A trendy CSS3 based off-canvas navigation with an animated toggle icon that allows to slide out a sidebar navigation panel from the left side of the browser window. No Javascript needed.
How to use it:
Create the Html for a menu icon to toggle the off-canvas navigation.
<input id="menu" type="checkbox" name="menu" class="HiddenCheckbox"/> <label for="menu" class="MenuIcon"></label>
Animated the menu icon using CSS3 transitions and transforms.
.HiddenCheckbox { display: none; }
.MenuIcon {
cursor: pointer;
display: block;
float: left;
height: 30px;
position: relative;
width: 30px;
z-index: 2;
}
.MenuIcon::before {
-webkit-box-shadow: #999999 0 12px 0;
box-shadow: #999999 0 12px 0;
height: 6px;
-webkit-transform-origin: left top;
-ms-transform-origin: left top;
transform-origin: left top;
width: 30px;
}
.MenuIcon::after {
bottom: 0;
height: 6px;
-webkit-transform-origin: left bottom;
-ms-transform-origin: left bottom;
transform-origin: left bottom;
width: 30px;
}
.MenuIcon::before,
.MenuIcon::after {
background: #999999;
display: block;
content: '';
position: absolute;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-box-shadow 0.2s linear, -webkit-transform 0.4s 0.2s;
transition: box-shadow 0.2s linear, transform 0.4s 0.2s;
}
.HiddenCheckbox:checked ~ .MenuHeader {
opacity: 1;
-webkit-transform: none;
-ms-transform: none;
transform: none;
}
.HiddenCheckbox:checked ~ .MenuIcon::before {
-webkit-box-shadow: transparent 0 0 0;
box-shadow: transparent 0 0 0;
-webkit-transform: rotate(45deg) translate3d(6px, -3px, 0);
transform: rotate(45deg) translate3d(6px, -3px, 0);
}
.HiddenCheckbox:checked ~ .MenuIcon::after {
-webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg) translate3d(6px, 3px, 0);
transform: rotate(-45deg) translate3d(6px, 3px, 0);
}
.HiddenCheckbox:checked ~ .Menu { left: 0; }Create the Html for an off-canvas navigation and then wrap it together with the menu icon into a parent element with class of ‘MenuContainer’ .
<div class="MenuContainer">
<input id="menu" type="checkbox" name="menu" class="HiddenCheckbox"/>
<label for="menu" class="MenuIcon"></label>
<h2 class="MenuHeader">Nav Menu</h2>
<nav class="Menu">
<ul class="Menu-list">
<li class="Menu-item"><a href="https://cssscript.com" target="_blank" class="Menu-link">Home</a></li>
<li class="Menu-item"><a href="https://cssscript.com/us/" target="_blank" class="Menu-link">About</a></li>
<li class="Menu-item"><a href="https://cssscript.com/contact-us/" target="_blank" class="Menu-link">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>The required CSS to style the off-canvas navigation.
.MenuContainer {
display: inline-block;
margin: 20px;
}
.Menu {
background: #333;
bottom: 0;
left: -90%;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
width: 90%;
-webkit-transition: left 0.4s;
transition: left 0.4s;
}
.Menu-list {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 60px 0 0;
padding: 0;
}
.Menu-item { margin: 0; }
.Menu-link {
color: #fff;
display: block;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 8px 22px;
position: relative;
text-decoration: none;
z-index: 1;
}
.Menu-link::before {
background: #444;
bottom: 0;
content: '';
left: 0;
position: absolute;
right: 100%;
top: 0;
-webkit-transition: right 0.4s;
transition: right 0.4s;
z-index: -1;
}
.Menu-link::after {
content: attr(href);
color: #fff;
float: right;
opacity: 0;
-webkit-transition: opacity 0.8s, -webkit-transform 0.4s;
transition: opacity 0.8s, transform 0.4s;
-webkit-transform: translate3d(100%, 0, 0);
transform: translate3d(100%, 0, 0);
}
.Menu-link:hover::before { right: 0; }
.Menu-link:hover::after {
opacity: 0.5;
-webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}






