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35 CSS Menus (+ Animations) πŸš€

A good user flow contributes enormously to a successful website. The content, positioning and appearance of your menu/navigation should therefore be well thought out. Here you can find some inspiration and examples for your own CSS menu!


➑️ Update with more CSS menus available (click)! πŸš€


Some of the items on this list are β€œnormal” CSS menus for a very simple reason: usability comes first, followed by appearance. Even standard menu bars can look very stylish. With the right effects and animations, they become real eye-catchers.

If you like one of the CSS menus, simply click on β€œGet code” to receive the full code of the CSS menu. These examples showcase the versatility and adaptability of CSS menus, which can be beneficial in any web project. Create and customize your own CSS menu to enhance both the usability and design of your website.

The pens shown are licensed with MIT. You can find more info about your own use on the Codepen Blog.

#1 Cool Nav Menu Hover


Author: Hans Engebretsen

#2 The real Hamburger Menu


Author: Gabriela Johnson

#3 Slide Menu


Author: Danny Beton

#4 Accessibility menu


Author: Lee Kiernan

#5 Button Menu Concept


Author: James Truhlar

Are you looking for a CSS hamburger menu?

#6 Icon Menu


Author: Graham Pyne

#7 Snap.svg Menu animation


Author: romagny jerome

#8 Standard Nav Bar


Author: Justin

#9 Half-page Menu


Author: mp_graphic

#10 Standard Menu 2


Author: Selcuk Cura

#11 Nested jQuery Dropdown Menu


Author: Dustin Dowell

#12 Portfolio Icon Nav


Author: Ridho Ahmad Batubara

#13 Fancy Hamburger Menu


Author: Naim Jeem

#14 More fancy Menu (Hover) Styles


Author: Abdullah Al Amin

#15 Another Dropdown Menu


Author: Rath

#16 Scroll and highlight Nav


Author: Jason Waller

#17 Circle Nav


Author: Corey Roth

#18 Burger Animation + Slide In Menu


Author: Valentine

#19 Sliding Menu


Author: Florian-Gropp

#20 Another Circle Menu


Author: Pierre

Continue reading (15 more CSS menus) on my blog ➑️

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QServices Inc

I like #2 the real hamburger.

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Mr TΓΉng

but just like :)

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Roman VeselΓ½

Those really remind me the good old days of Flash πŸŽ„

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webdeasy.de

Flash was great...some years ago πŸ˜‚

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quantotius
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Douglas Fugazi

Really enjoyed this post. My fav was #19. Thanks for sharing.

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webdeasy.de

Thanks for your feedback!

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K-Sato • Edited

2 The real Hamburger Menu

Sensational!

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LordKrishna

It's Really Awsm and Cool..
easy and fun..

 -Happy Codig :)
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Amir Meimari • Edited

Great article with lots of examples. thanks!
but i'm kinda into modern design with svg and cool animations and stuff!
is there any more resources about that kind of navigations?

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webdeasy.de

I don't know any more. Maybe a search for "svg menu" or something like this can help you. Or better: make a request on dev.to or/and twitter 😊

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weshulsizer

I really like #10, but it's a bit off losing the scroll bar. I might also try matching the menu/close icon and paired text animations match a little better.

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Arturs Timofejevs

I really like #15!

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Nando

That hamburger one is GREAT but the real gem here is the accessibility menu. Definitively saving for future reference.

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webdeasy.de

Right! It has a much better usability. How I said there are some awesome fancy menus but also useful menus. 😊