This past weekend, I coded an interactive navigation using HTML and CSS (no JavaScript this time):
(click on Rerun at the bottom right corner if you missed the initial animation, or if you want to see it again.)
For this demo:
- I tried to stick to semantic HTML and give an accessible approach (hopefully I didn't mess this part).
- The initial load animation is an
animation
that only runs once and stays in place after that. - Uses 3D CSS to make the list elements pop up and back down.
- The focus and hover state are treated equally, so both mouse and keyboard users get a similar experience.
- It has styles for reduced motion that lower the animation and transition speeds, so there's not so much movement (the navigation items will still pop up, but it won't be animated).
- I used the
drop-shadow()
filter to generate the shadow of the whole menu (independently of the shadows of the menu items). - Also used
box-shadow
to add inset shadows to the siblings and provide a bigger sense of depth. I was doing it with outset shadows, but I was running into some trouble, so I may have overcomplicated them a little. - I used
:has()
to select the siblings (previous and following) the one that is active and add some depth and shadows to those too. - It uses Font Awesome for the icons.
Thanks for checking the component. Let me know if you have any questions. All feedback and suggestions are welcome!
Top comments (25)
This is really cool! The only thing I felt like could use some improvement was this big gap at the top and bottom:
Other than that, this is awesome! Keep up the good work!
That's going to be a tough one as it's because of the perspective. Maybe I could lift it 2rem instead of 3rem and the gap wouldn't be that visible?
Wow, really cool man!
Thanks!
This is super neat with a nice write up too!
Awesome stuff!
Thank you!
This is really awesome and neat. love everything about it.
Thanks! :)
very cool!
Very cool, I like it
Nice, looking awesome
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing.