How to add a 3rd level to my CSS drop down menu?
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Here is a basic submenu setup: http://jsfiddle.net/Wss5A/
* {
list-style:none;
margin:0;
padding:0;
font-size:1em;
cursor:pointer;
}
#menu{
margin:3px;
}
#menu > li{ /* Top Level */
float:left;
margin-right:3px;
}
#menu > li > span{
display:block;
background:#0ac;
padding:3px 10px;
}
#menu > li:hover > span{
color:#fff;
}
#menu > li > ul{ /* Second Level */
display:none;
background:#08a;
}
#menu > li:hover > ul{
display:block;
position:absolute;
}
#menu > li > ul > li > span{
display:block;
padding:3px 10px;
border-top:solid 3px #fff;
}
#menu > li > ul > li:hover > span{
color:#fff;
}
#menu > li > ul li > ul{ /* Third Level & beyond */
display:none;
background:#068;
}
#menu > li > ul li:hover > ul{
display:block;
position:absolute;
left:100%;
border-left:solid 3px #fff;
top:0;
width:auto;
}
#menu > li > ul > li ul > li{
display:block;
padding:3px 10px;
border-top:solid 3px #fff;
white-space:nowrap;
}
#menu > li > ul > li ul > li:hover > span{
color:#fff;
}
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Cynthia
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Updated on June 04, 2022Comments
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Cynthia almost 2 years
I have a 2-level drop down menu that looks great in all browsers. Now I want to add a 3rd level. How do I do that?
Here is my HTML for the menu:
<div class="nav"> <div class="navbar"> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> <li><a href="#">About JoyFactory</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li><a href="#">Who We Are</a></li> <li><a href="#">Our Education Concept</a></li> <li><a href="#">References</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">JoyFactory Kinderkrippe</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li><a href="#">JoyFactory Kinderkrippe Oerlikon</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">item 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">item 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">item 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">item 4</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">JoyFactory Kinderkrippe Seebach</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div>
and here is my CSS:
.nav { clear:both ; width:1020px ; height:55px ; background:url("images/nav-bg.png") no-repeat ; position:absolute ; top:125px ; left:-10px ; } .navbar { width:1000px ; height:50px ; margin:auto ; } ul.menu { margin-left:0 ; padding-left:0 ; list-style-type:none ; } .menu li { display:inline ; float:left ; height:50px ; margin:0 6px ; } .menu li a { font-family:'MyriadPro-SemiboldCond' ; font-size:24px ; color:#ffffff ; text-decoration:none ; height:50px ; line-height:50px ; padding:0px 10px ; } .menu li:hover, .menu li:hover a { background:#ffd322 ; color:#e32a0e ; } .sub-menu { position:absolute ; float:none ; padding:0 ; top:50px ; z-index:9999 ; background:#ffd322 ; margin-left:0 ; padding-left:0 ; } .sub-menu li { display:none ; min-width:175px !important ; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; } .sub-menu li a, .current-menu-parent .sub-menu li a { display:block ; background:#ffd322 ; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif ; font-size:16px ; padding:0 10px ; border-top:1px solid #f37f10 ; border-left:none ; } .sub-menu li a:hover, .menu li.current-menu-parent .sub-menu li.current-menu-item a { background:#f37f10 } .menu li:hover li { float: none; display:block; clear: both; }
Any help would be most appreciated!
Many thanks :)