Dropdowns 1
The basics of a dropdown menu.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Dropdowns 1: Basic, single level</title>
<style>
body {
font: 15px arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
background: #333;
color: #fff;
}
a {
color: #06c;
}
ul { /* all lists... */
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
background: #fff;
}
li { /* all list items... */
display: inline; /* set the list items left-to-right */
position: relative; /* set the origin for child boxes to be positioned from */
}
ul ul { /* lists within lists... */
position: absolute; /* place them over the top of everything */
left: 0; /* align them to the left of the parent list item - necessary for some older browsers */
top: 100%; /* align them to the bottom of the parent list item - again only necessary for older browsers */
display: none; /* hide 'em */
}
li:hover ul { /* when list items are hovered over, do this to lists contained within them... */
display: block; /* show 'em */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="">Birds</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="">Ratites</a></li>
<li><a href="">Fowl</a></li>
<li><a href="">Neoaves</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="">Mammals</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="">Monotremes</a></li>
<li><a href="">Marsupials</a></li>
<li><a href="">Placentals</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="">Reptiles</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="">Lizards and snakes</a></li>
<li><a href="">Tortoises and turtles</a></li>
<li><a href="">Crocodilians</a></li>
<li><a href="">Tuatara</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="">Amphibians</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="">Frogs and toads</a></li>
<li><a href="">Salamanders and newts</a></li>
<li><a href="">Caecilians</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The basics of a CSS dropdown menu. View source for in-line comments or read the HTML Dog <a href="/techniques/dropdowns/">Dropdowns technique article</a> for more information.</p>
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</body>
</html>