Whirling CSS3 dropdown menu

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Whirling CSS3 dropdown menu

Various dropdown menus can be easily created with CSS3 with the help of selectors. Just connect your imagination – and you will create a truly new and unique design. In today’s lesson, we will create a new CSS3 drop-down menu with new effect: when you hover on the upper menu items, the submenu items appear whirling. Just follow this tutorial to see the step by step process of building this menu.

Here is the HTML part of the script

<ul class="submenu">
<li><a href="#">Submenu a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu c</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu d</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu e</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu f</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu g</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Submenu h</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="active"><a href="#s2">Menu 2</a>

And here is the CSS Part of the Script

.menu, .menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
.menu {
    height: 58px;
}
.menu li {
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#292929, #252525);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(#292929, #252525);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #292929), color-stop(100%, #252525));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#292929, #252525);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(#292929, #252525);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#292929', endColorstr='#252525');
    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#292929', endColorstr='#252525')";
    background: linear-gradient(#292929, #252525);

border-bottom: 2px solid #181818;
    border-top: 2px solid #303030;
    min-width: 160px;
}
.menu > li {
    display: block;
    float: left;
    position: relative;
}
.menu > li:first-child {
    border-radius: 5px 0 0;
}
.menu a {
    border-left: 3px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    color: #808080;
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Lucida Console';
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 54px;
    padding: 0 25px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.menu li:hover {
    background-color: #1c1c1c;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#1c1c1c, #1b1b1b);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(#1c1c1c, #1b1b1b);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #1c1c1c), color-stop(100%, #1b1b1b));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#1c1c1c, #1b1b1b);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(#1c1c1c, #1b1b1b);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#1c1c1c', endColorstr='#1b1b1b');
    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#1c1c1c', endColorstr='#1b1b1b')";
    background: linear-gradient(#1c1c1c, #1b1b1b);

border-bottom: 2px solid #222222;
    border-top: 2px solid #1B1B1B;
}
.menu li:hover > a {
    border-radius: 5px 0 0 0;
    border-left: 3px solid #C4302B;
    color: #C4302B;
}
/* submenu styles */
.submenu {
    left: 0;
    max-height: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    z-index: 0;

-webkit-perspective: 400px;
    -moz-perspective: 400px;
    -ms-perspective: 400px;
    -o-perspective: 400px;
    perspective: 400px;
}
.submenu li {
    opacity: 0;

-webkit-transform: rotateY(90deg);
    -moz-transform: rotateY(90deg);
    -ms-transform: rotateY(90deg);
    -o-transform: rotateY(90deg);
    transform: rotateY(90deg);

-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, -webkit-transform .5s;
    -moz-transition: opacity .4s, -moz-transform .5s;
    -ms-transition: opacity .4s, -ms-transform .5s;
    -o-transition: opacity .4s, -o-transform .5s;
    transition: opacity .4s, transform .5s;
}
.menu .submenu li:hover a {
    border-left: 3px solid #454545;
    border-radius: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
}
.menu > li:hover .submenu, .menu > li:focus .submenu {
    max-height: 2000px;
    z-index: 10;
}
.menu > li:hover .submenu li, .menu > li:focus .submenu li {
    opacity: 1;

-webkit-transform: none;
    -moz-transform: none;
    -ms-transform: none;
    -o-transform: none;
    transform: none;
}
/* CSS3 delays for transition effects */
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(1) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 0s;
    -moz-transition-delay: 0s;
    -ms-transition-delay: 0s;
    -o-transition-delay: 0s;
    transition-delay: 0s;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(2) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 50ms;
    transition-delay: 50ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(3) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 100ms;
    transition-delay: 100ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(4) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 150ms;
    transition-delay: 150ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(5) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 200ms;
    transition-delay: 200ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(6) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 250ms;
    transition-delay: 250ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(7) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 300ms;
    transition-delay: 300ms;
}
.menu li:hover .submenu li:nth-child(8) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 350ms;
    transition-delay: 350ms;
}

.submenu li:nth-child(1) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 350ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 350ms;
    transition-delay: 350ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(2) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 300ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 300ms;
    transition-delay: 300ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(3) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 250ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 250ms;
    transition-delay: 250ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(4) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 200ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 200ms;
    transition-delay: 200ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(5) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 150ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 150ms;
    transition-delay: 150ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(6) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 100ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 100ms;
    transition-delay: 100ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(7) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -moz-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -ms-transition-delay: 50ms;
    -o-transition-delay: 50ms;
    transition-delay: 50ms;
}
.submenu li:nth-child(8) {
    -webkit-transition-delay: 0s;
    -moz-transition-delay: 0s;
    -ms-transition-delay: 0s;
    -o-transition-delay: 0s;
    transition-delay: 0s;
}

If you Don't Know how to Put the Script in Your Blogger Template you can see My tutorial on HOW TO ADD DROPDOWN MENU IN BLOGGER