No matter what i do, just cant seem to get the dropdown menu to appear under the buttons clicked on in the navbar, unless i use position absolute with the left property but then if I adjust the viewable area by readjusting the browser it gets back out of position. I need it to appear under the button no matter the screen width, ie auto ajust itself and always appear under the button. Bascially i need somethign that works at any screen resolution.
this is my code, you can see that it appears to the left. If i change position relative it disapears completely. I cant get it working no matter what i try.
I would appreciate any help.
Thank You
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
margin: 0;
}
.navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.navbar a {
float: left;
font-size: 16px;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdownL {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
.dropdownL .dropbtnL {
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
outline: none;
color: white;
padding: 14px 16px;
background-color: inherit;
font: inherit;
margin: 0;
}
.navbar a:hover,
.dropdownL:hover .dropbtnL {
background-color: red;
}
.dropdown-contentL {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
width: 400px;
left: 0;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-contentL .header {
background: red;
padding: 16px;
color: white;
}
.dropdownL:hover .dropdown-contentL {
display: block;
}
/* Create three equal columns that floats next to each other */
.column {
float: left;
width: 33.33%;
padding: 10px;
background-color: #ccc;
height: 250px;
}
.column a {
float: none;
color: black;
padding: 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
}
.column a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
}
/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row:after {
content: "";
display: table;
clear: both;
}
.navbar {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 25% 25% 25% 25%;
grid-template-rows: 46px;
border: white 1px solid;
}<body>
<div class="navigationrow">
<div class="navbar">
<div> <a href="#home">one</a></div>
<div><a href="#news">Two</a></div>
<div class="dropdownL">
<button class="dropbtnL">Three
<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-contentL">
<div class="header">
<h2> Menu</h2>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 1</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 2</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 3</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>The main issue why "position:relative" doesnt work, is because you use "overflow:hidden" on the topbar.
The code below fixes your issue by removing some overflow hidden, and i added a media query so that on mobile the dropdown menu goes in the center of the page.
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./index.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="navigationrow">
<div class="navbar">
<div><a href="#home">one</a></div>
<div><a href="#news">Two</a></div>
<div class="dropdownL">
<button class="dropbtnL">
Three
<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-contentL">
<div class="header">
<h2>Menu</h2>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 1</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 2</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
<div class="column">
<h3>Category 3</h3>
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
And for css
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
margin: 0;
}
.navbar {
/* overflow: hidden; */
background-color: #333;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.navbar a {
float: left;
font-size: 16px;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdownL {
float: left;
/* overflow: hidden; */
position: relative;
}
.dropdownL .dropbtnL {
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
outline: none;
color: white;
padding: 14px 16px;
background-color: inherit;
font: inherit;
margin: 0;
}
.navbar a:hover,
.dropdownL:hover .dropbtnL {
background-color: red;
}
.dropdown-contentL {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #F9F9F9;
width: 400px;
left: 0;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-contentL .header {
background: red;
padding: 16px;
color: white;
}
.dropdownL:hover .dropdown-contentL {
display: block;
}
/* Create three equal columns that floats next to each other */
.column {
float: left;
width: 33.33%;
padding: 10px;
background-color: #CCC;
height: 250px;
}
.column a {
float: none;
color: black;
padding: 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
}
.column a:hover {
background-color: #DDD;
}
/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row::after {
content: "";
display: table;
clear: both;
}
.navbar {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 25% 25% 25% 25%;
grid-template-rows: 46px;
border: white 1px solid;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
.dropdownL {
position: unset;
}
.dropdown-contentL {
left: 0;
right: 0;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
}