How TO - Responsive Bottom Navigation
Learn how to create a responsive bottom navigation menu with CSS and JavaScript.
Responsive Bottom Navigation
Resize the browser window to see how the responsive navigation menu works:
Create A Responsive Bottom Navbar
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<div class="navbar"
id="myNavbar">
<a href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#news">News</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);"
class="icon" onclick="myFunction()">☰</a>
</div>
The link with class="icon" is used to open and close the navbar on small screens.
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* Place the navbar at the bottom of the page, and make it stick */
.navbar {
background-color: #333;
overflow: hidden;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
width:
100%;
}
/*
Style the links inside the navigation bar */
.navbar a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}
/* Change the color of links on hover */
.navbar a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/* Add a green background color to the active link
*/
.navbar
a.active {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
/* Hide the link that should open and close the
navbar on small screens */
.navbar .icon {
display: none;
}
Add media queries:
Example
/* When the screen is less than 600 pixels wide, hide all links, except
for the first one ("Home"). Show the link that
contains should open and close the navbar (.icon) */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.navbar
a:not(:first-child)
{display: none;}
.navbar a.icon {
float:
right;
display: block;
}
}
/* The "responsive" class is added to the navbar with JavaScript when the
user clicks on the icon. This class makes the navbar look good on small
screens (display the links vertically instead of horizontally) */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.navbar.responsive a.icon {
position: absolute;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
}
.navbar.responsive a {
float: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
}
}
Step 3) Add JavaScript:
Example
/* Toggle between adding and removing the "responsive" class to
the navbar when
the user clicks on the icon */
function myFunction() {
var x = document.getElementById("myNavbar");
if (x.className
=== "navbar") {
x.className += "
responsive";
} else {
x.className = "navbar";
}
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.
