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Thick Underline Menu

Author: Dynamic Drive

This horizontal CSS menu goes with a minimalist approach, by applying just a thick border underneath each link to give it style. It supports easy centering (or right aligning) on the page, just by changing the text-align property in the CSS. No images are used, just good old code. It seems sometimes less is in fact more!

Demo:

The CSS:

<style type="text/css">

.underlinemenu{
font-weight: bold;
width: 100%;
}

.underlinemenu ul{
padding: 6px 0 7px 0; /*6px should equal top padding of "ul li a" below, 7px should equal bottom padding + bottom border of "ul li a" below*/
margin: 0;
text-align: right; //set value to "left", "center", or "right"*/
}

.underlinemenu ul li{
display: inline;
}

.underlinemenu ul li a{
color: #494949;
padding: 6px 3px 4px 3px; /*top padding is 6px, bottom padding is 4px*/
margin-right: 20px; /*spacing between each menu link*/
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 3px solid gray; /*bottom border is 3px*/
}

.underlinemenu ul li a:hover, .underlinemenu ul li a.selected{
border-bottom-color: black;
}

</style>

The HTML:

<div class="underlinemenu">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/">CSS Codes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/">Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com">Webmaster Tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/">JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com">Gallery</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Code Info

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Date Posted: 01/08/2009

Revision History: None

Usage Terms: Click here

Your Comments (14)

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Just a general comment.
Your code is the most useful that I am able to find around.
Keep up with the good work in 2009!

Posted by Andrea Bornstein on 01/08, 07:14 AM

Simple, but nice and useful.

Posted by Craig S on 01/10, 07:03 AM

Looks great! Your site is one of the most helpful sites on the web! Kudos!

Posted by Jay Skagnetti on 01/10, 01:54 PM

Thanks so much! You guys amaze me constantly.

Posted by Alex on 01/15, 05:32 PM

very nice. i like it.

thanks
csscody.com

Posted by jon on 01/20, 11:18 PM

Thanks. Very clear. Easy to understand code too.

Posted by Adam on 02/02, 03:30 PM

perfect, exactly what I needed! thx!

Posted by ace on 02/04, 01:33 PM

This is one of the best css websites that i often visit. Good work

Posted by Eddie Cheng on 02/05, 12:02 PM

I try to use the code in my typepad blog and when I click on preview, it shows the nav bar on the top of the banner, but when I save the changes I don't see the nav bar. Can someone help me please. Thank you

Posted by Jediah Matthew on 02/08, 03:50 PM

wow great clean simple code exactly what i was looking for Nice Job!

Posted by judy black on 02/13, 12:43 PM

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