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Setup: External Scripts
External Scripts in Webflow
Make sure to always put the External Scripts before the Javascript step of the resource.
In this video you learn where to put these in your Webflow project? Or how to include a paid GSAP Club plugin in your project?
HTML
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.12.5/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
Step 1: Copy structure to Webflow
Copy structure to Webflow
In the video below we described how you can copy + paste the structure of this resource to your Webflow project.
Copy to Webflow
Webflow structure is not required for this resource.
Step 1: Add HTML
HTML
<nav class="nav-bar">
<ul class="nav-list">
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be92ee5ddf0080fb90_notion.png" loading="eager" alt="Notion app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Notion</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6bef9d004f8a9cf3b29_asana.png" loading="eager" alt="Asana app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Asana</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be8c099d4e1ed55770_slack.png" loading="eager" alt="Slack app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Slack</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be5b31ba243e4da377_loom.png" loading="eager" alt="Loom app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Loom</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6bea97e140677496dae_spotify.png" loading="eager" alt="Spotify app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Spotify</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6bea73fcc6ee568f6f0_webflow.png" loading="eager" alt="Webflow app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Webflow</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728b10be6bc07649a51369e_Osmo.png" loading="eager" alt="" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Osmo</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6bdf9d004f8a9cf3b09_adobe-illustrator.png" loading="eager" alt="Adobe Illustrator app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Adobe Illustrator</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be1de916069b5e1aaa_figma.png" loading="eager" alt="figma app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Figma</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be1de916069b5e1a86_adobe-photoshop.png" loading="eager" alt="Photoshop app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Photoshop</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-item__link"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728a3e6f4f4161c235bc519/6728a6be051d32942a7aa31e_adobe-premierepro.png" loading="eager" alt="Premiere Pro app icon" class="image"></a>
<div class="nav-item__tooltip">
<div>Premiere Pro</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
HTML structure is not required for this resource.
Step 2: Add CSS
CSS
.nav-list {
flex-flow: row;
justify-content: center;
align-items: flex-end;
margin-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
display: flex;
font-size: 1.4vw;
}
.nav-item {
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 5em;
transition: width .5s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
display: flex;
position: relative;
}
.nav-item__link {
z-index: 1;
pointer-events: auto;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
padding-left: .5em;
padding-right: .5em;
display: flex;
position: relative;
}
.image {
object-fit: contain;
width: 100%;
}
.nav-item__tooltip {
z-index: 0;
background-color: var(--color-neutral-100);
opacity: 0;
white-space: nowrap;
border-radius: .25em;
padding: .4em .5em;
font-size: 1em;
transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1), opacity .5s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
position: absolute;
top: 0;
transform: translate(0, -80%);
font-weight: 400;
}
.nav-item.sibling-far {
width: 6em;
}
.nav-item.sibling-close {
width: 7em;
}
.nav-item.hover {
width: 8em;
}
.nav-item:hover .nav-item__tooltip{
opacity: 1;
transform:translate(0px, -140%);
}
Step 2: Add custom Javascript
Custom Javascript in Webflow
In this video, Ilja gives you some guidance about using JavaScript in Webflow:
Step 2: Add Javascript
Step 3: Add Javascript
Javascript
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
// Select all .nav-item elements
const navItems = document.querySelectorAll('.nav-item');
// Helper function to add/remove a class to a sibling at a given offset
const toggleSiblingClass = (items, index, offset, className, add) => {
const sibling = items[index + offset];
if (sibling) {
sibling.classList.toggle(className, add);
}
};
// Event listeners to toggle classes on hover
navItems.forEach((item, index) => {
item.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
item.classList.add('hover'); // Add .hover to current item
// Toggle classes for siblings
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, -1, 'sibling-close', true); // Previous sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, 1, 'sibling-close', true); // Next sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, -2, 'sibling-far', true); // Previous-previous sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, 2, 'sibling-far', true); // Next-next sibling
});
item.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
item.classList.remove('hover'); // Remove .hover from current item
// Toggle classes for siblings
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, -1, 'sibling-close', false); // Previous sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, 1, 'sibling-close', false); // Next sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, -2, 'sibling-far', false); // Previous-previous sibling
toggleSiblingClass(navItems, index, 2, 'sibling-far', false); // Next-next sibling
});
});
});
Step 3: Add custom CSS
Step 2: Add custom CSS
Custom CSS in Webflow
Curious about where to put custom CSS in Webflow? Ilja explains it in the below video:
CSS
.nav-item.sibling-far {
width: 6em;
}
.nav-item.sibling-close {
width: 7em;
}
.nav-item.hover {
width: 8em;
}
.nav-item:hover .nav-item__tooltip{
opacity: 1;
transform: translate(0px, -140%);
}
Resource Details
Last updated
January 22, 2025
Type
The Vault
Category
Navigation
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