Animated Vertical Menu Indicator using HTML CSS
Animated Magic Menu Indicator using HTML & CSS. Vertical Tab Menu Design.
Source Code:
HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Creative CSS Navigation Indicator</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.1.1/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-KfkfwYDsLkIlwQp6LFnl8zNdLGxu9YAA1QvwINks4PhcElQSvqcyVLLD9aMhXd13uQjoXtEKNosOWaZqXgel0g==" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="navigation">
<ul>
<li class="list active" data-color="#f53b57">
<a href="#">
<span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-house"></i></span>
<span class="title">Home</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="list" data-color="#3c40c6">
<a href="#">
<span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-user"></i></span>
<span class="title">Profile</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="list" data-color="#05c46b">
<a href="#">
<span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-message"></i></span>
<span class="title">Message</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="list" data-color="#0fbcf9">
<a href="#">
<span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></span>
<span class="title">Help</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="list" data-color="#ffa801">
<a href="#">
<span class="icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-gear"></i></span>
<span class="title">Settings</span>
</a>
</li>
<div class="indicator"></div>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- add active class on hovered item -->
<script>
let list = document.querySelectorAll('li');
for (let i=0; i<list.length; i++){
list[i].onmouseover = function(){
let j = 0;
while (j < list.length){
list[j++].className = 'list';
}
list[i].className = 'list active';
}
}
// change body color according to indicator
list.forEach(elements => {
elements.addEventListener('mouseenter',function(event){
let bg = document.querySelector('body');
let color = event.target.getAttribute('data-color');
bg.style.backgroundColor = color;
})
})
</script>
</body>
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CSS:
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700;800;900&display=swap');
*
{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
body
{
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
min-height: 100vh;
background: #f53b57;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation
{
position: relative;
width: 70px;
height: 350px;
background: #fff;
border-radius: 35px;
box-shadow: 0 15px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.navigation ul
{
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.navigation ul li
{
position: relative;
list-style: none;
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
z-index: 1;
}
.navigation ul li a
{
position: relative;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
color: #333;
font-weight: 500;
}
.navigation ul li a .icon
{
position: relative;
display: block;
line-height: 75px;
text-align: center;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation ul li.active a .icon
{
color: #fff;
}
.navigation ul li a .icon i
{
font-size: 24px;
}
.navigation ul li a .title
{
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 110px;
background: #fff;
transform: translateY(-50%);
padding: 5px 10px;
border-radius: 6px;
transition: 0.5s;
box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
}
.navigation ul li:hover a .title
{
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
transform: translateX(-25px) translateY(-50%);
}
.navigation ul li a .title::before
{
content: '';
position: absolute;
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
background: #fff;
left: -8px;
top: 46%;
transition: 0.5s;
transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-50%);
border-radius: 2px;
}
.navigation ul .indicator
{
position: absolute;
left: 0;
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation ul .indicator::before
{
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background: #333;
border-radius: 50%;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(1).active ~ .indicator
{
transform: translateY(calc(70px * 0));
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(2).active ~ .indicator
{
transform: translateY(calc(70px * 1));
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(3).active ~ .indicator
{
transform: translateY(calc(70px * 2));
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(4).active ~ .indicator
{
transform: translateY(calc(70px * 3));
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(5).active ~ .indicator
{
transform: translateY(calc(70px * 4));
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(1).active ~ .indicator::before
{
background: #f53b57;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(2).active ~ .indicator::before
{
background: #3c40c6;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(3).active ~ .indicator::before
{
background: #05c46b;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(4).active ~ .indicator::before
{
background: #0fbcf9;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(5).active ~ .indicator::before
{
background: #ffa801;
}
