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Created August 15, 2012 13:06
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A CSS3 nav ribbon sans images
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Multicelldesign CSS Ribbon</title>
<!-- Don't forget to add an HTML5 polyfill for IE -->
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<nav role="navigation" aria-label="main menu">
<ul role="menu">
<li role="menuitem"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li role="menuitem"><a href="#">Visit Us</a></li>
<li role="menuitem"><a href="#">What’s on</a></li>
<li role="menuitem"><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<p>No images were harmed in the making of this CSS ribbon. The menu is also marked up with ARIA roles to enhance web accessibility.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
body {
font: 16px/1.5 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.wrapper {
width: 960px;
background: #f2f2f2;
margin: 0 auto;
}
nav[role=navigation] {
position: relative;
background: #003055;
border-left: 1px solid #001d33;
border-right: 1px solid #001d33;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
margin: 0 -11px;
padding: 5px 20px;
}
/* These 2 selectors are the meat and potatoes of this example */
nav[role=navigation]:before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: -10px;
left: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border: 5px solid #001322;
border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
border-left: 5px solid transparent;
crop: rect(0,5px,5px,0);
}
nav[role=navigation]:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: -10px;
right: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border: 5px solid #001322;
border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
border-right: 5px solid transparent;
crop: rect(0,5px,5px,0);
}
ul {
margin: 0;
}
li {
display: inline;
}
a {
color: #fff;
border-right: 1px solid #999;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 0 -1px #001d33, 0 1px #001322;
padding: 0 .5em;
}
a:hover,a:focus,a:active {
background-color: #003055;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 0;
border-radius: 0;
text-decoration: underline;
}
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