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Modern Dropdown Menu CSS

Improve your navigation with this clean dropdown menu. The menu appears on hover with a slight lift animation, and the items are styled with plenty of padding for easy clicking.

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#css

#dropdown

#menu

#navigation

#hover

#ui

#list

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.dropdown {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}
.drop-btn {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #1f2937;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}
.drop-btn:hover {
  border-color: #3b82f6;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #fff;
  min-width: 180px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  border-radius: 12px;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 110%;
  left: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #f3f4f6;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
  display: block;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.dropdown-content a {
  color: #4b5563;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {
  background-color: #f9fafb;
  color: #2563eb;
}

Modern Dropdown Menu CSS

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