3 Dots Dropdown Menu HTML CSS

This code implements a 3 Dots Dropdown Menu using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It creates a button with three dots, and when clicked, it displays a menu with different options. The JavaScript code handles the visibility of the menu when clicking the button. It’s helpful for adding a user-friendly dropdown menu to a web page.

Furthermore, it provides a neat and compact dropdown menu, saving space and improving the user experience. You can use this code on your website to enhance user interaction.

How to Create 3 Dots Dropdown Menu in HTML CSS

1. First of all, load the Normalize CSS by adding the following CDN link into the head tag of your HTML document.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/normalize/5.0.0/normalize.min.css">

2. In your HTML file, create a container div that will hold the dropdown button and menu. Inside this container, add a button element with the class "more-btn" and three spans with the class "more-dot". These dots represent the menu trigger.

<div class="container">
    <div class="more">
        <button id="more-btn" class="more-btn">
            <span class="more-dot"></span>
            <span class="more-dot"></span>
            <span class="more-dot"></span>
        </button>
        <div class="more-menu">
            <div class="more-menu-caret">
                <div class="more-menu-caret-outer"></div>
                <div class="more-menu-caret-inner"></div>
            </div>
            <ul class="more-menu-items" tabindex="-1" role="menu" aria-labelledby="more-btn" aria-hidden="true">
                <li class="more-menu-item" role="presentation">
                    <button type="button" class="more-menu-btn" role="menuitem">Share</button>
                </li>
                <li class="more-menu-item" role="presentation">
                    <button type="button" class="more-menu-btn" role="menuitem">Copy</button>
                </li>
                <li class="more-menu-item" role="presentation">
                    <button type="button" class="more-menu-btn" role="menuitem">Embed</button>
                </li>
                <li class="more-menu-item" role="presentation">
                    <button type="button" class="more-menu-btn" role="menuitem">Block</button>
                </li>
                <li class="more-menu-item" role="presentation">
                    <button type="button" class="more-menu-btn" role="menuitem">Report</button>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Modify the menu items to suit your specific needs. You can change the text and functionality of each button by editing the HTML within the <ul class="more-menu-items"> element.

3. Now, add the following CSS to your project to customize the appearance of the dots menu. The following CSS code includes styles for the buttons, dots, and dropdown menu.

/* Page */
.cd__main{
    position: relative;
   min-height: 640px;
}
.container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    margin-right: -50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    text-align: center;
}
 
.more-menu {
    width: 100px;
}
 
/* More Button / Dropdown Menu */
 
.more-btn,
.more-menu-btn {
    background: none;
    border: 0 none;
    line-height: normal;
    overflow: visible;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    outline: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}
 
.more-dot {
    background-color: #aab8c2;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    margin-right: 1px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    transition: background-color 0.3s;
}
 
.more-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    z-index: 900;
    float: left;
    padding: 10px 0;
    margin-top: 9px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #ccd8e0;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate(0, 15px) scale(.95);
    transition: transform 0.1s ease-out, opacity 0.1s ease-out;
    pointer-events: none;
}
 
.more-menu-caret {
    position: absolute;
    top: -10px;
    left: 12px;
    width: 18px;
    height: 10px;
    float: left;
    overflow: hidden;
}
 
.more-menu-caret-outer,
.more-menu-caret-inner {
    position: absolute;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: -1px;
    font-size: 0;
    line-height: 1;
}
 
.more-menu-caret-outer {
    border-bottom: 10px solid #c1d0da;
    border-left: 10px solid transparent;
    border-right: 10px solid transparent;
    height: auto;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: auto;    
}
 
.more-menu-caret-inner {
    top: 1px;
    left: 1px;
    border-left: 9px solid transparent;
    border-right: 9px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 9px solid #fff;
}
 
.more-menu-items {
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}
 
.more-menu-item {
    display: block;
}
 
.more-menu-btn {
    min-width: 100%;
    color: #66757f;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: block;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 18px;
    padding: 5px 20px;
    position: relative;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
 
.more-menu-item:hover {
    background-color: #489fe5;
}
 
.more-menu-item:hover .more-menu-btn {
    color: #fff;
}
 
.more-btn:hover .more-dot,
.show-more-menu .more-dot {
    background-color: #516471;
}
 
.show-more-menu .more-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
    pointer-events: auto;
}

4. Finally, include the following JavaScript code to handle the menu’s functionality. This code listens for a click on the button and toggles the menu’s visibility.

var el = document.querySelector('.more');
var btn = el.querySelector('.more-btn');
var menu = el.querySelector('.more-menu');
var visible = false;
 
function showMenu(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (!visible) {
        visible = true;
        el.classList.add('show-more-menu');
        menu.setAttribute('aria-hidden', false);
        document.addEventListener('mousedown', hideMenu, false);
    }
}
 
function hideMenu(e) {
    if (btn.contains(e.target)) {
        return;
    }
    if (visible) {
        visible = false;
        el.classList.remove('show-more-menu');
        menu.setAttribute('aria-hidden', true);
        document.removeEventListener('mousedown', hideMenu);
    }
}
 
btn.addEventListener('click', showMenu, false);

That’s all! hopefully, you have successfully created the 3 Dots Dropdown Menu. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.

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