Is there a way to use <li> instead of a <button> element? - html

Question

Is there a way to use <li> instead of a <button> element and still achieve the same result as using a button?
I have a navbar and in the middle of the navbar, there is a button because I have a drop-down menu (once you click the button the dropdown shows up) I want to change the button into a list item in order to get the exact same look(CSS) as the rest of the navbar.
My Code:
/*===== GOOGLE FONTS =====*/
#import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght#400;600;700&display=swap");
/*===== VARIABLES CSS =====*/
:root {
--header-height: 3rem;
--font-semi: 600;
}
/*===== Colores =====*/
:root {
--first-color: #FF0000;
--second-color: #0E2431;
}
/*===== Fuente y tipografia =====*/
:root {
--body-font: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
--big-font-size: 2rem;
--h2-font-size: 1.25rem;
--normal-font-size: 0.938rem;
}
#media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
:root {
--big-font-size: 3.5rem;
--h2-font-size: 2rem;
--normal-font-size: 1rem;
}
}
/*===== Margenes =====*/
:root {
--mb-1: 0.5rem;
--mb-2: 1rem;
--mb-3: 1.5rem;
--mb-4: 2rem;
--mb-5: 2.5rem;
--mb-6: 3rem;
}
/*===== z index =====*/
:root {
--z-back: -10;
--z-normal: 1;
--z-tooltip: 10;
--z-fixed: 100;
}
/*===== BASE =====*/
*,
::before,
::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
margin: var(--header-height) 0 0 0;
font-family: var(--body-font);
font-size: var(--normal-font-size);
color: var(--second-color);
}
h1,
h2,
p {
margin: 0;
}
ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block;
}
/*===== CLASS CSS ===== */
.section-title {
position: relative;
font-size: var(--h2-font-size);
color: var(--first-color);
margin-top: var(--mb-2);
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
text-align: center;
}
.section-title::after {
position: absolute;
content: "";
width: 64px;
height: 0.18rem;
left: 0;
right: 0;
margin: auto;
top: 2rem;
background-color: var(--first-color);
}
.section {
padding-top: 3rem;
padding-bottom: 2rem;
}
/*===== LAYOUT =====*/
.bd-grid {
max-width: 1024px;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 100%;
grid-column-gap: 2rem;
width: calc(100% - 2rem);
margin-left: var(--mb-2);
margin-right: var(--mb-2);
}
.l-header {
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: var(--z-fixed);
background-color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(146, 161, 176, .15);
}
/*===== NAV =====*/
.nav {
height: var(--header-height);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
font-weight: var(--font-semi);
}
#media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
.nav__menu {
position: fixed;
top: var(--header-height);
right: -100%;
width: 80%;
height: 100%;
padding: 2rem;
background-color: var(--second-color);
transition: .5s;
}
}
.nav__item {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
}
.nav__link {
position: relative;
color: #fff;
}
.nav__link:hover {
position: relative;
}
.nav__link:hover::after {
position: absolute;
content: "";
width: 100%;
height: 0.18rem;
left: 0;
top: 2rem;
background-color: var(--first-color);
}
.nav__logo {
color: var(--second-color);
}
.nav__toggle {
color: var(--second-color);
font-size: 1.5rem;
cursor: pointer;
}
/*Active menu*/
.active::after {
position: absolute;
content: "";
width: 100%;
height: 0.18rem;
left: 0;
top: 2rem;
background-color: var(--first-color);
}
/*=== Show menu ===*/
.show {
right: 0;
}
/*===== HOME =====*/
.home {
height: calc(100vh - 3rem);
row-gap: 1rem;
}
.home__data {
align-self: center;
}
.home__title {
font-size: var(--big-font-size);
margin-bottom: var(--mb-5);
}
.home__title-color {
color: var(--first-color);
}
.home__social {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.home__social-icon {
width: max-content;
margin-bottom: var(--mb-2);
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--second-color);
}
.home__social-icon:hover {
color: var(--first-color);
}
.home__img {
position: absolute;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
width: 295px;
}
/*BUTTONS*/
.button {
display: inline-block;
background-color: var(--first-color);
color: #fff;
padding: .75rem 2.5rem;
font-weight: var(--font-semi);
border-radius: .5rem;
}
.button:hover {
box-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
}
/* ===== ABOUT =====*/
.about__container {
row-gap: 2rem;
text-align: center;
}
.about__subtitle {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-2);
}
.about__img {
justify-self: center;
}
.about__img img {
width: 200px;
border-radius: .5rem;
}
/* ===== SKILLS =====*/
.skills__container {
row-gap: 2rem;
text-align: center;
}
.skills__subtitle {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-2);
}
.skills__text {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
}
.skills__data {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
position: relative;
font-weight: var(--font-semi);
padding: .5rem 1rem;
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
border-radius: .5rem;
box-shadow: 0 4px 25px rgba(14, 36, 49, .15);
}
.skills__icon {
font-size: 2rem;
margin-right: var(--mb-2);
color: var(--first-color);
}
.skills__names {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
.skills__bar {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
background-color: var(--first-color);
height: .25rem;
border-radius: .5rem;
z-index: var(--z-back);
}
.skills__html {
width: 95%;
}
.skills__css {
width: 85%;
}
.skills__js {
width: 65%;
}
.skills__ux {
width: 85%;
}
.skills__img {
border-radius: .5rem;
}
/* ===== WORK =====*/
.work__container {
row-gap: 2rem;
}
.work__img {
box-shadow: 0 4px 25px rgba(14, 36, 49, .15);
border-radius: .5rem;
overflow: hidden;
}
.work__img img {
transition: 1s;
cursor: pointer;
}
.work__img img:hover {
transform: scale(1.1);
}
/* ===== CONTACT =====*/
.contact__input {
width: 100%;
font-size: var(--normal-font-size);
font-weight: var(--font-semi);
padding: 1rem;
border-radius: .5rem;
border: 1.5px solid var(--second-color);
outline: none;
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
}
.contact__button {
display: block;
border: none;
outline: none;
font-size: var(--normal-font-size);
cursor: pointer;
margin-left: auto;
}
/* ===== FOOTER =====*/
.footer {
background-color: var(--second-color);
color: #fff;
text-align: center;
font-weight: var(--font-semi);
padding: 2rem 0;
}
.footer__title {
font-size: 2rem;
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
}
.footer__social {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-4);
}
.footer__icon {
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: #fff;
margin: 0 var(--mb-2)
}
/* ===== MEDIA QUERIES=====*/
#media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
body {
margin: 0;
}
.section {
padding-top: 4rem;
padding-bottom: 3rem;
}
.section-title {
margin-bottom: var(--mb-6);
}
.section-title::after {
width: 80px;
top: 3rem;
}
.nav {
height: calc(var(--header-height) + 1rem);
}
.nav__list {
display: flex;
padding-top: 0;
}
.nav__item,
.products button {
margin-left: var(--mb-6);
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.nav__toggle {
display: none;
}
.nav__link {
color: var(--second-color);
}
.home {
height: 100vh;
}
.home__data {
align-self: flex-end;
}
.home__social {
padding-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
flex-direction: row;
align-self: flex-end;
}
.home__social-icon {
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-right: var(--mb-4);
}
.home__img {
width: 457px;
bottom: 30%;
}
.about__container,
.skills__container {
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
align-items: center;
text-align: initial;
}
.about__img img {
width: 300px;
}
.work__container {
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
column-gap: 2rem;
}
.contact__form {
width: 360px;
}
.contact__container {
justify-items: center;
}
}
#media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
.bd-grid {
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.home__img {
right: 10%;
}
}
.dropdown {
height: 10vh;
width: 60%;
margin: auto;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
align-items: center;
}
.products {
position: relative;
}
.products ul {
margin-top: 10px;
position: absolute;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
width: 200px;
height: 350px;
background: white;
left: 0px;
list-style: none;
border-radius: 5px;
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
transform: translateY(-10px);
transition: all 0.4s ease;
}
.products li {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.products li:hover {
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
}
.products a {
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
}
.products button:focus+ul {
opacity: 1;
pointer-events: all;
transform: translateY(0px);
}
<header class="l-header">
<nav class="nav bd-grid">
<div>
My Company Name
</div>
<div class="nav__menu" id="nav-menu">
<ul class="nav__list" id="nav">
<li class="nav__item">Home</li>
<li class="nav__item">About</li>
<div class="products">
<button class="nav__button">Products</button>
<ul>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<li class="nav__item">Distributors</li>
<li class="nav__item">Contact</li>
<li class="nav__item">EXAMPLE</li>
<div class="nav__toggle" id="nav-toggle">
<i class='bx bx-menu'></i>
</div>
</nav>
</header>

Answer 1

Here, you will have to learn JS, its best for manipulating DOM. And all you need is here on SO already answered.
With CSS i hide all but first li item
Then in JS i save ul element in nav variable
let nav = document.querySelector("#nav-menu .products ul")
Add event listener to first li item
nav.querySelector("li:first-of-type").addEventListener("click", function() {
If pressed show the rest:
nav.querySelectorAll("li").forEach(li => li.style.display="block")
let nav = document.querySelector("#nav-menu .products ul")
nav.querySelector("li:first-of-type").addEventListener("click", function() {
nav.querySelectorAll("li").forEach(li => li.style.display="block")
});
#nav-menu .products ul li:not(li:first-of-type){
display:none}
<header class="l-header">
<nav class="nav bd-grid">
<div>
My Company Name
</div>
<div class="nav__menu" id="nav-menu">
<ul class="nav__list" id="nav">
<li class="nav__item">Home</li>
<li class="nav__item">About</li>
<div class="products">
<ul>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">Products <--- click</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
<li><a class="nav__link" href="#">EXAMPLE</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<li class="nav__item">Distributors</li>
<li class="nav__item">Contact</li>
<li class="nav__item">EXAMPLE</li>
</div>
<div class="nav__toggle" id="nav-toggle">
<i class='bx bx-menu'></i>
</div>
</nav>
</header>