Sidebar Collapse
A copy-paste navigation component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<div class="nuda-sidebar" aria-label="Sidebar" data-collapsed="false">
<button class="nuda-sidebar__toggle" aria-label="Toggle sidebar" aria-expanded="true">
<span class="nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon"></span>
</button>
<nav class="nuda-sidebar__nav">
<a class="nuda-sidebar__link active" href="#">
<span class="nuda-sidebar__icon">●</span>
<span class="nuda-sidebar__label">Home</span>
</a>
<a class="nuda-sidebar__link" href="#">
<span class="nuda-sidebar__icon">●</span>
<span class="nuda-sidebar__label">Search</span>
</a>
<a class="nuda-sidebar__link" href="#">
<span class="nuda-sidebar__icon">●</span>
<span class="nuda-sidebar__label">Settings</span>
</a>
</nav>
</div>CSS
/* Sidebar Collapse
Collapsible sidebar with smooth width transition.
Customize: --sidebar-accent, --sidebar-width, --sidebar-width-collapsed */
.nuda-sidebar {
--sidebar-accent: #e4ff54;
--sidebar-width: 200px;
--sidebar-width-collapsed: 56px;
width: var(--sidebar-width);
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
border-radius: 12px;
padding: 0.75rem;
transition: width 0.3s ease;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
}
.nuda-sidebar[data-collapsed="true"] {
width: var(--sidebar-width-collapsed);
}
.nuda-sidebar__toggle {
background: none;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
border-radius: 6px;
width: 28px;
height: 28px;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
color: #999;
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.nuda-sidebar__toggle:hover {
color: #fff;
}
.nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon {
display: block;
width: 14px;
height: 2px;
background: currentColor;
position: relative;
}
.nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon::before,
.nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 2px;
background: currentColor;
left: 0;
}
.nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon::before { top: -5px; }
.nuda-sidebar__toggle-icon::after { top: 5px; }
.nuda-sidebar__nav {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 2px;
}
.nuda-sidebar__link {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.75rem;
color: #999;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 0.5rem;
border-radius: 8px;
font-size: 0.85rem;
transition: all 0.2s ease;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.nuda-sidebar__link:hover {
color: #fff;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}
.nuda-sidebar__link.active {
color: var(--sidebar-accent);
background: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.08);
}
.nuda-sidebar__icon {
flex-shrink: 0;
font-size: 8px;
}
.nuda-sidebar__label {
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.nuda-sidebar[data-collapsed="true"] .nuda-sidebar__label {
opacity: 0;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-sidebar,
.nuda-sidebar__label {
transition: none;
}
}JavaScript
/* Sidebar Collapse — Toggle logic */
(function () {
var sidebar = document.querySelector('.nuda-sidebar');
var toggle = document.querySelector('.nuda-sidebar__toggle');
if (!sidebar || !toggle) return;
toggle.addEventListener('click', function () {
var isCollapsed = sidebar.getAttribute('data-collapsed') === 'true';
sidebar.setAttribute('data-collapsed', String(!isCollapsed));
toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(isCollapsed));
});
})();How to use Sidebar Collapse
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.