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CSS

Posted by Melinda Femminis
Melinda Femminis
5,359 Points

Dropdown menu with CSS

I am trying to create a dropdown menu for the mobile version of a website. It should show when the person clicks on 'Menu'.

Why the dropdown menu shows on :hover but when I change the css for .dropdown:target > .dropnav it doesn't work ? And why the dropdown menu doesn't seem to take the styles (padding, text-align....) ? I would like it centered on the page. 

/* ------Navigation------- */

.main-nav li, .dropnav li {
  text-align: center;
  }

.main-nav a, .dropnav li a {
  padding: 10px 15px;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: .95em;
  display: block;
}

a:hover {
  color: #939393
}

.dropdown {
  position: relative;
}

.dropnav {
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
}

.dropnav li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2)
}

.dropdown:hover > .dropnav {
  display: block;
}

<body>
  <header class="main-header">
    <ul class="main-nav">
      <li class="dropdown">
        <a href="#">Menu</a>
        <ul class="dropnav">
          <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Cardapio</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Contato</a></li>
        </ul>
      </li>  
    </ul>
  </header>

Thank you !