidebar navigation */
  padding: 0px 10px;
{}
/* Add media query for small screens (add smaller padding and font size when screen height is less than 450 pixels) */
@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
  .sidebar {padding-top: 15px;}
  .sidebar a {font-size: 18px;}
{}

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Related pages

Tutorial:CSS navigation bar

Tutorial:How to create icon navigation bar