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How To Create SubMenu in Drop Down (HTML/CSS)


I just want create submenu in my drop down ... but I cant find code to fix this.

HTML CODE :

<nav id='menu'>
  <ul>
    <li><a class='home' href='/'>Home</a></li>
    <li><a class='prett' href='#' title='Menu'>Menu</a>
      <ul class='menus'>
        <li><a class='prett' href='Dropdown 1' title='Dropdown 1'>Dropdown 1 + Sub Menu</a>
          <ul class='submenu'>
            <li><a href="#" title="Sub Menu">Sub Menu</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href='#' title='Dropdown 2'>Dropdown 2</a></li>
        <li><a href='#' title='Dropdown 3'>Dropdown 3</a></li>
      </ul>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

CSS CODE :

#menu{background:#343434;color:#eee;height:35px;border-bottom:4px solid #eeeded}
#menu ul,#menu li{margin:0 0;padding:0 0;list-style:none}
#menu ul{height:35px}
#menu li{float:left;display:inline;position:relative;font:bold 12px Arial;text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #000;border-right: 1px solid #444;border-left: 1px solid #111;text-transform:uppercase}
#menu li:first-child{border-left: none}
#menu a{display:block;line-height:35px;padding:0 14px;text-decoration:none;color:#eee;}
#menu li:hover > a,#menu li a:hover{background:#111}
#menu input{display:none;margin:0 0;padding:0 0;width:80px;height:35px;opacity:0;cursor:pointer}
#menu label{font:bold 30px Arial;display:none;width:35px;height:36px;line-height:36px;text-align:center}
#menu label span{font-size:12px;position:absolute;left:35px}
#menu ul.menus{height:auto;overflow:hidden;width:180px;background:#111;position:absolute;z-index:99;display:none;border:0;}
#menu ul.menus li{display:block;width:100%;font:12px Arial;text-transform:none;}
#menu li:hover ul.menus{display:block}
#menu a.home {background: #c00;}
#menu a.prett{padding:0 27px 0 14px}
#menu a.prett::after{content:"";width:0;height:0;border-width:6px 5px;border-style:solid;border-color:#eee transparent transparent transparent;position:absolute;top:15px;right:9px}
#menu ul.menus a:hover{background:#333;}

Thanks , this site will really help me so much


Solution

  • I'm not quite sure what kind of result are you expecting but one way to do this is to add a class to the submenu li and watch when it's hovered, after which you show the submenu. Like this:

    #menu {
      background: #343434;
      color: #eee;
      height: 35px;
      border-bottom: 4px solid #eeeded
    }
    
    #menu ul,
    #menu li {
      margin: 0 0;
      padding: 0 0;
      list-style: none
    }
    
    #menu ul {
      height: 35px
    }
    
    #menu li {
      float: left;
      display: inline;
      position: relative;
      font: bold 12px Arial;
      text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #000;
      border-right: 1px solid #444;
      border-left: 1px solid #111;
      text-transform: uppercase
    }
    
    #menu li:first-child {
      border-left: none
    }
    
    #menu a {
      display: block;
      line-height: 35px;
      padding: 0 14px;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: #eee;
    }
    
    #menu li:hover > a,
    #menu li a:hover {
      background: #111
    }
    
    #menu input {
      display: none;
      margin: 0 0;
      padding: 0 0;
      width: 80px;
      height: 35px;
      opacity: 0;
      cursor: pointer
    }
    
    #menu label {
      font: bold 30px Arial;
      display: none;
      width: 35px;
      height: 36px;
      line-height: 36px;
      text-align: center
    }
    
    #menu label span {
      font-size: 12px;
      position: absolute;
      left: 35px
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus {
      height: auto;
      width: 180px;
      background: #111;
      position: absolute;
      z-index: 99;
      display: none;
      border: 0;
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus li {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      font: 12px Arial;
      text-transform: none;
    }
    
    #menu li:hover ul.menus {
      display: block
    }
    
    #menu a.home {
      background: #c00;
    }
    
    #menu a.prett {
      padding: 0 27px 0 14px
    }
    
    #menu a.prett::after {
      content: "";
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-width: 6px 5px;
      border-style: solid;
      border-color: #eee transparent transparent transparent;
      position: absolute;
      top: 15px;
      right: 9px
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus a:hover {
      background: #333;
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus .submenu {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      left: 180px;
      background: #111;
      top: 0;
      width: 180px;
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus .submenu li {
      background: #111;
    }
    
    #menu ul.menus .has-submenu:hover .submenu {
      display: block;
    }
    <nav>
      <ul id='menu'>
        <li><a class='home' href='/'>Home</a></li>
        <li><a class='prett' href='#' title='Menu'>Menu</a>
          <ul class='menus'>
            <li class='has-submenu'><a class='prett' href='Dropdown 1' title='Dropdown 1'>Dropdown 1 + Sub Menu</a>
              <ul class='submenu'>
                <li><a href="#" title="Sub Menu">Sub Menu</a></li>
                <li><a href="#" title="Sub Menu">Sub Menu 2</a></li>
                <li><a href="#" title="Sub Menu">Sub Menu 3</a></li>
              </ul>
            </li>
            <li><a href='#' title='Dropdown 2'>Dropdown 2</a></li>
            <li><a href='#' title='Dropdown 3'>Dropdown 3</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </nav>

    EDIT:

    With Javascript and click to open: https://jsfiddle.net/thepio/pn0ym10e/2/