Dynamic Drive CSS Library- Arrow Bullet List Menu

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Arrow Bullet List Menu

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 (42)

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I LOVE this menu. Left it the way it is on my first site, and I am customizing it for another. A beautiful and professional looking menu. I will be using this a LOT.

Posted by RandyN on 02/23, 10:12 PM

It is very nice

Posted by Brijbhan on 02/24, 10:55 PM

Amazing !! Thanks !

Posted by singh on 02/29, 11:39 AM

Not sure if it's just me, but there's a missing attribute in

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

Margin should be set to 0 (margin: 0;) - if you want the menu to be displayed exactly as shown above.

Great website, love the menu, keep up the work!
Denis

Posted by Denis on 03/01, 01:22 PM

nice ..... thanks......:0
keep going!!!

Posted by zam on 03/04, 07:42 PM

Thanks, i was searching for this. Thank you very much :)

Posted by James N on 03/16, 03:55 PM

thanks for this stuff..
it was very nice

me and my frens liked it very much

Posted by ajeet shakya on 03/24, 01:11 AM

Thank you... One of the best!

Posted by SAM on 04/05, 01:03 PM

The menu looks really professional, and is highly customizable.

One suggestion: how about another arrow and a little styling to extend to another level of nested lists?

Posted by Shaunak on 04/19, 10:02 AM

cool navigation menu script. Thank you.

Posted by Picture Dictionary on 04/28, 12:38 AM

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