Add CSS3 animated dropdown menu

In this article you will see how you can build an awesome CSS3 animated dropdown menu with some of these cool features.

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/* CSS3 Drop Down Menu */ #nav { float: left; font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif; border: 1px solid #121314; border-top: 1px solid #2b2e30; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background: #3C4042; background: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.09, rgb(59,63,65)), color-stop(0.55, rgb(72,76,77)), color-stop(0.78, rgb(75,77,77)) ); background: -moz-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(59,63,65) 9%, rgb(72,76,77) 55%, rgb(75,77,77) 78% ); background: -o-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(59,63,65) 9%, rgb(72,76,77) 55%, rgb(75,77,77) 78% ); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset, 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset; } #nav ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; } #nav ul li { float: left; } #nav ul li a { float: left; color: #d4d4d4; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; background: #3C4042; background: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.09, rgb(59,63,65)), color-stop(0.55, rgb(72,76,77)), color-stop(0.78, rgb(75,77,77)) ); background: -moz-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(59,63,65) 9%, rgb(72,76,77) 55%, rgb(75,77,77) 78% ); background: -o-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(59,63,65) 9%, rgb(72,76,77) 55%, rgb(75,77,77) 78% ); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset, 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2); text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } /* CSS3 Drop Down Menu */ #nav ul li a:hover, #nav ul li:hover > a { color: #252525; background: #3C4042; background: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.09, rgb(77,79,79)), color-stop(0.55, rgb(67,70,71)), color-stop(0.78, rgb(69,70,71)) ); background: -moz-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(77,79,79) 9%, rgb(67,70,71) 55%, rgb(69,70,71) 78% ); background: -o-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(77,79,79) 9%, rgb(67,70,71) 55%, rgb(69,70,71) 78% ); text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 -1px #000; } #nav li ul a:hover, #nav ul li li:hover > a { color: #2c2c2c; background: #5C9ACD; background: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.17, rgb(61,111,177)), color-stop(0.51, rgb(80,136,199)), color-stop(1, rgb(92,154,205)) ); background: -moz-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(61,111,177) 17%, rgb(80,136,199) 51%, rgb(92,154,205) 100% ); background: -o-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(61,111,177) 17%, rgb(80,136,199) 51%, rgb(92,154,205) 100% ); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.6); border-top: 1px solid #7BAED9; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); } /* CSS3 Drop Down Menu */ #nav li ul { background: #3C4042; background-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.09, rgb(77,79,79)), color-stop(0.55, rgb(67,70,71)), color-stop(0.78, rgb(69,70,71)) ); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(77,79,79) 9%, rgb(67,70,71) 55%, rgb(69,70,71) 78% ); background-image: -o-linear-gradient( center bottom, rgb(77,79,79) 9%, rgb(67,70,71) 55%, rgb(69,70,71) 78% ); left: -999em; margin: 35px 0 0; position: absolute; width: 160px; z-index: 9999; box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) inset; -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) inset; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) inset; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } #nav li:hover ul { left: auto; } #nav li ul a { background: none; border: 0 none; margin-right: 0; width: 120px; box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; -webkit-box-shadow: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; border-top: 1px solid transparent; } .nav ul li ul { position: absolute; left: 0; display: none; visibility: hidden; } .nav ul li ul li { display: list-item; float: none; } .nav ul li ul li ul { top: 0; } .nav ul li ul li a { font: normal 13px Verdana; width: 160px; padding: 5px; margin: 0; border-top-width: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid gray; } #nav li li ul { margin: -1px 0 0 160px; visibility: hidden; } #nav li li:hover ul { visibility: visible; } /* CSS3 Drop Down Menu */

Click "Save" and go to "Layout"
Click Add a Gadget' and select  'HTML/Javascript' and paste next code in it

<div id="nav"> <ul><li><a href="#">Home</a></li><li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="#">About Us</a></li><li><a href="#">Tutorials</a></li><li><a href="#">Sitemap</a></li><li><a href="#">Services</a> <ul><li><a href="#">Sub Page #1</a></li><li><a href="#">Sub Page #2</a></li><li><a href="#">Sub Page #3</a></li><li><a href="#">Sub Page #4</a></li><li><a href="#">Sub Page #5</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#">Create This</a></li></ul></div>

Customizatiom:
Replace # with your links and this "Contact Us" " About"  and everything else, with your titles.
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