How TO - Mobile Navigation Menu
Learn how to create a top navigation menu for smartphones / tablets with CSS and JavaScript.
Mobile Navigation Bar
Create A Mobile Navigation Menu
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Load an icon library to show a hamburger menu (bars) on small screens -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Top Navigation Menu -->
<div class="topnav">
<a href="#home"
class="active">Logo</a>
<!-- Navigation links (hidden by default)
-->
<div id="myLinks">
<a href="#news">News</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
</div>
<!-- "Hamburger menu" / "Bar icon" to toggle the navigation
links -->
<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="icon" onclick="myFunction()">
<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
</a>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* Style the navigation menu */
.topnav {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
position: relative;
}
/* Hide the
links inside the navigation menu (except for logo/home) */
.topnav #myLinks {
display: none;
}
/* Style navigation menu links */
.topnav a {
color: white;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size:
17px;
display: block;
}
/* Style the hamburger menu */
.topnav a.icon {
background: black;
display: block;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
top: 0;
}
/* Add a grey background color on
mouse-over */
.topnav a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/* Style the
active link (or home/logo) */
.active {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
Step 3) Add JavaScript:
Example
/* Toggle between showing and hiding the navigation menu links when
the user clicks on the hamburger menu / bar icon */
function myFunction() {
var x =
document.getElementById("myLinks");
if (x.style.display === "block")
{
x.style.display = "none";
} else {
x.style.display = "block";
}
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: To create a responsive navigation bar, that works on all devices, read our How To - Responsive Top Navigation tutorial.
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.
