How to Create: Sidebar Navigation Buttons
- Previous Page Canvas Outside Menu
- Next Page Sidebar with Icons
Learn how to use CSS to create hoverable sidebar navigation buttons.
How to Create Hoverable Sidebar Navigation
Step 1 - Add HTML:
<div id="mySidenav" class="sidenav"> <a href="#" id="about">About</a> <a href="#" id="blog">Blog</a> <a href="#" id="projects">Projects</a> <a href="#" id="contact">Contact</a> </div>
Step 2 - Add CSS:
/* Set the style for links within the side navigation */ #mySidenav a { position: absolute; /* Position them relative to the browser window */ left: -80px; /* Position them outside the screen */ transition: 0.3s; /* Add a transition effect when hovered */ padding: 15px; /* 15px padding */ width: 100px; /* Set specific width */ text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline */ font-size: 20px; /* Increase font size */ color: white; /* Set text color to white */ border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0; /* rounded corners at the top right and bottom right */ } #mySidenav a:hover { left: 0; /* Make the element display as it should when hovered */ } /* about link: 20px from the top, green background */ #about { top: 20px; background-color: #04AA6D; } #blog { top: 80px; background-color: #2196F3; /* blue */ } #projects { top: 140px; background-color: #f44336; /* red */ } #contact { top: 200px; background-color: #555 /* light black */ }
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Tutorial:CSS Navigation Bar
- Previous Page Canvas Outside Menu
- Next Page Sidebar with Icons