CSS Only Responsive Fixed Sidebar Navigation

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Description:

A CSS only responsive fixed sidebar navigation that collapses into a bottom nav bar on mobile devices.

Hovering over the menu icon will expand the sidebar to the full size with a smooth CSS powered transition effect.

Alternative:

• Mobile-friendly Floating Sidebar Navigation In Pure CSS

See It In Action:

How to use it:

1. Download and load the necessary Stylesheet sidebar.css in the document’s head section.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="./assets/css/sidebar.css" />

2. Create a sidebar navigation as follows. That’s it.

<aside class="sidebar">
  <nav>
    <ul class="sidebar__nav">
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-fingerprint"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Fingerprint</span>
        </a>
      </li>
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-credit-card"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Credit card</span>
        </a>
      </li>
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-cart"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Shopping cart</span>
        </a>
      </li>
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-account-circle"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Account circle</span>
        </a>
      </li>
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-camera"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Camera</span>
        </a>
      </li>
      <li>
        <a href="#" class="sidebar__nav__link">
          <i class="mdi mdi-settings"></i>
          <span class="sidebar__nav__text">Settings</span>
        </a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</aside>