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diff --git a/build/menu-toggle-css/index.html b/build/menu-toggle-css/index.html index fb941a8..3bb096e 100644 --- a/build/menu-toggle-css/index.html +++ b/build/menu-toggle-css/index.html @@ -1,62 +1,67 @@ <!doctype html> -<html lang="en" id="top"> +<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Menu Toggle with Pure CSS</title> - <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> - <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> - <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> </nav> <main> -<h1>Menu Toggle with Pure CSS</h1> +<h1 id="menu-toggle-with-pure-css">Menu Toggle with Pure CSS</h1> + <p>2020-10-19</p> + <p>When thinking through navigation designs for mobile devices sometimes the best option is to store away the content behind a toggle button. This button would then display the menu items upon interaction. Let me show you how to create such an element with only CSS - no need for JavaScript today!</p> -<h2>Before we begin</h2> -<p>I would like to point out that the concept of "toggling" the main menu (even for mobile) is not always the best solution. If you're interested, you can take a look at a previous article I wrote explaining why: <a href="/hamburger-menu-alternative.html">Using Hamburger Menus? Try Sausage Links</a></p> -<p>Now that we have mentioned possible pitfalls of relying so heavily on toggle menus, let's build one!</p> -<h2>Our Final Product</h2> + +<h2 id="before-we-begin">Before we begin</h2> + +<p>I would like to point out that the concept of “toggling” the main menu (even for mobile) is not always the best solution. If you’re interested, you can take a look at a previous article I wrote explaining why: <a href="/hamburger-menu-alternative.html">Using Hamburger Menus? Try Sausage Links</a></p> + +<p>Now that we have mentioned possible pitfalls of relying so heavily on toggle menus, let’s build one!</p> + +<h2 id="our-final-product">Our Final Product</h2> + <p><img src="/public/images/menu-toggle-css.png" alt="Menu toggle made from pure CSS" /></p> + <p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/mdEEvEX">Live CodePen Example</a></p> -<h2>The HTML</h2> -<p>To implement this design you really don't need much in terms of HTML:</p> + +<h2 id="the-html">The HTML</h2> + +<p>To implement this design you really don’t need much in terms of HTML:</p> + <ul> -<li>A single <code>checkbox</code> input</li> -<li>A <code>label</code> that corresponds to the <code>checkbox</code></li> -<li>A <code>nav</code> element to house our unordered list items</li> +<li><p>A single <code>checkbox</code> input</p></li> +<li><p>A <code>label</code> that corresponds to the <code>checkbox</code></p></li> +<li><p>A <code>nav</code> element to house our unordered list items</p> + +<p>Menu</p></li> </ul> -<pre><code><!-- The checkbox input & label partner --> -<input type="checkbox" id="menu-toggle"> -<label for="menu-toggle">Menu</label> - -<!-- The navigation we wish to toggle --> -<nav> - <ul> - <li><a href="">Home</a></li> - <li><a href="">About</a></li> - <li><a href="">Articles</a></li> - <li><a href="">Colophon</a></li> - <li><a href="">Contact</a></li> - </ul> -</nav> -</code></pre> -<p>That's it!</p> -<h2>The CSS</h2> -<p>The first thing we need to do is "hide" the <code>checkbox</code> input element. It's important to avoid using <code>display: none</code> or <code>visibility: hidden</code> in order to achieve this. Those CSS properties can negatively impact accessibility (specifically screen readers). So we will be relying on the <code>position</code>, <code>z-index</code> and <code>opacity</code> properties to help us out.</p> -<pre><code>/* Set the input position to absolute, send it off screen with zero opacity */ -input[type="checkbox"] { + +<p>That’s it!</p> + +<h2 id="the-css">The CSS</h2> + +<p>The first thing we need to do is “hide” the <code>checkbox</code> input element. It’s important to avoid using <code>display: none</code> or <code>visibility: hidden</code> in order to achieve this. Those CSS properties can negatively impact accessibility (specifically screen readers). So we will be relying on the <code>position</code>, <code>z-index</code> and <code>opacity</code> properties to help us out.</p> + +<pre><code>/* Set the input position to absolute, send it off screen with zero opacity */ +input[type="checkbox"] { left: -9999px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; } </code></pre> + <p>Then we give our corresponding <code>label</code> a minor face-lift to make it appear more button-like:</p> -<pre><code>/* Minor visual styling to make the label more button-y */ + +<pre><code>/* Minor visual styling to make the label more button-y */ label { border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 4px; @@ -64,26 +69,31 @@ label { padding: 10px; } </code></pre> -<p>For our main <code>nav</code> element, we want to set it's position to <code>absolute</code> in order to avoid any janky page rendering issues that might occur when toggling the menu:</p> + +<p>For our main <code>nav</code> element, we want to set it’s position to <code>absolute</code> in order to avoid any janky page rendering issues that might occur when toggling the menu:</p> + <p>` -</p> -<pre><code>/* Set nav to absolute (avoids odd page rendering space pop-in) */ -nav { - opacity: 0; - position: absolute; - z-index: -2; -} -</code></pre> + /* Set nav to absolute (avoids odd page rendering space pop-in) */ + nav { + opacity: 0; + position: absolute; + z-index: -2; + }</p> + <p>The last step is to actually <em>show</em> the menu if the user toggles the <code>checkbox</code>:</p> -<pre><code>/* Show nav when checkbox is checked */ -input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ nav { + +<pre><code>/* Show nav when checkbox is checked */ +input[type="checkbox"]:checked ~ nav { opacity: 1; z-index: 1; } </code></pre> + <p>It might not look like much, but you now have a fully functional menu toggle - <strong>made with pure CSS</strong>! </p> -<h2>With Great Power...</h2> -<p>Although this design is very simple to implement, please remember to use these types of menus wisely. Just because you <em>can</em> do something, doesn't always mean you <em>should</em>.</p> + +<h2 id="with-great-power">With Great Power…</h2> + +<p>Although this design is very simple to implement, please remember to use these types of menus wisely. Just because you <em>can</em> do something, doesn’t always mean you <em>should</em>.</p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> <ul id="menu"> |