💡Learn how to build an Animated Menu Indicator in HTML, CSS and JavaScript using modern syntax!
Source Code:
Markup
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Animated Menu Indicator</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
<script defer src="app.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.2.0/css/all.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="navigation">
<ul>
<li class="list active" data-color="#e1422e"><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="#f6bc02"><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="#49a84c"><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="#4c86f9"><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="#461447">
<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>
</body>
</html>
CSS
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;700&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: #223160;
overflow: hidden;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation {
position: relative;
width: 70px;
height: 350px;
background: #fff;
border-radius: 35px;
box-shadow: 0 15px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.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%;
color: #333;
font-weight: 500;
}
.navigation ul li a .icon {
position: relative;
display: block;
line-height: 75px;
text-align: center;
}
.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;
box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation ul li a:hover .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%;
transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-50%);
border-radius: 2px;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.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%;
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background: #223160;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
border-radius: 50%;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(1).active ~ .indicator {
transform: translateY(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: #e1422e;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(2).active ~ .indicator::before {
background: #f6bc02;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(3).active ~ .indicator::before {
background: #49a84c;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(4).active ~ .indicator::before {
background: #4c86f9;
}
.navigation ul li:nth-child(5).active ~ .indicator::before {
background: #461447;
}
JavaScript
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((element) => {
element.addEventListener('mouseenter', function(event) {
let bg = document.querySelector('body');
let color = event.target.getAttribute('data-color');
bg.style.backgroundColor = color;
});
});
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