JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Vladimir Vozar

HTML

<nav>	<!-- Navigation -->
		<ul>
			<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">New Article</a></li>
			
			<li><a href="#">Categories</a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="#">Browse</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">Manage</a></li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			
			<li><a href="#">My Profile</a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="#">Login</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">Edit</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">My Posts</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">Logout</a></li>
				</ul>			
			</li>			
			
			<li><a href="#">Help</a></li>
		</ul>
	</nav>

CSS

nav ul {
	background: #efefef; 
	background: linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%);  
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%); 
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%,#bbbbbb 100%); 
	box-shadow: 0px 0px 9px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
	border-radius: 10px;  
	list-style: none;
	position: relative;  /* allow us to absolutely position the sub menus according to this main nav bar */
	display: block; 
}
	nav ul:after {
		content: ""; clear: both; display: block;
	}

/*
The individual menu items are styled up with CSS rules added to the <li> and the nested anchor. 
In the browser this will make the link change to a blue gradient background and white text.
*/

nav ul li {
	float: left;
}
		nav ul li:hover > ul {   /* reappear sub menus on hover*/
				display: block;
		}

	nav ul li:hover {
		background: #4b545f;
		background: linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
		background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
		background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%,#5f6975 40%);
	}
		nav ul li:hover a {
			color: #fff;
		}
	
	nav ul li a {
		display: block; padding: 15px 25px;
		color: #757575; text-decoration: none;
	}

nav ul ul {
	display: none; /* hide the sub menus */
	background: #5f6975; border-radius: 0px; padding: 0;
	position: absolute; top: 100%;
}
	nav ul ul li {
		float: none; 
		border-top: 1px solid #6b727c;
		border-bottom: 1px solid #575f6a;
		position: relative;
	}
		nav ul ul li a {
			color: #fff;
		}	
			nav ul ul li a:hover {
				background: #4b545f;
			}

}