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CF Navigation Menu

Author: Dynamic Drive

This is CSS based navigational menu based on a single tab interface. The name "CF" is taken after our partner site CodingForums.com, which at the time of writing uses a menu based on this code. Four images are used as part of its interface- the two round corners, an indented divider between menu links, and a gradient background image spanning the menu.

In case you're wondering, this CSS menu retains its structure well when the text is resized.

Demo:

The image used:

The CSS:

<style type="text/css">

#cfnavbar{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

#cfnavbar ul{
background: url(media/bg.gif) repeat-x;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
float: left;
font: bold 80% Verdana;
}

#cfnavbar ul li{
display: inline;
}


#cfnavbar ul li a, #cfnavbar ul li span{
float: left;
color: black;
font-weight: bold;
padding: 8px 13px 5px 6px;
text-decoration: none;
background: url(media/divider.gif) top right no-repeat;
}

#cfnavbar ul li span{ /*Targets span tag to the right of #leftcorner below*/
padding-left: 0px;
}

#cfnavbar ul li a#leftcorner{
float: none;
padding-left: 10px;
padding-right: 0px;
background: url(media/leftcorner.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

#cfnavbar ul li a#rightcorner{
padding-right: 10px;
background: url(media/rightcorner.gif) top right no-repeat;
}

#cfnavbar ul li a:hover{
text-decoration: underline;
}

#cfnavbar:after{ /*Add margin between menu and rest of content in Firefox*/
content: "."; 
display: block; 
height: 0; 
clear: both; 
visibility: hidden;
}

</style>

The HTML:

<div id="cfnavbar">
<ul>
<li><span><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com" id="leftcorner">Home</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/new.htm">DHTML</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/css/">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/">Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/imageoptimizer/">Gif Optimizer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/button/">Button Maker</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/contact.htm" id="rightcorner">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<p style="clear: left">Rest of content...</p>

Code Info

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Date Posted: 05/08/2006

Revision History: None

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