Creating a Dynamic and Animated Navbar with CSS

An animated navbar in CSS is a navigation bar (commonly referred to as a "navbar") on a website that includes dynamic visual effects and animations to enhance the user experience. It typically appears at the top of a webpage and provides links to different sections or pages of the site.

HTML Structure

The HTML structure of the navbar typically includes an nav list (<nav>) containing list items that represent navigation links. Each link is usually an anchor (<a>) element

Basic CSS Styling:

Apply basic styles to your navbar using CSS. Set the background color, text color, and other properties to make it visually appealing. You can also remove the default list styles and remove the underlines from links.

Hover Effects:

To add hover effects, you can use the :hover pseudo-class to change the appearance of navbar items when a user hovers over them. For example, you can change the background color or text color.

Transitions:

As shown in the code above, you can use the transition property to create smooth animations when the hover effect is applied. This makes the color change gradual instead of sudden.

Source Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Document</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <nav>
        <a href="#">Home</a>
        <a href="#">Products </a>
        <a href="#">Contact </a>
        <a href="#">Download </a>
        <a href="#">About Us </a>
    </nav>
</body>
</html>

css/style.css

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Condensed:wght@300;400;700&display=swap");

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
}
nav {
  background-color: #333;
  height: 70px;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px 30px;
}
a {
  color: #a0a0a0;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  position: relative;
  transition: 0.2s;
}

a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  width: 0%;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: yellowgreen;
  transition: 0.5s linear;
}
a:hover {
  color: #fff;
}
a:hover:after {
  width: 100%;
}

Output

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Remember that the specific animations and styles you apply to your navbar will depend on your design preferences and the overall look and feel of your website. CSS animations and transitions provide a wide range of possibilities to create visually appealing and interactive navigation bars.