Full Stack Development with NEXT JS – Showing Dropdown only on hover| Part-8

In this article, we will learn how to create a dropdown menu that is only visible when the user hovers over a specific element. We will be using NEXT JS to build our application and CSS for the styling.

Creating the HTML structure

First, let’s create the HTML structure for our dropdown menu. We will have a container div that will contain the dropdown menu and a trigger element that will show the dropdown menu when hovered over.

    
      <div class="dropdown">
        <button class="trigger">Hover me</button>
        <div class="dropdown-content">
          <a href="#">Link 1</a>
          <a href="#">Link 2</a>
          <a href="#">Link 3</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    
  

Styling with CSS

Now, let’s add some CSS to style our dropdown menu. We will hide the dropdown menu by default and show it only when the trigger element is hovered over.

    
      .dropdown {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
      }

      .dropdown-content {
        display: none;
        position: absolute;
        background-color: #f9f9f9;
        min-width: 160px;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
        z-index: 1;
      }

      .dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
        display: block;
      }
    
  

Conclusion

That’s it! We have successfully created a dropdown menu that is only visible when the user hovers over a specific element. You can further customize the styling and functionality of the dropdown menu as per your requirements.