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HTML
<nav> <!-- Navigation -->
<ul id="dropdownMenu">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">New Article</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Categories</a>
<ul id="droprightMenu">
<li><a href="#">All</a>
<ul id="droprightMenu">
<li><a href="#">Category 1</a>
<ul id="droprightMenu">
<li><a href="#">Category 1.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 1.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 1.3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 1.4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Category 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Manage</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">My Profile</a>
<ul id="droprightMenu">
<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
/*------------------------------
= NAVIGATION
------------------------------*/
#dropdownMenu {
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;
}
#dropdownMenu: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.
*/
#dropdownMenu li {
float: left;
display:block;
line-height:50px;
text-align:center;
vertical-align:top;
width:120px;
}
#dropdownMenu li:hover > ul { /* reappear sub menus on hover*/
display: block;
}
#dropdownMenu li a {
display: block;
color: #757575; text-decoration: none;
}
#dropdownMenu 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%);
}
#dropdownMenu li:hover a {
color: #fff;
}
#droprightMenu {
display: none; /* hide the sub menus */
background: #5f6975; border-radius: 0px; padding: 0;
position: absolute; top: 100%;
}
#droprightMenu li {
float: none;
border-top: 1px solid #6b727c;
border-bottom: 1px solid #575f6a;
position: relative;
}
#droprightMenu li ul {
left:120px;
top:0px;
}
#droprightMenu li a {
color: #fff;
}
#droprightMenu li a:hover {
background: #4b545f;
}
#droprightMenu li ul {
left:120px;
top:0px;
}