Sticky Navigation Bar using HTML,CSS and JavaScript
To create a sticky navigation bar, We use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. HTML will make the structure of the body, CSS will make it looks good. This kind of sticky navigation bar looks attractive on website. By using JavaScript, you can easily make the navigation bar sticky when the user scrolls down.
Step 1) Create a navigation bar:
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</head>
<body>
<div class="header">
<h2>Scroll Down</h2>
<p>Scroll down to see the sticky effect.</p>
</div>
<div id="navbar">
<a class="active" href="javascript:void(0)">Home</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)">News</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)">Contact</a>
</div>
<div class="content">
<h3>Sticky Navigation Example</h3>
<p>The navbar will stick to the top when you reach its scroll position.</p>
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<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
<p>Some text to enable scrolling.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, illum definitiones no quo, maluisset concludaturque et eum, altera fabulas ut quo. Atqui causae gloriatur ius te, id agam omnis evertitur eum. Affert laboramus repudiandae nec et. Inciderint efficiantur his ad. Eum no molestiae voluptatibus.</p>
</div>
</body>
Step 2) Style the navigation bar:
body {
margin: 0;
font-size: 28px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.header {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
padding: 30px;
text-align: center;
}
#navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
}
#navbar a {
float: left;
display: block;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}
#navbar a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
#navbar a.active {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
}
.content {
padding: 16px;
}
.sticky {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
}
.sticky + .content {
padding-top: 60px;
}
Step 3) Add JavaScript:
window.onscroll = function() {myFunction()};
var navbar = document.getElementById("navbar");
var sticky = navbar.offsetTop;
function myFunction() {
if (window.pageYOffset >= sticky) {
navbar.classList.add("sticky")
} else {
navbar.classList.remove("sticky");
}
}