# Creating a Smooth Sliding Menu

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-smooth-sliding-menu/636220>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [March 20, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-smooth-sliding-menu/636220 "2017-03-20T04:59:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-smooth-sliding-menu/636220/1 "2017-03-20T04:59:48Z")

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/html5/creating\_a\_smooth\_sliding\_menu.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/html5/creating_a_smooth_sliding_menu.htm)

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-smooth-sliding-menu/636220/2 "2022-02-17T04:48:17Z")

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After 5 years, this tutorial got a well deserved make over. Mostly minor changes here and there! 😛

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**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-smooth-sliding-menu/636220/3 "2022-10-01T12:39:45Z")

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Look, ma, no JavaScript!

```xml
<style>
menu {
  position: fixed;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  top: 0;
  left: -100vw;
  margin: 0;
  background: black;
  transition: left 500ms;
  list-style: none;
}
menu a {
  font-size: 2rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: white;
}
button:focus + menu {
  left: 0vw;
}
</style>
<button>Menu</button>
<menu>
  <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Search</a></li>
</menu>

```

[JSFiddle demo](https://jsfiddle.net/o2x89rhg/)