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Arrow Bullet List Menu

Author: Dynamic Drive

This CSS list menu features category headers with a two toned background, UL elements that have their default margins and padding removed, and finally, LI elements with custom bullet images. The result is something simple but elegant, and resembling something you might have seen on this site already! Note: For a version of this menu that dynamically expands and hides its sub menus, see Accordion Menu.

Demo:

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The two images used:

The CSS:

<style type="text/css">

.arrowlistmenu{
width: 180px; /*width of menu*/
}

.arrowlistmenu .headerbar{
font: bold 14px Arial;
color: white;
background: black url(media/titlebar.png) repeat-x center left;
margin-bottom: 10px; /*bottom spacing between header and rest of content*/
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 4px 0 4px 10px; /*header text is indented 10px*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
margin-bottom: 8px; /*bottom spacing between each UL and rest of content*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li{
padding-bottom: 2px; /*bottom spacing between menu items*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a{
color: #A70303;
background: url(media/arrowbullet.png) no-repeat center left; /*custom bullet list image*/
display: block;
padding: 2px 0;
padding-left: 19px; /*link text is indented 19px*/
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dadada;
font-size: 90%;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:visited{
color: #A70303;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:hover{ /*hover state CSS*/
color: #A70303;
background-color: #F3F3F3;
}

</style>

The HTML:

<div class="arrowlistmenu">

<h3 class="headerbar">CSS Library</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C1/">Horizontal CSS Menus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C2/">Vertical CSS Menus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C4/">Image CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C6/">Form CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C5/">DIVs and containers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C7/">Links & Buttons</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C8/">Other</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/all/">Browse All</a></li>
</ul>

<h3 class="headerbar">CSS Drive</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com">CSS Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/menudesigns/">Menu Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/news/">Web Design News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/examples/">CSS Examples</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/main/csscompressor/">CSS Compressor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6">CSS Forums</a></li>
</ul>

</div>

Code Info

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Date Posted: 01/19/2008

Revision History: None

Usage Terms: Click here

Your Comments (45)

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Nice menu! It's amazing, thanks much!

Posted by SnedekerDesignz on 01/23, 09:04 AM

thats great. i will try to use it in my new web site.

Posted by petnos on 01/24, 02:15 PM

yeah, me too!

Posted by SnedekerDesignz on 01/25, 10:52 AM

I LOVE this! I've already been testing it out on my site, it's SO easy to customize! Thanks!!

Posted by Jinglebelle on 01/25, 01:44 PM

Thank. you. very. much, I will. use it

Posted by kyek on 02/03, 10:40 AM

this is a really professional looking menu. It's helped me a lot on my site.

Posted by Sheila Berna on 02/11, 11:47 AM

Ok, I'm very new at html coding, adn I can't get these to work. Do you copy this code between the body tag?

Posted by Brandon on 02/13, 08:51 AM

beautiful menu. thank you 1.000.000 times ;)

Posted by mihai on 02/16, 03:56 AM

What if have a background image instead of a background color and alongwith it I need to use the bullet? Is it possible with list style property?

Posted by zafar on 02/19, 04:58 AM

To have a background image is possible. You can give it a try.

Posted by Benjamin Prince on 02/19, 06:59 AM

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