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Scaling Hamburger Navigation

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Step 1: Add HTML

HTML

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<nav data-navigation-status="not-active" class="navigation">
  <div data-navigation-toggle="close" class="navigation__dark-bg"></div>
  <div class="hamburger-nav">
    <div class="hamburger-nav__bg"></div>
    <div class="hamburger-nav__group">
      <p class="hamburger-nav__menu-p">Menu</p>
      <ul class="hamburger-nav__ul">
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="index.html" aria-current="page" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">Home</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="#" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">Portfolio</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="#" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">Our Expertises</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="#" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">Services</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="#" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">About</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="hamburger-nav__li">
          <a href="#" class="hamburger-nav__a">
            <p class="hamburger-nav__p">Contact</p>
            <div class="hamburger-nav__dot"></div>
          </a>
        </div>
      </ul>
    </div>
    <div data-navigation-toggle="toggle" class="hamburger-nav__toggle">
      <div class="hamburger-nav__toggle-bar"></div>
      <div class="hamburger-nav__toggle-bar"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Step 2: Add CSS

CSS

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.navigation {
  z-index: 500;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
}

.navigation__dark-bg {
  transition: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: auto;
  visibility: hidden;
  background-color: #000;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .navigation__dark-bg {
  opacity: 0.33;
  visibility: visible;
}

.hamburger-nav {
  border-radius: 1.5em;
  position: absolute;
  top: 2em;
  right: 2em;
}

.hamburger-nav__bg {
  transition: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  background-color: #e2e1df;
  border-radius: 1.75em;
  width: 3.5em;
  height: 3.5em;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .hamburger-nav__bg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.hamburger-nav__group {
  transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1), transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  grid-column-gap: 1em;
  grid-row-gap: 1em;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform-origin: 100% 0;
  flex-flow: column;
  padding: 2.25em 2.5em 2em 2em;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  transform: scale(0.15) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .hamburger-nav__group {
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

.hamburger-nav__menu-p {
  opacity: .5;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-family: RM Mono, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1em;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hamburger-nav__ul {
  grid-column-gap: .375em;
  grid-row-gap: .375em;
  flex-flow: column;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
}

.hamburger-nav__li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.hamburger-nav__a {
  color: #131313;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
}

.hamburger-nav__a[aria-current] .hamburger-nav__p {
  opacity: 0.33;
}

.hamburger-nav__p {
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-right: 1.25em;
  font-size: 2em;
}

.hamburger-nav__dot {
  transition: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  background-color: currentColor;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: .5em;
  height: .5em;
  transform: scale(0) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.hamburger-nav__a[aria-current] .hamburger-nav__dot {
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 1;
}

.hamburger-nav:has(.hamburger-nav__a:hover) .hamburger-nav__dot {
  transform: scale(0) rotate(0.001deg);
}

.hamburger-nav .hamburger-nav__a:hover .hamburger-nav__dot {
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0.25;
}

.hamburger-nav__toggle {
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  pointer-events: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 50%;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 3.5em;
  height: 3.5em;
  display: flex;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  transform: translate(0em, 0em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .hamburger-nav__toggle {
  transform: translate(-1em, 1em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

.hamburger-nav__toggle-bar {
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  background-color: #131313;
  width: 40%;
  height: .125em;
  position: absolute;
  transform: translateY(-0.15em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

.hamburger-nav__toggle:hover .hamburger-nav__toggle-bar {
  transform: translateY(0.15em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .hamburger-nav__toggle .hamburger-nav__toggle-bar {
  transform: translateY(0em) rotate(45deg);
}

.hamburger-nav__toggle .hamburger-nav__toggle-bar:nth-child(2) {
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0.5, 0, 1);
  transform: translateY(0.15em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

.hamburger-nav__toggle:hover .hamburger-nav__toggle-bar:nth-child(2) {
  transform: translateY(-0.15em) rotate(0.001deg);
}

[data-navigation-status="active"] .hamburger-nav__toggle .hamburger-nav__toggle-bar:nth-child(2) {
  transform: translateY(0em) rotate(-45deg);
}

Step 2: Add Javascript

Step 3: Add Javascript

Javascript

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function initScalingHamburgerNavigation() {
  // Toggle Navigation
  document.querySelectorAll('[data-navigation-toggle="toggle"]').forEach(toggleBtn => {
    toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
      const navStatusEl = document.querySelector('[data-navigation-status]');
      if (!navStatusEl) return;
      if (navStatusEl.getAttribute('data-navigation-status') === 'not-active') {
        navStatusEl.setAttribute('data-navigation-status', 'active');
        // If you use Lenis you can 'stop' Lenis here: Example Lenis.stop();
      } else {
        navStatusEl.setAttribute('data-navigation-status', 'not-active');
        // If you use Lenis you can 'start' Lenis here: Example Lenis.start();
      }
    });
  });

  // Close Navigation
  document.querySelectorAll('[data-navigation-toggle="close"]').forEach(closeBtn => {
    closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
      const navStatusEl = document.querySelector('[data-navigation-status]');
      if (!navStatusEl) return;
      navStatusEl.setAttribute('data-navigation-status', 'not-active');
      // If you use Lenis you can 'start' Lenis here: Example Lenis.start();
    });
  });

  // Key ESC - Close Navigation
  document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
    if (e.keyCode === 27) {
      const navStatusEl = document.querySelector('[data-navigation-status]');
      if (!navStatusEl) return;
      if (navStatusEl.getAttribute('data-navigation-status') === 'active') {
        navStatusEl.setAttribute('data-navigation-status', 'not-active');
       // If you use Lenis you can 'start' Lenis here: Example Lenis.start();
      }
    }
  });
}

// Initialize Scaling Hamburger Navigation
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  initScalingHamburgerNavigation();
});

Implementation

Navigation Status

In this resource, we apply the [data-navigation-status="not-active"] attribute to the <nav> element. However, you can also place it on the <body> if you want to target all child elements on the page.

Open/Close Navigation

  • Use [data-navigation-toggle="toggle"] attribute to toggle the status active/not-active
  • Use [data-navigation-toggle="close"] attribute to set the status not-active

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  • Published

    March 17, 2025

  • Category

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