Fixed Auto Sidebar Html Css

Learn how to create a fixed side navigation menu with CSS.

Fixed Auto Sidebar Html and Css

<!-- Side navigation -->
<div class="sidenav">
  <a href="#">About</a>
  <a href="#">Services</a>
  <a href="#">Clients</a>
  <a href="#">Contact</a>
</div>
<!-- Page content -->
<div class="main">
  ...
</div>

/* The sidebar menu */
.sidenav {
    height: 100%; 
/* Full-height: remove this if you want "auto" height */
    width: 160px; 
/* Set the width of the sidebar */
    position: fixed; 
/* Fixed Sidebar (stay in place on scroll) */
    z-index: 1; 
/* Stay on top */
    top: 0; 
/* Stay at the top */
    left: 0;
    background-color: #111; 
/* Black */
    overflow-x: hidden; 
/* Disable horizontal scroll */
    padding-top: 20px;
}

/* The navigation menu links */
.sidenav a {
    padding: 6px 8px 6px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 25px;
    color: #818181;
    display: block;
}

/* When you mouse over the navigation links, change their color */
.sidenav a:hover {
    color: #f1f1f1;
}

/* Style page content */
.main {
    margin-left: 160px; 
/* Same as the width of the sidebar */
    padding: 0px 10px;
}

/* On smaller screens, where height is less than 450px, change the style of the sidebar (less padding and a smaller font size) */
@media screen and (max-height: 450px) {
    .sidenav {padding-top: 15px;}
    .sidenav a {font-size: 18px;}
}