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+title: 'Minimal CSS: Dropdown Menu'
+date: 2019-04-26 00:00:00 Z
+layout: post
+description: Creating CSS menu dropdowns with as little code as possible
+summary: Simple demo on how to develop CSS menu dropdowns with as little code as possible,
+  while still maintaining proper accessibility support.
+redirect_from: "/2019/04/26/minimal-css-menu/"
+---
+
+*I love the idea of stripping away as much CSS as possible*, while still maintaining the original UI concept. Let's build out a demo example with a simple menu dropdown element.
+
+Interesting facts about our final CSS menu:
+
+- Total weight 121 bytes minified! (not including any resets etc.)
+- No complex HTML structures
+- Accessibility support
+
+Now to see the final code in all it's glory:
+
+### HTML
+```html
+<nav>
+    <ul>
+        <li><a href="">Home</a></li>
+        <li><a href="">About</a></li>
+        <li><a href="">Services</a>
+            <ul>
+                <li><a href="">Design</a></li>
+                <li><a href="">Development</a></li>
+                <li><a href="">Custom Pizzas</a></li>
+            </ul>
+        </li>
+        <li><a href="">Contact</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</nav>
+```
+
+### CSS
+```css
+/* resets - optional */
+ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
+ul li { display: inline-block; position: relative; }
+
+/* minimal dropdown CSS */
+ul li > ul {
+    left: -9999px;
+    position: absolute;
+    visibility: hidden;
+}
+ul li:hover > ul, ul li:focus-within > ul {
+    left: 0;
+    visibility: visible;
+}
+```
+
+## Live demo on CodePen
+
+Feel free to check out the live demo on CodePen [here](https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/MRLevy).
+
+* footnotes will be placed here. This line is necessary
+{:footnotes}
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