TikTok Tutorial #12 - How to Create a Dropdown Social Media Menu in Javascript and CSS
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Contents:
1. HTML Code
2. CSS Code
3. Javascript Code
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1. HTML Code
<div class="dropdown-container">
<button class="dropdown-button main-button">
<span class="dropdown-title-icon">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
<path d="M16 8.049c0-4.446-3.582-8.05-8-8.05C3.58 0-.002 3.603-.002 8.05c0 4.017 2.926 7.347 6.75 7.951v-5.625h-2.03V8.05H6.75V6.275c0-2.017 1.195-3.131 3.022-3.131.876 0 1.791.157 1.791.157v1.98h-1.009c-.993 0-1.303.621-1.303 1.258v1.51h2.218l-.354 2.326H9.25V16c3.824-.604 6.75-3.934 6.75-7.951z" />
</svg>
</span>
<span class="dropdown-title text-truncate">Facebook</span>
<span class="dropdown-arrow">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
<path d="M7.247 11.14 2.451 5.658C1.885 5.013 2.345 4 3.204 4h9.592a1 1 0 0 1 .753 1.659l-4.796 5.48a1 1 0 0 1-1.506 0z" />
</svg>
</span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-list-container">
<div class="dropdown-list-wrapper">
<ul class="dropdown-list"></ul>
<div class="floating-icon" aria-hidden="true"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
2. CSS Code
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto&display=swap");
*,
*::before,
*::after {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
:root {
--bg-color: #2f3e46;
--primary-bg-color: #2e6f95;
--primary-color: #2c62f6;
--text-color: #b1b8ca;
--text-active: #ffffff;
--button-hover-bg-color: #457b9d;
--border-color: #264653;
--dropdown-height: 0;
--rotate-arrow: 0;
--translate-value: 0;
--list-opacity: 0;
--transition-time: 0.4s;
--transition-timing: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
--border-radius: 1.4rem;
--list-button-height: 4.6rem;
--floating-icon-size: 26;
--floating-icon-top: 0;
--floating-icon-left: 0;
}
html {
font-size: 62.5%;
}
html,
body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
background-color: var(--bg-color);
padding: 1.5rem;
line-height: 1.4;
}
button {
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
background-color: transparent;
outline: none;
}
svg {
height: 1.6rem;
width: 1.6rem;
}
.text-truncate {
text-overflow: ellipsis;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.dropdown-container {
margin-top: 30vh;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
max-width: 34rem;
}
.dropdown-title-icon,
.dropdown-arrow {
display: inline-flex;
}
.dropdown-title {
margin: 0 auto 0 1.8rem;
text-transform: capitalize;
}
.dropdown-button {
font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 1.7rem;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
padding: 0 1.8rem;
}
.dropdown-button svg {
transition: all var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
fill: var(--text-color);
}
.dropdown-button svg,
.dropdown-button span {
pointer-events: none;
}
.dropdown-button:hover,
.dropdown-button:focus {
color: var(--text-active);
}
.dropdown-button:hover svg,
.dropdown-button:focus svg {
fill: var(--text-active);
}
.main-button {
height: 5.2rem;
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
color: var(--text-color);
background-color: var(--primary-bg-color);
border: 0.1rem solid var(--border-color);
transition: all var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
}
.main-button:focus {
border: 0.1rem solid var(--primary-color);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(44, 98, 246, 0.4);
}
.main-button .dropdown-arrow {
transition: transform var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
transform: rotate(var(--rotate-arrow));
margin-left: 1.8rem;
}
.list-button {
height: var(--list-button-height);
transition: color var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
color: var(--text-color);
overflow: hidden;
cursor: none;
}
.dropdown-list-container {
overflow: hidden;
max-height: var(--dropdown-height);
transition: max-height var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
}
.dropdown-list-wrapper {
margin-top: 1rem;
padding: 1rem;
background-color: var(--primary-bg-color);
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
border: 0.1rem solid var(--border-color);
position: relative;
}
ul.dropdown-list {
position: relative;
list-style-type: none;
}
ul.dropdown-list::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: 0;
opacity: 0;
height: var(--list-button-height);
background-color: var(--button-hover-bg-color);
transition: all var(--transition-time) linear;
transform: translateY(var(--translate-value));
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
pointer-events: none;
}
ul.dropdown-list:hover::before,
ul.dropdown-list:hover ~ .floating-icon {
opacity: 1;
}
li.dropdown-list-item {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
opacity: var(--list-opacity);
transition: opacity 0.8s var(--transition-timing);
}
.floating-icon {
height: calc(var(--floating-icon-size) * 1px);
width: calc(var(--floating-icon-size) * 1px);
position: absolute;
top: var(--floating-icon-top);
left: var(--floating-icon-left);
background-color: var(--border-color);
border-radius: 1rem;
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity var(--transition-time) var(--transition-timing);
z-index: 2;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
.floating-icon svg {
fill: var(--text-active);
}
3. Javascript Code
const root = document.documentElement;
const dropdownTitleIcon = document.querySelector(".dropdown-title-icon");
const dropdownTitle = document.querySelector(".dropdown-title");
const dropdownList = document.querySelector(".dropdown-list");
const mainButton = document.querySelector(".main-button");
const floatingIcon = document.querySelector(".floating-icon");
const icons = {
linkedin:
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instagram:
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facebook:
"M16 8.049c0-4.446-3.582-8.05-8-8.05C3.58 0-.002 3.603-.002 8.05c0 4.017 2.926 7.347 6.75 7.951v-5.625h-2.03V8.05H6.75V6.275c0-2.017 1.195-3.131 3.022-3.131.876 0 1.791.157 1.791.157v1.98h-1.009c-.993 0-1.303.621-1.303 1.258v1.51h2.218l-.354 2.326H9.25V16c3.824-.604 6.75-3.934 6.75-7.951z",
twitter:
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youtube:
"M8.051 1.999h.089c.822.003 4.987.033 6.11.335a2.01 2.01 0 0 1 1.415 1.42c.101.38.172.883.22 1.402l.01.104.022.26.008.104c.065.914.073 1.77.074 1.957v.075c-.001.194-.01 1.108-.082 2.06l-.008.105-.009.104c-.05.572-.124 1.14-.235 1.558a2.007 2.007 0 0 1-1.415 1.42c-1.16.312-5.569.334-6.18.335h-.142c-.309 0-1.587-.006-2.927-.052l-.17-.006-.087-.004-.171-.007-.171-.007c-1.11-.049-2.167-.128-2.654-.26a2.007 2.007 0 0 1-1.415-1.419c-.111-.417-.185-.986-.235-1.558L.09 9.82l-.008-.104A31.4 31.4 0 0 1 0 7.68v-.123c.002-.215.01-.958.064-1.778l.007-.103.003-.052.008-.104.022-.26.01-.104c.048-.519.119-1.023.22-1.402a2.007 2.007 0 0 1 1.415-1.42c.487-.13 1.544-.21 2.654-.26l.17-.007.172-.006.086-.003.171-.007A99.788 99.788 0 0 1 7.858 2h.193zM6.4 5.209v4.818l4.157-2.408L6.4 5.209z"
};
const listItems = ["Linkedin", "Instagram", "Facebook", "Twitter", "Youtube"];
const iconTemplate = (path) => {
return `
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
<path d="${path}" />
</svg>
`;
};
const listItemTemplate = (text, translateValue) => {
return `
<li class="dropdown-list-item">
<button class="dropdown-button list-button" data-translate-value="${translateValue}%">
<span class="text-truncate">${text}</span>
</button>
</li>
`;
};
const renderListItems = () => {
dropdownList.innerHTML += listItems
.map((item, index) => {
return listItemTemplate(item, 100 * index);
})
.join("");
};
window.addEventListener("load", () => {
renderListItems();
});
const setDropdownProps = (deg, ht, opacity) => {
root.style.setProperty("--rotate-arrow", deg !== 0 ? deg + "deg" : 0);
root.style.setProperty("--dropdown-height", ht !== 0 ? ht + "rem" : 0);
root.style.setProperty("--list-opacity", opacity);
};
mainButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
const listWrapperSizes = 3.5; // margins, paddings & borders
const dropdownOpenHeight = 4.6 * listItems.length + listWrapperSizes;
const currDropdownHeight =
root.style.getPropertyValue("--dropdown-height") || "0";
currDropdownHeight === "0"
? setDropdownProps(180, dropdownOpenHeight, 1)
: setDropdownProps(0, 0, 0);
});
dropdownList.addEventListener("mouseover", (e) => {
const translateValue = e.target.dataset.translateValue;
root.style.setProperty("--translate-value", translateValue);
});
dropdownList.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
const clickedItemText = e.target.innerText.toLowerCase().trim();
const clickedItemIcon = icons[clickedItemText];
dropdownTitleIcon.innerHTML = iconTemplate(clickedItemIcon);
dropdownTitle.innerHTML = clickedItemText;
setDropdownProps(0, 0, 0);
});
dropdownList.addEventListener("mousemove", (e) => {
const iconSize = root.style.getPropertyValue("--floating-icon-size") || 0;
const x = e.clientX - dropdownList.getBoundingClientRect().x;
const y = e.clientY - dropdownList.getBoundingClientRect().y;
const targetText = e.target.innerText.toLowerCase().trim();
const hoverItemText = icons[targetText];
floatingIcon.innerHTML = iconTemplate(hoverItemText);
root.style.setProperty("--floating-icon-left", x - iconSize / 2 + "px");
root.style.setProperty("--floating-icon-top", y - iconSize / 2 + "px");
});
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