HOW TO

How To Create an Icon Bar

Learn how to create icon bars with CSS

How To Create an Icon Bar

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">

<div class="icon-bar">
<a class="active" href="#"></a>
<a href="#"></a>
<a href="#"></a>
<a href="#"></a>
<a href="#"></a>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Vertical Example

.icon-bar {
width: 90px; /* Set a specific width */
background-color: #555; /* Dark-grey background */
}

.icon-bar a {
display: block; /* Make the links appear below each other instead of side-by-side */
  text-align: center; /* Center-align text */
padding: 16px; /* Add some padding */
transition: all 0.3s ease; /* Add transition for hover effects */
color: white; /* White text color */
font-size: 36px; /* Increased font-size */
}

.icon-bar a:hover {
  background-color: #000; /* Add a hover color */
}

.active {
  background-color: #04AA6D; /* Add an active/current color */
}

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Horizontal Example

.icon-bar {
width: 100%; /* Full-width */
background-color: #555; /* Dark-grey background */
overflow: auto; /* Overflow due to float */
}

.icon-bar a {
float: left; /* Float links side by side */
text-align: center; /* Center-align text */
width: 20%; /* Equal width (5 icons with 20% width each = 100%) */
padding: 12px 0; /* Some top and bottom padding */
transition: all 0.3s ease; /* Add transition for hover effects */
color: white; /* White text color */
font-size: 36px; /* Increased font size */
}

.icon-bar a:hover {
background-color: #000; /* Add a hover color */
}

.active {
background-color: #04AA6D; /* Add an active/current color */
}

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Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.

Tip: Go to our Icons Tutorial to learn more about icons.

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How To Create an Icon Bar