CSS DropDowns
Make a drop-down menu appear when you hover over it using CSS..
Demo: Dropdown Examples
Hover your mouse over the samples below
Other: 
Beautiful Cinque Terre
Basic Dropdown
Make a drop-down box show up when a person moves their mouse over something.
Example
<style>
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display:
none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
padding:
12px 16px;
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown:hover
.dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
</style>
<div class="dropdown">
<span>Mouse over me</span>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<p>Hello World!</p>
</div>
</div>
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Example Explained
HTML) You can use any item, like a <span> or a <button>, to show the dropdown content.
Create a drop-down menu by using a container element (like <div>) such as a <div> . You can place any content you like inside this container.
Put a <div> box around the items to make sure the dropdown stuff lines up nicely using CSS.
CSS) The .dropdown class uses position:relative. This is important because it helps position the dropdown content directly under the dropdown button. This positioning is achieved using position:absolute.
The class called .dropdown-content holds the stuff that appears when you click on something. At first, you can't see it, but when you move your mouse over it, it shows up (look below). The smallest width it can be is 160 pixels, but you can make it wider if you want. Here's a tip: if you want the dropdown stuff to be as wide as the button you clicked, just set the width to 100%. And if you want to scroll on small screens, add overflow:auto.
Instead of drawing a line around it, we've employed a CSS property called box-shadow to give the dropdown menu the appearance of a "card."
The :hover selector in HTML is used to display the dropdown menu when the user hovers their mouse over the dropdown button.
Dropdown Menu
Create a dropdown menu that allows the user to choose an option from a list:
This is just like the earlier example, but now we've put links inside the dropdown box and made them look nice to match a styled dropdown button.
Example
<style>
.dropbtn {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display:
inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position:
absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow:
0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
</style>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#">Link
1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
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Right-aligned Dropdown Content
If you'd like the dropdown menu to appear from the right side rather than the left side, just include this: right: 0;
More Examples
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
padding: 12px 16px;
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Hoverable Dropdown</h2>
<p>Hover over the text to reveal the dropdown content.</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<span>Mouse over me</span>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<p>Hello World!</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropbtn {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {
background-color: #f1f1f1
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Dropdown Menu</h2>
<p>Hover over the button to reveal the drop-down menu.</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
<p>
<strong>Note:</strong> "We employ href='#' to create test links. In an actual website, these would be actual URLs."
</p>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropbtn {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Aligned Dropdown Content</h2>
<p>Decide the direction for dropdown content—choose between left to right or right to left using the properties called left and right.</p>
<div class="dropdown" style="float:left;">
<button class="dropbtn">Left</button>
<div class="dropdown-content" style="left:0;">
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="dropdown" style="float:right;">
<button class="dropbtn">Right</button>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
.desc {
padding: 15px;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Dropdown Image</h2>
<p>Hover over the picture to reveal the drop-down information.</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<img src="/assets/files/sunset.jpg" alt="Cinque Terre" width="100" height="50">
<div class="dropdown-content">
<img src="/assets/files/sunset.jpg" alt="Cinque Terre" width="300" height="200">
<div class="desc">Beautiful Cinque Terre</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
}
li {
float: left;
}
li a,
.dropbtn {
display: inline-block;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
li a:hover,
.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
background-color: red;
}
li.dropdown {
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="#home">Home</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#news">News</a>
</li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</a>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#">Link 1</a>
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Dropdown Menu inside a Navigation Bar</h3>
<p>Move your mouse pointer over the "Dropdown" link, and you'll see a menu that drops down.</p>
</body>
</html>
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