38 Free Open Source CSS Dropdown Navigation Menus

Constructing a website from scratch has become easier and less stressful over these past few years. I find myself ripping out fewer and fewer hairs as more open source projects become available. One of the most common UI elements would be a dropdown menu for multi-tier navigation.

In the past I’ve written about coding a jQuery drop down menu which uses a typical JavaScript technique. Yet pure CSS is quickly becoming the fastest and easiest method for rapid prototyping. This gallery includes a large collection of free open source CSS dropdown menus which you can use for any website project. Some examples are more aesthetically pleasing than others, but it’s easy to restyle a menu where the functionality is already in place.