Pure CSS Bootstrap Responsive Navbar (Navigation Bar)

CSS only responsive Bootstrap navbar (navigation bar) without JavaScript. Toggle mobile menu with CSS only. No JavaScript required.

Demo

I apply the technique of CSS only menu toggle to the responsive navbar code in Bootstrap, and create this responsive navigation bar.

The key points of the technique [1] [2]:
  • A visible HTML label element (only visible on small screen < 768px).
  • A invisible HTML input checkbox element, referenced by the label element.
  • The menu to be toggled (ul.navbar-nav in demo)
  • A CSS rule to hide/show the menu according to whether the checkbox is checked.

When users click or touch on the visible label element, it will make the invisible input checkbox checked/unchecked. And the CSS rule will show the menu if the checkbox is checked, or hide the menu if the checkbox is unchecked.

Full source code is as follows:

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>CSS only Bootstrap nav bar</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  <style>
    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
      #menu-toggle:not(:checked) + .navbar-nav {
        display: none;
      }
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>

<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="navbar-header">
      <a class="navbar-brand">
        Theory and Practice
      </a>
      <label for="menu-toggle" class="navbar-toggle collapsed">
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
      </label>
    </div>
    <input type="checkbox" id="menu-toggle" class="hidden"/>
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
      <li><a class="nav-item">About</a></li>
      <li><a class="nav-item">Archives</a></li>
      <li><a class="nav-item">Tags</a></li>
    <ul>
  </div>
</nav>

</body>
</html>
Tested on:
  • Chromium Version 56.0.2924.76 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 16.10 (64-bit)
  • Bootstrap 3.3.7
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