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Topic: HTML / CSS3 Difficulty: Moderate Estimated Completion Time: 30 min
This entry is part 16 of 16 in the CSS3 Mastery Session - Show All Previous Often used on e-commerce or large scale websites, mega menus are becoming more and more popular, as they offer an effective solution to displaying a lot of content while keeping a clean layout. In this tutorial, well learn how to build a cross-browser, awesome CSS-only drop-down mega menu, using nice CSS3 features.
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-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; /* Background color and gradients */ background: #014464; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0272a7, #013953); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#0272a7), to(#013953)); /* Borders */ border: 1px solid #002232; -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff;
Here is our final code for the menu container and links; only the home item doesnt have any drop down content for now : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. <ul id="menu"> 2. <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> 3. <li><a href="#" class="drop">About</a></li> 4. <li><a href="#" class="drop">Services</a></li> 5. <li><a href="#" class="drop">Portfolio</a></li>
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6. <li><a href="#" class="drop">Contact</a></li> 7. </ul> view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. #menu { list-style:none; width:940px; margin:30px auto 0px auto; height:43px; padding:0px 20px 0px 20px; /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; /* Background color and gradients */ background: #014464; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0272a7, #013953); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#0272a7), to(#013953)); /* Borders */ border: 1px solid #002232; -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; } #menu li { float:left; display:block; text-align:center; position:relative; padding: 4px 10px 4px 10px; margin-right:30px; margin-top:7px; border:none; } #menu li:hover { border: 1px solid #777777; padding: 4px 9px 4px 9px; /* Background color and gradients */ background: #F4F4F4; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F4F4F4, #EEEEEE); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#F4F4F4), to(#EEEEEE)); /* Rounded corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; } #menu li a { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color: #EEEEEE; display:block; outline:0; text-decoration:none; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000; } #menu li:hover a { color:#161616; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #FFFFFF; } #menu li .drop { padding-right:21px; background:url("img/drop.png") no-repeat rightright 8px; } #menu li:hover .drop { background:url("img/drop.png") no-repeat rightright 7px; }
General Structure
For our Mega Menu, instead of nested lists, well simply use standard DIVs, which will work like any nested list : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. <ul id="menu"> 2. <li><a href="#">Item 1</a> 3. <div> 4. Drop down Content 5. <div> 6. </li> 7. <li><a href="#">Item 2</a> 8. <div> 9. Drop down Content 10. <div> 11. </li> 12. </ul> This will be the basic structure for the drop down. The idea behind it is to be able to include any kind of content, such as paragraphs, images, custom lists or a contact form, organized into columns.
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To illustrate this, lets see how it would look if we hadnt paid attention to detail:
As you can see, the drop down sticks nicely to its parent menu item. In order to have a perfect drop down container, we need to specify the width for each one : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. .dropdown_1column {width: 140px;} .dropdown_2columns {width: 280px;} .dropdown_3columns {width: 420px;} .dropdown_4columns {width: 560px;} .dropdown_5columns {width: 700px;}
And to show the drop downs on mouse hover, well simply use : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. #menu li:hover .dropdown_1column, #menu li:hover .dropdown_2columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_3columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_4columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_5columns { left:-1px;top:auto; }
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8. <li><a href="#" class="drop">4 Columns</a> 9. <div class="dropdown_4columns"> 10. <p>4 Columns content</p> 11. </div> 12. </li> 13. <li><a href="#" class="drop">3 Columns</a> 14. <div class="dropdown_3columns"> 15. <p>3 Columns content</p> 16. </div> 17. </li> 18. <li><a href="#" class="drop">2 Columns</a> 19. <div class="dropdown_2columns"> 20. <p>2 Columns content</p> 21. </div> 22. </li> 23. <li><a href="#" class="drop">1 Column</a> 24. <div class="dropdown_1column"> 25. <p>1 Column content</p> 26. </div> 27. </li> 28. </ul> Here is a preview of the code above :
Using Columns
Here is an example of a drop down containing several columns. In this example, we have different combinations using all kinds of columns : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. <ul id="menu"> 2. <li><a href="#" class="drop">5 Columns</a> 3. <div class="dropdown_5columns"> 4. <div class="col_5"> 5. <p>This is a 5 Columns content</p> 6. </div> 7. <div class="col_1"> 8. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 9. </div> 10. <div class="col_1"> 11. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 12. </div> 13. <div class="col_1"> 14. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 15. </div> 16. <div class="col_1"> 17. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 18. </div> 19. <div class="col_1"> 20. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 21. </div> 22. <div class="col_4"> 23. <p>This is a 4 Columns content</p> 24. </div> 25. <div class="col_1"> 26. <p>This is a 1 Column content</p> 27. </div> 28. <div class="col_3"> 29. <p>This is a 3 Columns content</p> 30. </div> 31. <div class="col_2"> 32. <p>This is a 2 Columns content</p> 33. </div> 34. </div> 35. </li> 36. </ul> Code preview :
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General Stylings
Lets begin with some basic styling for paragraphs and headings : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. #menu p, #menu h2, #menu h3, #menu ul li { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:21px; font-size:12px; text-align:left; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #FFFFFF; } #menu h2 { font-size:21px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:-1px; margin:7px 0 14px 0; padding-bottom:14px; border-bottom:1px solid #666666; } #menu h3 { font-size:14px; margin:7px 0 14px 0; padding-bottom:7px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; } #menu p { line-height:18px; margin:0 0 10px 0; } .strong { font-weight:bold; } .italic {
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30. font-style:italic; 31. } We can apply a nice blue color to the links within the drop down : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. #menu li:hover div a { font-size:12px; color:#015b86; } #menu li:hover div a:hover { color:#029feb; }
Lists Stylings
Lets revamp our lists; we have to reset some styling such as the background color or the borders which are used in the navigation bar : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. #menu li ul { list-style:none; padding:0; margin:0 0 12px 0; } #menu li ul li { font-size:12px; line-height:24px; position:relative; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ffffff; padding:0; margin:0; float:none; text-align:left; width:130px; } #menu li ul li:hover { background:none; border:none; padding:0; margin:0; }
Styling Images
view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. .imgshadow { 2. background:#FFFFFF; 3. padding:4px; 4. border:1px solid #777777; 5. margin-top:5px; 6. -moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; 7. -webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; 8. box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; 9. } And to create a paragraph with an image on the left : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. .img_left { 2. width:auto; 3. float:left; 4. margin:5px 15px 5px 5px; 5. }
Text Boxes
To highlight some content, here is an example of a dark box with rounded corners and a subtle inset shadow : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. #menu li .black_box { 2. background-color:#333333; 3. color: #eeeeee; 4. text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000; 5. padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; 6. /* Rounded Corners */ 7. -moz-border-radius: 5px; 8. -webkit-border-radius: 5px; 9. border-radius: 5px; 10. /* Shadow */ 11. -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; 12. -moz-box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; 13. box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; 14. }
Restylings Lists
And to finish, heres another way to style your lists using, again, some CSS3 : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. #menu li .greybox li { background:#F4F4F4; border:1px solid #bbbbbb; margin:0px 0px 4px 0px; padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; width:116px; /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px; } #menu li .greybox li:hover { background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; margin:0px 0px 4px 0px; }
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comments to target IE6 only; more explanations can be found via this article from CSS-Tricks. To target IE6, well use the following code : view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. <!--[if IE 6]> <style> body {behavior: url("csshover3.htc");} </style> <![endif]-->
Ive used a few PNG files in this tutorial, and, as everyone knows, IE6 doesnt support transparency so we have different solutions : Convert them to GIF or PNG-8 format Use a script Set a background color other than the default grey with TweakPNG for example Ill let you choose the one that fits to your needs. Now, lets review a full working example.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="menu.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <title>Mega Drop Down Menu</title> <!--[if IE 6]> <style> body {behavior: url("csshover3.htc");} #menu li .drop {background:url("img/drop.gif") no-repeat right 8px; </style> <![endif]--> </head> <body> <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="#" class="drop">Home</a> <div class="dropdown_2columns"> <div class="col_2"> <h2>Welcome !</h2> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p>Hi and welcome here ! This is a showcase of the possibilities of this awesome Mega Drop Down Menu.</p> <p>This item comes with a large range of prepared typographic stylings such as headings, lists, etc.</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <h2>Cross Browser Support</h2> </div> <div class="col_1"> <img src="img/browsers.png" width="125" height="48" alt="" /> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p>This mega menu has been tested in all major browsers.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li><a href="#" class="drop">5 Columns</a> <div class="dropdown_5columns"> <div class="col_5"> <h2>This is an example of a large container with 5 columns</h2> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p class="black_box">This is a dark grey box text. Fusce in metus at enim porta lacinia vitae a arcu. Sed sed lacus nulla mollis porta quis.</p> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p>Phasellus vitae sapien ac leo mollis porta quis sit amet nisi. Mauris hendrerit, metus cursus accumsan tincidunt.</p> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p class="italic">This is a sample of an italic text. Consequat scelerisque. Fusce sed lectus at arcu mollis accumsan at nec nisi porta quis sit amet.</p> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p>Curabitur euismod gravida ante nec commodo. Nunc dolor nulla, semper in ultricies vitae, vulputate porttitor neque.</p> </div> <div class="col_1"> <p class="strong">This is a sample of a bold text. Aliquam sodales nisi nec felis hendrerit ac eleifend lectus feugiat scelerisque.</p> </div> <div class="col_5"> <h2>Here is some content with side images</h2> </div> <div class="col_3"> <img src="img/01.jpg" width="70" height="70" class="img_left imgshadow" alt="" /> <p>Maecenas eget eros lorem, nec pellentesque lacus. Aenean dui orci, rhoncus sit amet tristique eu, tristique sed odio. Praesent ut interdum elit. Sed in sem mauris. Aenean a commodo mi. Praesent augue lacus.<a href="#">Read more...</a></p> <img src="img/02.jpg" width="70" height="70" class="img_left imgshadow" alt="" /> <p>Aliquam elementum felis quis felis consequat scelerisque. Fusce sed lectus at arcu mollis accumsan at nec nisi. Aliquam pretium mollis fringilla. Nunc in leo urna, eget varius metus. Aliquam sodales nisi.<a href="#">Read more...</a></p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="black_box">This is a black box, you can use it to highligh some content. Sed sed lacus nulla, et lacinia risus. Phasellus vitae sapien ac leo mollis porta quis sit amet nisi. Mauris hendrerit, metus cursus accumsan tincidunt.Quisque vestibulum nisi non nunc blan </div> </div> </li> <li><a href="#" class="drop">4 Columns</a> <div class="dropdown_4columns"> <div class="col_4"> <h2>This is a heading title</h2> </div> <div class="col_1"> <h3>Some Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="#">ThemeForest</a></li> <li><a href="#">GraphicRiver</a></li> <li><a href="#">ActiveDen</a></li> <li><a href="#">VideoHive</a></li> <li><a href="#">3DOcean</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_1"> <h3>Useful Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="#">NetTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">VectorTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">PsdTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">PhotoTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">ActiveTuts</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_1">
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<h3>Other Stuff</h3> <ul> <li><a href="#">FreelanceSwitch</a></li> <li><a href="#">Creattica</a></li> <li><a href="#">WorkAwesome</a></li> <li><a href="#">Mac Apps</a></li> <li><a href="#">Web Apps</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_1"> <h3>Misc</h3> <ul> <li><a href="#">Design</a></li> <li><a href="#">Logo</a></li> <li><a href="#">Flash</a></li> <li><a href="#">Illustration</a></li> <li><a href="#">More...</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu_right"><a href="#" class="drop">1 Column</a> <div class="dropdown_1column align_right"> <div class="col_1"> <ul class="simple"> <li><a href="#">FreelanceSwitch</a></li> <li><a href="#">Creattica</a></li> <li><a href="#">WorkAwesome</a></li> <li><a href="#">Mac Apps</a></li> <li><a href="#">Web Apps</a></li> <li><a href="#">NetTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">VectorTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">PsdTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">PhotoTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">ActiveTuts</a></li> <li><a href="#">Design</a></li> <li><a href="#">Logo</a></li> <li><a href="#">Flash</a></li> <li><a href="#">Illustration</a></li> <li><a href="#">More...</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu_right"><a href="#" class="drop">3 columns</a> <div class="dropdown_3columns align_right"> <div class="col_3"> <h2>Lists in Boxes</h2> </div> <div class="col_1"> <ul class="greybox"> <li><a href="#">FreelanceSwitch</a></li> <li><a href="#">Creattica</a></li> <li><a href="#">WorkAwesome</a></li> <li><a href="#">Mac Apps</a></li> <li><a href="#">Web Apps</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_1"> <ul class="greybox"> <li><a href="#">ThemeForest</a></li> <li><a href="#">GraphicRiver</a></li> <li><a href="#">ActiveDen</a></li> <li><a href="#">VideoHive</a></li> <li><a href="#">3DOcean</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_1"> <ul class="greybox"> <li><a href="#">Design</a></li> <li><a href="#">Logo</a></li> <li><a href="#">Flash</a></li> <li><a href="#">Illustration</a></li> <li><a href="#">More...</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col_3"> <h2>Here are some image examples</h2> </div> <div class="col_3"> <img src="img/02.jpg" width="70" height="70" class="img_left imgshadow" alt="" /> <p>Maecenas eget eros lorem, nec pellentesque lacus. Aenean dui orci, rhoncus sit amet tristique eu, tristique sed odio. Praesent ut interdum elit. Maecenas imperdiet, nibh vitae rutrum vulputate, lorem sem condimentum.<a href="#">Read more... </a></p> <img src="img/01.jpg" width="70" height="70" class="img_left imgshadow" alt="" /> <p>Aliquam elementum felis quis felis consequat scelerisque. Fusce sed lectus at arcu mollis accumsan at nec nisi. Aliquam pretium mollis fringilla. Vestibulum tempor facilisis malesuada. <a href="#">Read more...</a></p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </body> </html>
CSS Part
view plaincopy to clipboardprint? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. body, ul, li { font-size:14px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:21px; text-align:left; } /* Navigation Bar */ #menu { list-style:none; width:940px; margin:30px auto 0px auto; height:43px; padding:0px 20px 0px 20px; /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; /* Background color and gradients */ background: #014464; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0272a7, #013953); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#0272a7), to(#013953)); /* Borders */ border: 1px solid #002232; -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff;
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box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 1px #edf9ff; } #menu li { float:left; text-align:center; position:relative; padding: 4px 10px 4px 10px; margin-right:30px; margin-top:7px; border:none; } #menu li:hover { border: 1px solid #777777; padding: 4px 9px 4px 9px; /* Background color and gradients */ background: #F4F4F4; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F4F4F4, #EEEEEE); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#F4F4F4), to(#EEEEEE)); /* Rounded corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; border-radius: 5px 5px 0px 0px; } #menu li a { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color: #EEEEEE; display:block; outline:0; text-decoration:none; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000; } #menu li:hover a { color:#161616; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #FFFFFF; } #menu li .drop { padding-right:21px; background:url("img/drop.png") no-repeat rightright 8px; } #menu li:hover .drop { background:url("img/drop.png") no-repeat rightright 7px; } /* Drop Down */ .dropdown_1column, .dropdown_2columns, .dropdown_3columns, .dropdown_4columns, .dropdown_5columns { margin:4px auto; float:left; position:absolute; left:-999em; /* Hides the drop down */ text-align:left; padding:10px 5px 10px 5px; border:1px solid #777777; border-top:none; /* Gradient background */ background:#F4F4F4; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #EEEEEE, #BBBBBB); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#EEEEEE), to(#BBBBBB)); /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px; border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px; } .dropdown_1column {width: 140px;} .dropdown_2columns {width: 280px;} .dropdown_3columns {width: 420px;} .dropdown_4columns {width: 560px;} .dropdown_5columns {width: 700px;} #menu li:hover .dropdown_1column, #menu li:hover .dropdown_2columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_3columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_4columns, #menu li:hover .dropdown_5columns { left:-1px; top:auto; } /* Columns */ .col_1, .col_2, .col_3, .col_4, .col_5 { display:inline; float: left; position: relative; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; } .col_1 {width:130px;} .col_2 {width:270px;} .col_3 {width:410px;} .col_4 {width:550px;} .col_5 {width:690px;} /* Right alignment */ #menu .menu_right { float:rightright; margin-right:0px; } #menu li .align_right { /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px 0px 5px 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px 0px 5px 5px; border-radius: 5px 0px 5px 5px; } #menu li:hover .align_right { left:auto; rightright:-1px; top:auto; } /* Drop Down Content Stylings */ #menu p, #menu h2, #menu h3, #menu ul li { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:21px; font-size:12px; text-align:left; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #FFFFFF; } #menu h2 { font-size:21px;
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font-weight:400; letter-spacing:-1px; margin:7px 0 14px 0; padding-bottom:14px; border-bottom:1px solid #666666; } #menu h3 { font-size:14px; margin:7px 0 14px 0; padding-bottom:7px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; } #menu p { line-height:18px; margin:0 0 10px 0; } #menu li:hover div a { font-size:12px; color:#015b86; } #menu li:hover div a:hover { color:#029feb; } .strong { font-weight:bold; } .italic { font-style:italic; } .imgshadow { background:#FFFFFF; padding:4px; border:1px solid #777777; margin-top:5px; -moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; -webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; box-shadow:0px 0px 5px #666666; } .img_left { /* Image sticks to the left */ width:auto; float:left; margin:5px 15px 5px 5px; } #menu li .black_box { background-color:#333333; color: #eeeeee; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000; padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px; /* Shadow */ -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; -moz-box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; box-shadow:inset 0 0 3px #000000; } #menu li ul { list-style:none; padding:0; margin:0 0 12px 0; } #menu li ul li { font-size:12px; line-height:24px; position:relative; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ffffff; padding:0; margin:0; float:none; text-align:left; width:130px; } #menu li ul li:hover { background:none; border:none; padding:0; margin:0; } #menu li .greybox li { background:#F4F4F4; border:1px solid #bbbbbb; margin:0px 0px 4px 0px; padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; width:116px; /* Rounded Corners */ -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px; } #menu li .greybox li:hover { background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; padding:4px 6px 4px 6px; margin:0px 0px 4px 0px; }
Conclusion
I hope youve enjoyed this tutorial on creating mega menus. Thanks for following along!
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