Notification Badge Nav
A copy-paste sidebars & docks component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<nav aria-label="Main" class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav">
<ul class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__list">
<li>
<a href="#" class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item" aria-current="page">
<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__icon" aria-hidden="true">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
<path d="M3 11l9-8 9 8v10a2 2 0 01-2 2h-4v-7H9v7H5a2 2 0 01-2-2V11z" />
</svg>
</span>
<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__text">Home</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#" class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item">
<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__icon" aria-hidden="true">…</span>
<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__text">Messages</span>
<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__badge">3<span class="nuda-sb2-badge-nav__sr"> unread</span></span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>CSS
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav {
width: 180px;
padding: 8px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
border-radius: 14px;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__list {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 3px;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
padding: 8px 10px;
min-height: 36px;
border-radius: 9px;
color: #a0a0a8;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 500;
transition: background .2s,color .2s;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item:hover {
background: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
color: #fafafa;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item[aria-current="page"] {
color: #e4ff54;
background: rgba(228,255,84,.08);
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__item:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__icon svg {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__text {
flex: 1;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__badge {
min-width: 18px;
height: 18px;
padding: 0 5px;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background: #e4ff54;
color: #0a0a0a;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: 700;
border-radius: 99px;
animation: _nuda-sb2badgeNavPop .5s cubic-bezier(.34,1.56,.64,1) both;
}
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
padding: 0;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
white-space: nowrap;
border: 0;
}
@keyframes _nuda-sb2badgeNavPop {
from {
transform: scale(0);
opacity: 0;
}
to {
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-sb2-badge-nav__badge {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Notification Badge Nav
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.