This example demonstrates the basic structure of a responsive navigation bar.
md:hidden
.
hidden md:flex
.
Notice that if you are on a small screen and click the hamburger icon (☰), nothing happens. The mobile menu list does not appear.
This is a common misunderstanding. Tailwind CSS is excellent for styling and controlling visibility based on screen sizes (e.g., hiding the hamburger with
md:hidden
or showing the full menu with
md:flex
).
However, Tailwind CSS
does not handle user interactions like click events
to toggle the visibility of elements (like opening or closing the mobile menu).
To make the hamburger icon functional, you need to add JavaScript. The next example will show how this is done.
You are currently viewing this on a medium or larger screen. The full navigation is visible, and the hamburger icon is hidden by Tailwind's responsive classes (
md:hidden
for the hamburger,
hidden md:flex
for the full nav).