Display dropdown menu on link hover - html

Question

.drop_down_menu a{
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
color: pink;
}
.dropdown{
position: absolute;
margin-left: 10px;
border: 100px
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Courier New;
display: none;
}
.hover_animation:hover .dropdown{
display: block;
}
<!-- This is the HTML for dropdowm-->
<div class="drop_down_menu">
<div class="hover_animation">
<svg class="drop_down" width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M1 2.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 5.5v-3zM2.5 2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zm6.5.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 13.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 5.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zM1 10.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 9h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 10.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 15h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 13.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zm6.5.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 9h3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 1.5v3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1-1.5 1.5h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 13.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3z"/>
</svg>
<svg class="drop_down_fill" width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path class="hvr"fill-rule="evenodd" d="M1 2.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 5.5v-3zm8 0A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 13.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 5.5v-3zm-8 8A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 9h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 10.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 15h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 13.5v-3zm8 0A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 9h3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 1.5v3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1-1.5 1.5h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 13.5v-3z"/>
</svg>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
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</div>
</div>
I have tried doing display block everything that I have tried is not working. I have tried creating multiple divs and classes to specify on what i hover that it displays. What do i need to do differently to get it to work?

Answer 1

Use a sibling selector.
As you described, you want the menu to show when another element is hovered. The way you originally wrote your CSS would have targeted a menu element that was inside the hovered trigger element:
/* targets this HTML structure:
<div class="hover_animation">
<div class="dropdown"></div>
</div>
*/
.hover_animation:hover .dropdown {
What you need is a rule to target a menu element that follows the hovered trigger element:
/* targets this HTML structure:
<div class="hover_animation"></div>
<div class="dropdown"></div>
*/
.hover_animation:hover ~ .dropdown {
Here's a working example:
.dropdown {
background-color: #0f0;
color: #fff;
display: none;
padding: 20px;
}
.hover_animation {
background-color: #eee;
color: #00f;
cursor: pointer;
height: 40px;
padding: 10px;
width: 40px;
}
.hover_animation:hover {
background-color: #00f;
color: #eee;
}
.hover_animation:hover ~ .dropdown {
display: block;
}
<div class="hover_animation">Hover me!</div>
<div class="dropdown">
<ul>
<li>Item</li>
<li>Item</li>
<li>Item</li>
<li>Item</li>
</ul>
</div>

Answer 2

Edit: Got it to work with CSS, you just need to hover the first div since that is the first element that css detects when hovering.
/* This is for the dropdown menu */
.drop_down_menu a {
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
color: pink;
}
.dropdown {
position: absolute;
margin-left: 10px;
border: 100px text-decoration: none;
font-family: Courier New;
display: none;
}
.drop_down_menu:hover .dropdown {
display: block;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- This is the HTML for dropdowm-->
<div class="drop_down_menu">
<div class="hover_animation">
<svg class="drop_down" width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M1 2.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 5.5v-3zM2.5 2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zm6.5.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 13.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 5.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zM1 10.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 9h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 10.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 15h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 13.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3zm6.5.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 9h3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 1.5v3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1-1.5 1.5h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 13.5v-3zm1.5-.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5.5v3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3z"/>
</svg>
<svg class="drop_down_fill" width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path class="hvr"fill-rule="evenodd" d="M1 2.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 5.5v-3zm8 0A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 13.5 7h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 5.5v-3zm-8 8A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 2.5 9h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 7 10.5v3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 5.5 15h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1 13.5v-3zm8 0A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 10.5 9h3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 1.5v3a1.5 1.5 0 0 1-1.5 1.5h-3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 9 13.5v-3z"/>
</svg>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
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</div>
</div>