Drop Down Menu Issue (position) - html

Question

I need help with the drop down menus. I encounter this issue when I hover on top of the tabs with hidden drop down menus. I followed the W3Schools instructions
The W3Schools instructions asked me to use position: absolute but if I do that instead of position: relative the drop down menus won't even open.
.dropdown {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
.dropdown .projects {
color: #fff39e;
border: none;
background-color: #f9fae8;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 25px;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-projects {
display: none;
position: relative;
color: #f9fae8;
background-color: #101119;
min-width: 160px;
z-index: 2;
}
.dropdown-projects a {
float: none;
color: #f9fae8;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 0.6;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-projects a:hover {
color: #fff39e !important;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-projects {
display: block;
}
.dropdown .dilettante {
color: #caf5ce;
border: none;
background-color: #f9fae8;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 25px;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-dilettante {
display: none;
position: relative;
color: #f9fae8;
background-color: #101119;
min-width: 160px;
z-index: 2;
}
.dropdown-dilettante a {
float: none;
color: #f9fae8;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 0.6;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-dilettante a:hover {
color: #caf5ce !important;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-dilettante {
display: block;
}
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="projects">PROJECTS</button>
<div class="dropdown-projects">
ART DIRECTION
BRANDING
GRAPHIC DESIGNS
PHOTOGRAPHY
</div>
<button class="dilettante">DILETTANTE</button>
<div class="dropdown-dilettante">
INSTAGRAM
QUOTES
PLAYLIST
GOODREADS
FILMS
</div>
</div>

Answer 1

In the HTML, wrap both menu items in <div class="dropdown">.
In the CSS, add position: absolute on hover.
.dropdown {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
.dropdown .projects {
color: #fff39e;
border: none;
background-color: #f9fae8;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 25px;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-projects {
display: none;
position: relative;
color: #f9fae8;
background-color: #101119;
min-width: 160px;
z-index: 2;
}
.dropdown-projects a {
float: none;
color: #f9fae8;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 0.6;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-projects a:hover {
color: #fff39e !important;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-projects {
display: block;
/* added */
position: absolute;
}
.dropdown .dilettante {
color: #caf5ce;
border: none;
background-color: #f9fae8;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 25px;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-dilettante {
display: none;
position: relative;
color: #f9fae8;
background-color: #101119;
min-width: 160px;
z-index: 2;
}
.dropdown-dilettante a {
float: none;
color: #f9fae8;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 0.6;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown-dilettante a:hover {
color: #caf5ce !important;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-dilettante {
display: block;
}
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="projects">PROJECTS</button>
<div class="dropdown-projects">
ART DIRECTION
BRANDING
GRAPHIC DESIGNS
PHOTOGRAPHY
</div>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dilettante">DILETTANTE</button>
<div class="dropdown-dilettante">
INSTAGRAM
QUOTES
PLAYLIST
GOODREADS
FILMS
</div>
</div>

Answer 2

use absolute position in you dropdown and following code for display
.projects:hover + div.dropdown-projects {
display: block;
}
.dilettante:hover + div.dropdown-dilettante {
display: block;
}
here is the working file
also your code need lots of other improvement.

Answer 3

Does this help? JSFiddle
You'll have to edit CSS accordingly
.navbar {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #fff;
/* Chnage the Background */
padding: 10px;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif, Helvetica;
line-height: 0.6;
}
.navbar a {
float: left;
font-size: 16px;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdown {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
.dropdown .dropbtn {
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
outline: none;
color: #FFF39E;
padding: 14px 16px;
background-color: inherit;
font-family: inherit;
font-weight: 900;
margin: 0;
}
.navbar a:hover,
.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
background-color: transparent;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #000;
min-width: 160px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
float: none;
color: #fff;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
text-align: left;
}
#dilettante {
color: #E1F7DB !important;
}
#projects {
color: #FFF39E;
}
.dropdown-content a:hover {
background-color: #000;
color: #FFF39E;
}
#dilettantedropdown a:hover {
color: #CAF5CE;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
}
<div class="navbar">
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dropbtn" id="projects">PROJECTS</button>
<div class="dropdown-content">
ART DIRECTION
BRANDING
GRAPHIC DESIGNS
PHOTOGRAPHY
</div>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="dropbtn " id="dilettante">DILETTANTE
</button>
<div id="dilettantedropdown" class="dropdown-content dilettante">
INSTAGRAM
QUOTES
PLAYLIST
GOODREADS
FILMS
</div>
</div>
</div>