How to make dropdown menu in tailwind css?

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by jasen , in category: HTML & CSS , a month ago

How to make dropdown menu in tailwind css?

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by larissa , a month ago

@jasen 

To create a dropdown menu in Tailwind CSS, you can use the built-in utility classes to style the menu items and the behavior of the dropdown. Here's a step-by-step guide to create a basic dropdown menu:

  1. Include Tailwind CSS in your HTML file or project.
  2. Create an HTML structure for the dropdown menu. Here's an example:
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<div class="relative">
  <button class="bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded">
    Dropdown
  </button>
  <div class="absolute hidden bg-white rounded shadow-md">
    <a href="#" class="block hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-800 py-2 px-4">Item 1</a>
    <a href="#" class="block hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-800 py-2 px-4">Item 2</a>
    <a href="#" class="block hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-800 py-2 px-4">Item 3</a>
  </div>
</div>


  1. Use Tailwind CSS utility classes to style the dropdown button and menu items. In the example above, we used classes like bg-blue-500, hover:bg-blue-700, text-white, font-bold, py-2, px-4, rounded, bg-white, rounded, shadow-md, hover:bg-gray-200, text-gray-800 to style the button and menu items.
  2. Add some custom CSS to control the visibility of the dropdown menu when the button is clicked. You can add the following JavaScript code:
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document.querySelector('.relative').addEventListener('click', function() {
  document.querySelector('.absolute').classList.toggle('hidden');
});


  1. Customize the dropdown menu according to your design requirements by adding more styles or functionality using Tailwind CSS utility classes.


This is a basic example of creating a dropdown menu in Tailwind CSS. You can further enhance and customize the dropdown menu by adding animations, transitions, or other features using Tailwind CSS utility classes.