I recently came across a super cool menu where a plus sign turns into an X when you click it, and the word 'MENU' changes to 'CLOSE'. The menu expands nicely with items sliding up, and neat images pop up when you hover over different menu options. I'm wondering if all of this can be achieved purely with HTML5 and CSS5, or is JavaScript absolutely necessary? I'm also curious if this was created using something like Slider Revolution, so if someone could clarify how it works, I'd really appreciate it! Check out the menu [here](https://www.sliderrevolution.com/templates/yoga-studio-one-page-website-template/) for reference!
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You can create the visuals using CSS, but for interactions like toggling the menu open and closed, using a checkbox hack could work well. However, for cleaner and more maintainable code, a small JavaScript snippet would make it easier to manage.
Definitely, you can pull that off with just HTML and CSS nowadays! With the right CSS transformations, you can recreate that menu open/close effect without needing any JavaScript. Modern CSS has a lot of capabilities that make it easier to do interactive things without JavaScript.
I glanced at the code behind that menu, and it looks like they might just be using a few CSS transforms for that effect. Should be neat to replicate!
Totally agree! It's surprising how much you can accomplish with CSS alone these days.