Html Css Dropdown — Menu Codepen

<nav class="nav-menu" aria-label="Main navigation with dropdowns"> <ul class="nav-list">  <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link"> 🏠 <span>Home</span> </a> </li>

/* ----- DROPDOWN MENU STYLES (multi-level but flat design) ----- */ .dropdown-menu position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 0.7rem); left: 0; min-width: 220px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 1.5rem; padding: 0.7rem 0; list-style: none; box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-12px); transition: all 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.9, 0.4, 1.1); pointer-events: none; z-index: 200; backdrop-filter: blur(0px);

.brand-header h1 font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.3px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a2a3f, #1e3a5f); background-clip: text; -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent; text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); html css dropdown menu codepen

.dropdown-menu a display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; padding: 0.7rem 1.5rem; color: #1f2e3a; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.95rem; transition: all 0.2s; background: white; border-left: 3px solid transparent;

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes"> <title>Elegant Dropdown Menu | Pure HTML/CSS</title> <style> /* ----- RESET & GLOBAL STYLES ----- */ * margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; !-- main dropdown navigation bar --&gt

.badge-note background: #1e3a5f10; display: inline-block; border-radius: 40px; padding: 0.2rem 1rem; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 500; color: #2c5a7a; margin-top: 1rem;

/* additional second level nested dropdown (advanced bonus) */ .dropdown-submenu position: relative; !-- Home item (no dropdown) --&gt

<li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link"> 🌟 About </a> </li> </ul> </nav>