Off-Canvas Menu

How TO – Off-Canvas Menu

Learn how to create an off-canvas menu.

Sidenav Push Example

Click on the element below to open the side navigation menu, and push this content to the right.

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Try it Yourself

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {
font-family: “Lato”, sans-serif;
}

.sidenav {
height: 100%;
width: 0;
position: fixed;
z-index: 1;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: #111;
overflow-x: hidden;
transition: 0.5s;
padding-top: 60px;
}

.sidenav a {
padding: 8px 8px 8px 32px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 25px;
color: #818181;
display: block;
transition: 0.3s;
}

.sidenav a:hover {
color: #f1f1f1;
}

.sidenav .closebtn {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 25px;
font-size: 36px;
margin-left: 50px;
}

#main {
transition: margin-left .5s;
padding: 16px;
}

@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
.sidenav {padding-top: 15px;}
.sidenav a {font-size: 18px;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id=”mySidenav”>
<a href=”javascript:void(0)” onclick=”closeNav()”>×</a>
<a href=”#”>About</a>
<a href=”#”>Services</a>
<a href=”#”>Clients</a>
<a href=”#”>Contact</a>
</div>

<div id=”main”>
<h2>Sidenav Push Example</h2>
<p>Click on the element below to open the side navigation menu, and push this content to the right.</p>
<span style=”font-size:30px;cursor:pointer” onclick=”openNav()”>☰ open</span>
</div>

function closeNav() {
document.getElementById(“mySidenav”).style.width = “0”;
document.getElementById(“main”).style.marginLeft= “0”;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

Create an Off-Canvas Menu

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div id=”mySidenav” class=”sidenav”>
  <a href=”javascript:void(0)” class=”closebtn” onclick=”closeNav()”>×</a>
  <a href=”#”>About</a>
  <a href=”#”>Services</a>
  <a href=”#”>Clients</a>
  <a href=”#”>Contact</a>
</div>

<!– Use any element to open the sidenav –>
<span onclick=”openNav()”>open</span>

<!– Add all page content inside this div if you want the side nav to push page content to the right (not used if you only want the sidenav to sit on top of the page –>
<div id=”main”>
…
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* The side navigation menu */
.sidenav {
  height: 100%; /* 100% Full-height */
  width: 0; /* 0 width – change this with JavaScript */
  position: fixed; /* Stay in place */
z-index: 1; /* Stay on top */
top: 0;
left: 0;
  background-color: #111; /* Black*/
  overflow-x: hidden; /* Disable horizontal scroll */
  padding-top: 60px; /* Place content 60px from the top */
  transition: 0.5s; /* 0.5 second transition effect to slide in the sidenav */
}

/* The navigation menu links */
.sidenav a {
padding: 8px 8px 8px 32px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 25px;
color: #818181;
display: block;
transition: 0.3s;
}

/* When you mouse over the navigation links, change their color */
.sidenav a:hover {
color: #f1f1f1;
}

/* Position and style the close button (top right corner) */
.sidenav .closebtn {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 25px;
font-size: 36px;
margin-left: 50px;
}

/* Style page content – use this if you want to push the page content to the right when you open the side navigation */
#main {
transition: margin-left .5s;
padding: 20px;
}

/* On smaller screens, where height is less than 450px, change the style of the sidenav (less padding and a smaller font size) */
@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
.sidenav {padding-top: 15px;}
.sidenav a {font-size: 18px;}
}

Step 3) Add JavaScript:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {
font-family: “Lato”, sans-serif;
}

.sidenav {
height: 100%;
width: 0;
position: fixed;
z-index: 1;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: #111;
overflow-x: hidden;
transition: 0.5s;
padding-top: 60px;
}

.sidenav a {
padding: 8px 8px 8px 32px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 25px;
color: #818181;
display: block;
transition: 0.3s;
}

.sidenav a:hover {
color: #f1f1f1;
}

.sidenav .closebtn {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 25px;
font-size: 36px;
margin-left: 50px;
}

#main {
transition: margin-left .5s;
padding: 16px;
}

@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
.sidenav {padding-top: 15px;}
.sidenav a {font-size: 18px;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

function closeNav() {
document.getElementById(“mySidenav”).style.width = “0”;
document.getElementById(“main”).style.marginLeft= “0”;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The example below also slides in the side navigation, and pushes the page content to the right, only this time, we add a black background color with a 40% opacity to the body element, to “highlight” the side navigation:

Off-Canvas Menu w/ opacity

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {
font-family: “Lato”, sans-serif;
transition: background-color .5s;
}

.sidenav {
height: 100%;
width: 0;
position: fixed;
z-index: 1;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: #111;
overflow-x: hidden;
transition: 0.5s;
padding-top: 60px;
}

.sidenav a {
padding: 8px 8px 8px 32px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 25px;
color: #818181;
display: block;
transition: 0.3s;
}

.sidenav a:hover {
color: #f1f1f1;
}

.sidenav .closebtn {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 25px;
font-size: 36px;
margin-left: 50px;
}

#main {
transition: margin-left .5s;
padding: 16px;
}

@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
.sidenav {padding-top: 15px;}
.sidenav a {font-size: 18px;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id=”main”>
<h2>Sidenav Push Example</h2>
<p>Click on the element below to open the side navigation menu, and push this content to the right. Notice that we add a black see-through background-color to body when the sidenav is opened.</p>
<span style=”font-size:30px;cursor:pointer” onclick=”openNav()”>☰ open</span>
</div>

function closeNav() {
document.getElementById(“mySidenav”).style.width = “0”;
document.getElementById(“main”).style.marginLeft= “0”;
document.body.style.backgroundColor = “white”;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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