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How to create a Responsive Bottom Navigation Menu with CSS and JavaScript.

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025
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A responsive bottom navigation menu provides mobile-friendly access to important links. We will see how to create a responsive bottom navigation menu that adjusts to different screen widths. The menu will include elements like Home, Contact, and About. When viewed on a smaller screen, a hamburger menu appears, and clicking it displays the navigation options vertically.

Approach

  • Create a basic HTML structure with navigation links and a hamburger menu icon.
  • Create a CSS file to style the navigation menu.
  • Create a JavaScript file to handle the toggle functionality for the hamburger menu.
  • Ensure that the navigation items appear horizontally on bigger screens and vertically when the hamburger menu is engaged on smaller screens.
  • Test the navigation menu on various screen sizes to ensure responsiveness.

Example: The example below shows how to create a responsive bottom navigation menu with CSS and JavaScript.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" 
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Responsive Bottom Navigation</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" 
          href="styles.css">
</head>

<body>
    <div class="nav-container">
        <div class="hamburger">
          &#9776;
          </div>
        <ul class="nav-items">
            <li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
            <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>

</html>
CSS 
body {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.nav-container {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #333;
}

.nav-items {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-around;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 10px 0;
}

.nav-items li {
    color: white;
}

.nav-items li a {
    color: white;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.hamburger {
    display: none;
    font-size: 30px;
    color: white;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .nav-items {
        display: none;
        flex-direction: column;
        background-color: #333;
    }

    .nav-items.active {
        display: flex;
    }

    .hamburger {
        display: block;
        text-align: center;
    }
}
JavaScript 
const hamburger = document.querySelector('.hamburger');
const navItems = document.querySelector('.nav-items');

hamburger.addEventListener('click', () => {
    navItems.classList.toggle('active');
});

Output:


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