22 Cool CSS sidebar menu design examples
A sidebar allows you to organize information vertically, very useful for small screens. In this post, you will find 22 curated code examples of a CSS sidebar menu to inspire you for your next project.
Eye-catching Sidebar Menu
A simple sidebar menu code snippet with a nice eye-catching open/close animation, and made with ❤️ for Frontend planet.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
SCSS
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SVG gooey hover side menu
This code example is a side menu that has a nice liquid effect when you move the cursor close to the hamburger icon.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
JQuery
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Hover slide menu
This code snippet is a subtle side menu, featuring an eye-catching 3D reveal hover effect.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
Less
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3D Rotating Navigation
A cool HTML/CSS rotating side menu with a 3D effect on hover.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
None
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Sidebar menu 3D reveal
This code snippet is a sidebar menu with a nifty and nice 3D reveal effect.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
JS
Dependencies:
SCSS
JQuery
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Responsive sidebar
A responsive right sidebar that is revealed on click with a smooth opening/closing animation.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
JS
Dependencies:
JQuery
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Bootstrap 4 sidebar nav
Side menu made with Bootstrap with the possibility to hide and show it, and a nice multicolor animation when hovering over the different items.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
JS
Dependencies:
Bootstrap
Animate CSS
Tether
Popper JS
JQuery
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Pure CSS fly-in sidebar nav
A multilevel side menu code snippet made with pure CSS and HTML only.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Sidebar transitions
This Codepen is a collection of different sliding transitions for a sidebar menu, useful to get inspired.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
None
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Cross-side menu
A demo of a cross side menu nicely animated when opening and closing by pressing the hamburger button.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Elastic SVG Sidebar Material Design
Example of a sidebar with a springy SVG animation when opened
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
SCSS
JQuery
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Purple Sidebar Menu
A static side menu with a purple design theme, without many animations, but eye-catching.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Sidebar Menu Hover Show/Hide CSS
A sidebar menu that reveals the full version with text when hovering the mouse over each item.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
None
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Pro Sidebar template
This code snippet is a vertical menu with a nice background, collapsible items within the menu, and a collapsible version when clicking on the hamburger menu icon.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Easy Ionic Side Menu Transitions
A side menu with colored icons for each menu item made with Ionic and with different input transition effects.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
Haml
SCSS
JQuery
Ionic
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Side Sliding Menu CSS
Pure CSS sidebar menu with a hover effect to show the text of each sidebar item.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
None
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Awesome Bootstrap 3 Sidebar Navigation
This sidebar is made with the famous CSS framework, Bootstrap. Has a hover sliding effect on each sidebar menu item and hides/shows when the menu item is clicked.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
Less
Bootstrap
JQuery
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Modern Sidebar Menu
Fixed sidebar made only with CSS and HTML, it has a rounded hover effect playing with the contrast of the background.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
None
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Sidebar Nav Animation
A side menu without Javascript that has a nice opening transition and a subtle opacity change in the background, when the menu is opened.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Admin lateral menus with tailwind CSS
A Codepen of some Admin side menus made only with HTML and Tailwind CSS, as a bonus you have the dark mode of each one of them.
Made with:
HTML
Dependencies:
Tailwind
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Fixed Hover Navigation
Fixed navigation with a hover effect that opens the full version, the items have a gradient hover effect.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Dependencies:
SCSS
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Collapsing side menu
A code snippet of a side menu that collapses and expands into a hamburger menu when clicked.
Made with:
HTML
CSS
Javascript
Dependencies:
SCSS
JQuery
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