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CSS Overlay Menu Example & Source Code

April 7, 2019

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Today I will give you an example of the CSS overlay menu. I think you have seen overlay popup in many websites. Mostly you can see overlay screen effect in pop-up login form or sing up form.

Basically, this overlay technique is used for displaying a window, without leaving the existing page. And this is a pretty good effect. In other words, it seems very attractive to see. Many websites use this effect for responsive & mostly for small screen size. ( i.e. mobiles, tablet, etc.) If you ever used bootstrap then you know: bootstrap also uses this effect in default for the mobile version of web page.

Preview

If you have not yet understood which point in the conversation or what is overlay menu? then let’s see a preview of it:

CSS Overlay Menu Source Code

This is an overlay menu with pure CSS, no JavaScript or JQuery. I just used HTML & CSS to create this small program or effect. For creating the menu I used HTML list properties <ul> & <li>. For the front screen, I had just put an <h1> tag and paragraph <p> tag.

That’s only things you have to do in HTML. Now left all work is CSS. CSS is an ocean & peoples know about CSS equal to one drop. Even I am not also a CSS expert.

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Get Source Code

You have to create two files, one for HTML & other for CSS. There are lines of codes in the CSS file is more over than HTML file. Ratio of HTML & CSS in this overlay menu program is 1:4 ( 20% HTML & 80% CSS ). Now create two files named ‘index.html‘ & ‘style.css‘.

Index.html

Put these given codes below in ‘index.html‘ file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- code by webdevtrick ( https://webdevtrick.com ) -->
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto" rel="stylesheet">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
  <title>CSS Menu Overlay | Webdevtrick.com</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="menu-wrap">
    <input type="checkbox" class="toggler">
    <div class="hamburger"><div></div></div>
    <div class="menu">
      <div>
        <div>
          <ul>
            <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <header class="showcase">
    <div class="container showcase-inner">
      <h1>CSS MENU</h1>
      <p>Click on menu for see effect in top left position. I share example source code and resource for web graphic designer & web developer.</p>
      <a href="https://webdevtrick.com" class="btn">VISIT WEBDEVTRICK</a>
    </div>
  </header>
</body>
</html>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<head>

<title>CSS Menu Overlay | Webdevtrick.com</title>

</head>

<body>

<div>

<ul>

<li><a href="#">About</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>

</ul>

</div>

<p>Click on menu for see effect in top left position. I share example source code and resource for web graphic designer & web developer.</p>

<a href="https://webdevtrick.com" class="btn">VISIT WEBDEVTRICK</a>

</div>

</header>

</body>

</html>

Style.css

Now put these codes in ‘style.css‘ file.

/* code by webdevtrick ( webdevtrick.com) */
:root {
  --primary-color: rgba(13, 110, 139, 0.75);
  --overlay-color: rgba(24, 39, 51 , 0.85);
  --menu-speed: 0.75s;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.container {
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 3rem;
}

.showcase {
  background: var(--primary-color);
  color: #fff;
  height: 100vh;
  position: relative;
}

.showcase:before {
  content: '';
  background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/1655166/pexels-photo-1655166.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=750&w=1260') no-repeat center center/cover;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: -1;
}

.showcase .showcase-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  height: 100%;
}

.showcase h1 {
  font-size: 4rem;
}

.showcase p {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  border: none;
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.btn:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

/* MENU STYLES */
.menu-wrap {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.menu-wrap .toggler {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  opacity: 0;
}

.menu-wrap .hamburger {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  padding: 1rem;
  background: #333;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Hamburger Line */
.menu-wrap .hamburger > div {
  position: relative;
  flex: none;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

/* Hamburger Lines - Top & Bottom */
.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::before,
.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: -10px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: inherit;
}

/* Moves Line Down */
.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::after {
  top: 10px;
}

/* Toggler Animation */
.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div {
  transform: rotate(135deg);
}

/* Turns Lines Into X */
.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div:before,
.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div:after {
  top: 0;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

/* Rotate On Hover When Checked */
.menu-wrap .toggler:checked:hover + .hamburger > div {
  transform: rotate(225deg);
}

/* Show Menu */
.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu {
  visibility: visible;
}

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu > div {
  transform: scale(1);
  transition-duration: var(--menu-speed);
}

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu > div > div {
  opacity: 1;
  transition:  opacity 0.4s ease 0.4s;
}

.menu-wrap .menu {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  visibility: hidden;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.menu-wrap .menu > div {
  background: var(--overlay-color);
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 200vw;
  height: 200vw;
  display: flex;
  flex: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 90vw;
  max-height: 100vh;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div > ul > li {
  list-style: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div > ul > li > a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
}

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/* code by webdevtrick ( webdevtrick.com) */

:root {

--primary-color: rgba(13, 110, 139, 0.75);

--overlay-color: rgba(24, 39, 51 , 0.85);

--menu-speed: 0.75s;

}

* {

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

box-sizing: border-box;

}

body {

font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;

line-height: 1.4;

}

.container {

max-width: 960px;

margin: auto;

overflow: hidden;

padding: 0 3rem;

}

.showcase {

background: var(--primary-color);

color: #fff;

height: 100vh;

position: relative;

}

.showcase:before {

content: '';

background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/1655166/pexels-photo-1655166.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=750&w=1260') no-repeat center center/cover;

position: absolute;

top: 0;

left: 0;

width: 100%;

height: 100%;

z-index: -1;

}

.showcase .showcase-inner {

display: flex;

flex-direction: column;

align-items: center;

justify-content: center;

text-align: center;

height: 100%;

}

.showcase h1 {

font-size: 4rem;

}

.showcase p {

font-size: 1.3rem;

}

.btn {

display: inline-block;

border: none;

background: #333;

color: #fff;

padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;

margin-top: 1rem;

transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;

text-decoration: none;

}

.btn:hover {

opacity: 0.7;

}

/* MENU STYLES */

.menu-wrap {

position: fixed;

top: 0;

left: 0;

z-index: 1;

}

.menu-wrap .toggler {

position: absolute;

top: 0;

left: 0;

z-index: 2;

cursor: pointer;

width: 50px;

height: 50px;

opacity: 0;

}

.menu-wrap .hamburger {

position: absolute;

top: 0;

left: 0;

z-index: 1;

width: 60px;

height: 60px;

padding: 1rem;

background: #333;

display: flex;

align-items: center;

justify-content: center;

}

/* Hamburger Line */

.menu-wrap .hamburger > div {

position: relative;

flex: none;

width: 100%;

height: 2px;

background: #fff;

display: flex;

align-items: center;

justify-content: center;

transition: all 0.4s ease;

}

/* Hamburger Lines - Top & Bottom */

.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::before,

.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::after {

content: '';

position: absolute;

z-index: 1;

top: -10px;

width: 100%;

height: 2px;

background: inherit;

}

/* Moves Line Down */

.menu-wrap .hamburger > div::after {

top: 10px;

}

/* Toggler Animation */

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div {

transform: rotate(135deg);

}

/* Turns Lines Into X */

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div:before,

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked + .hamburger > div:after {

top: 0;

transform: rotate(90deg);

}

/* Rotate On Hover When Checked */

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked:hover + .hamburger > div {

transform: rotate(225deg);

}

/* Show Menu */

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu {

visibility: visible;

}

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu > div {

transform: scale(1);

transition-duration: var(--menu-speed);

}

.menu-wrap .toggler:checked ~ .menu > div > div {

opacity: 1;

transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.4s;

}

.menu-wrap .menu {

position: fixed;

top: 0;

left: 0;

width: 100%;

height: 100%;

visibility: hidden;

overflow: hidden;

display: flex;

align-items: center;

justify-content: center;

}

.menu-wrap .menu > div {

background: var(--overlay-color);

border-radius: 50%;

width: 200vw;

height: 200vw;

display: flex;

flex: none;

align-items: center;

justify-content: center;

transform: scale(0);

transition: all 0.4s ease;

}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div {

text-align: center;

max-width: 90vw;

max-height: 100vh;

opacity: 0;

transition: opacity 0.4s ease;

}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div > ul > li {

list-style: none;

color: #fff;

font-size: 1.5rem;

padding: 1rem;

}

.menu-wrap .menu > div > div > ul > li > a {

color: inherit;

text-decoration: none;

transition: color 0.4s ease;

}

That’s it. Now you have successfully created an overlay menu. If you have any doubt or suggestion comment down below.

Thanks For Visiting, Keep Visiting.

1 COMMENT

dirk April 30, 2019 At 1:11 pm

Thanks for the tutorial. I just do not manage to close the menu once a link is clicked (internal link with anchor). Is there a way, to close the menu in that case as well or does the Hamburger X has to be clicked all the time?

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