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Nested dropdowns

HTML

<ul class="nested-dropdowns">
<li>A</li>
<li>
<div class="nested-dropdowns__item">
B
<div class="nested-dropdowns__arrow">...</div>
</div>
<ul>
<li>B.1</li>
<li>B.2</li>
<li>
<div class="nested-dropdowns__item">
B.3
<div class="nested-dropdowns__arrow">...</div>
</div>
<ul>
<li>B.3.1</li>
<li>B.3.2</li>
<li>B.3.3</li>
<li>B.3.4</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>B.4</li>
<li>B.5</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>C</li>
<li>D</li>
</ul>

CSS

.nested-dropdowns {
/* Border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
display: flex;

/* Reset list styles */
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

.nested-dropdowns li {
cursor: pointer;

/* Spacing */
padding: 0.25rem;

/* Used to position the sub nested-dropdowns */
position: relative;
}

/* The sub nested-dropdowns */
.nested-dropdowns ul {
/* Border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;

/* Hidden by default */
display: none;

/* Absolute position */
left: 0;
position: absolute;
top: 100%;

/* Reset styles */
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

/* The second level sub nested-dropdowns */
.nested-dropdowns ul ul {
left: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
}

/* Change background color of list item when being hovered */
.nested-dropdowns li:hover {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

/* Show the direct sub nested-dropdowns when hovering the list item */
.nested-dropdowns li:hover > ul {
display: block;
}
Demo
  • A
  • B
    • B.1
    • B.2
    • B.3
      • B.3.1
      • B.3.2
      • B.3.3
      • B.3.4
    • B.4
    • B.5
  • C
  • D
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