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responsive sidebar with working links

This tailwind example is contributed by Ganesh Salunke, on 05-Jan-2026. Component is made with Tailwind CSS v3. It is responsive. similar terms for this example is drawer

Sidebar Navigations Navbar

Author Ganesh Salunke

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Sidebar with Dropdown Menu | CodingNepal</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <style>
/* Importing Google Fonts - Poppins */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: "Poppins", '';
}

body {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: linear-gradient(#F1F3FF, #CBD4FF);
}

.sidebar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  width: 270px;
  height: 100vh;
  background: white;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed {
  width: 85px;
}

.sidebar .sidebar-header {
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  padding: 25px 20px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.sidebar-header .header-logo img {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler,
.sidebar-menu-button {
  position: absolute;
  right: 20px;
  height: 35px;
  width: 35px;
  color: white;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  background: #004f99;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler {
  transform: translate(-4px, 65px);
}

.sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler span,
.sidebar-menu-button span {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler span {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler:hover {
  background: #004f99;
}

.sidebar-nav .nav-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 0 15px;
  flex-direction: column;
  transform: translateY(15px);
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar .sidebar-nav .primary-nav {
  overflow-y: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  height: calc(100vh - 227px);
  scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;
}

.sidebar .sidebar-nav .primary-nav:hover {
  scrollbar-color: #EEF2FF transparent;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .sidebar-nav .primary-nav {
  overflow: unset;
  transform: translateY(65px);
}

.sidebar-nav .nav-item .nav-link {
  color: #000d1a;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 11px 15px;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid white;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar-nav .nav-item:is(:hover, .open)>.nav-link:not(.dropdown-title) {
  color: white;
  background: #004f99;
}

.sidebar .nav-link .nav-label {
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .nav-link :where(.nav-label, .dropdown-icon) {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .nav-link .dropdown-icon {
  transition: opacity 0.3s 0s ease;
}

.sidebar-nav .secondary-nav {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 35px;
  width: 100%;
  background: white;
}

.sidebar-nav .nav-item {
  position: relative;
}

/* Dropdown Stylings */
.sidebar-nav .dropdown-container .dropdown-icon {
  margin: 0 -4px 0 auto;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, opacity 0.3s 0.2s ease;
}

.sidebar-nav .dropdown-container.open .dropdown-icon {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.sidebar-nav .dropdown-menu {
  height: 0;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 15px;
  transition: height 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px;
  left: 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  height: auto !important;
  padding-right: 10px;
  overflow-y: unset;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
  background: white;
  transition: 0s;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .dropdown-menu:has(.dropdown-link) {
  padding: 7px 10px 7px 24px;
}

.sidebar.sidebar.collapsed .nav-item:hover>.dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.sidebar.sidebar.collapsed .nav-item:hover>.dropdown-menu:has(.dropdown-link) {
  transform: translateY(10px);
}

.dropdown-menu .nav-item .nav-link {
  color: #000d1a;
  padding: 9px 15px;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .dropdown-menu .nav-link {
  padding: 7px 15px;
}

.dropdown-menu .nav-item .nav-link.dropdown-title {
  display: none;
  color: #004f99;
  padding: 9px 15px;
}

.dropdown-menu:has(.dropdown-link) .nav-item .dropdown-title {
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 7px 15px;
}

.sidebar.collapsed .dropdown-menu .nav-item .dropdown-title {
  display: block;
}

.sidebar-menu-button {
  display: none;
}

/* Responsive media query code for small screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .sidebar-menu-button {
    position: fixed;
    left: 20px;
    top: 20px;
    height: 40px;
    width: 42px;
    display: flex;
    color: #F1F4FF;
    background: #004f99;
  }

.sidebar.collapsed {
    width: 270px;
    left: -270px;
  }

.sidebar.collapsed .sidebar-header .sidebar-toggler {
    transform: none;
  }

.sidebar.collapsed .sidebar-nav .primary-nav {
    transform: translateY(15px);
  }
}

</style>
    
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Material+Symbols+Rounded:opsz,wght,FILL,GRAD@24,400,0,0" />
  </head>
  <body>
    
    <button class="sidebar-menu-button">
      <span class="material-symbols-rounded">menu</span>
    </button>

<aside class="sidebar">
      
      <header class="sidebar-header">
        <a href="#" class="header-logo">
          <img src="logo.png" alt="Logo" />
        </a>
        <button class="sidebar-toggler">
          <span class="material-symbols-rounded">chevron_left</span>
        </button>
      </header>

<nav class="sidebar-nav">
        
        <ul class="nav-list primary-nav">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">dashboard</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Dashboard</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Dashboard</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>

<li class="nav-item dropdown-container">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">calendar_today</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Services</span>
              <span class="dropdown-icon material-symbols-rounded">keyboard_arrow_down</span>
            </a>

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Services</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">IT Consulting</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">Cloud Solutions</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">Mobile Apps</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>

<li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">notifications</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Notifications</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Notifications</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">local_library</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Resources</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Resources</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>

<li class="nav-item dropdown-container">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">star</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Bookmarks</span>
              <span class="dropdown-icon material-symbols-rounded">keyboard_arrow_down</span>
            </a>

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Bookmarks</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">Saved Tutorials</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">Favorite Blogs</a></li>
              <li class="nav-item"><a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-link">Resource Guides</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>

<li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">extension</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Extensions</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Extensions</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">settings</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Settings</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Settings</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>

<ul class="nav-list secondary-nav">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">help</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Support</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Support</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a href="#" class="nav-link">
              <span class="material-symbols-rounded">logout</span>
              <span class="nav-label">Sign Out</span>
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link dropdown-title">Sign Out</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </aside>

<script >// Toggle the visibility of a dropdown menu
const toggleDropdown = (dropdown, menu, isOpen) => {
  dropdown.classList.toggle("open", isOpen);
  menu.style.height = isOpen ? `${menu.scrollHeight}px` : 0;
};

// Close all open dropdowns
const closeAllDropdowns = () => {
  document.querySelectorAll(".dropdown-container.open").forEach((openDropdown) => {
    toggleDropdown(openDropdown, openDropdown.querySelector(".dropdown-menu"), false);
  });
};

// Attach click event to all dropdown toggles
document.querySelectorAll(".dropdown-toggle").forEach((dropdownToggle) => {
  dropdownToggle.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();

const dropdown = dropdownToggle.closest(".dropdown-container");
    const menu = dropdown.querySelector(".dropdown-menu");
    const isOpen = dropdown.classList.contains("open");

closeAllDropdowns(); // Close all open dropdowns
    toggleDropdown(dropdown, menu, !isOpen); // Toggle current dropdown visibility
  });
});

// Attach click event to sidebar toggle buttons
document.querySelectorAll(".sidebar-toggler, .sidebar-menu-button").forEach((button) => {
  button.addEventListener("click", () => {
    closeAllDropdowns(); // Close all open dropdowns
    document.querySelector(".sidebar").classList.toggle("collapsed"); // Toggle collapsed class on sidebar
  });
});

// Collapse sidebar by default on small screens
if (window.innerWidth <= 1024) document.querySelector(".sidebar").classList.add("collapsed");</script>
  </body>
</html>

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