How TO – Fixed Menu

Learn how to create a “fixed” menu with CSS.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {margin:0;}

.navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
}

.navbar a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

.navbar a:hover {
background: #ddd;
color: black;
}

.main {
padding: 16px;
margin-top: 30px;
height: 1500px; /* Used in this example to enable scrolling */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div>
<a href=”#home”>Home</a>
<a href=”#news”>News</a>
<a href=”#contact”>Contact</a>
</div>

<div>
<h1>Fixed Top Menu</h1>
<h2>Scroll this page to see the effect</h2>
<h2>The navigation bar will stay at the top of the page while scrolling</h2>

</body>
</html>

How To Create a Fixed Top Menu

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class=”navbar”>
  <a href=”#home”>Home</a>
  <a href=”#news”>News</a>
  <a href=”#contact”>Contact</a>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

To create a fixed top menu, use position:fixed and top:0. Note that the fixed menu will overlay your other content. To fix this, add a margin-top (to the content) that is equal or larger than the height of your menu.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {margin:0;}

.navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
}

.navbar a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

.navbar a:hover {
background: #ddd;
color: black;
}

.main {
padding: 16px;
margin-top: 30px;
height: 1500px; /* Used in this example to enable scrolling */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div>
<a href=”#home”>Home</a>
<a href=”#news”>News</a>
<a href=”#contact”>Contact</a>
</div>

<div>
<h1>Fixed Top Menu</h1>
<h2>Scroll this page to see the effect</h2>
<h2>The navigation bar will stay at the top of the page while scrolling</h2>

</body>
</html>

How To Create a Fixed Bottom Menu

To create a fixed bottom menu, use position:fixed and bottom:0:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {margin:0;}

.navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
width: 100%;
}

.navbar a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

.navbar a:hover {
background: #ddd;
color: black;
}

.main {
padding: 16px;
margin-bottom: 30px;
height: 1500px; /* Used in this example to enable scrolling */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div>
<a href=”#home”>Home</a>
<a href=”#news”>News</a>
<a href=”#contact”>Contact</a>
</div>

<div>
<h1>Fixed Bottom Menu</h1>
<h2>Scroll this page to see the effect</h2>
<h2>The navigation bar will stay at the bottom of the page while scrolling</h2>

</body>
</html>

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