202412 hours

Animated Dropdown Navigation Bar

A modern, animated navigation bar with smooth transitions, hover effects, and responsive design

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsFramer MotionTailwind CSS

Technical Overview

Frontend Features

  • Real-time link dimension tracking using useRef
  • Dynamic background positioning based on hover state
  • Framer Motion spring animations for smooth transitions
  • Event listener management for click-outside detection
  • Responsive layout using Tailwind breakpoints
  • State management for navbar open/close and hover effects
  • Active route highlighting using Next.js usePathname
  • Floating background effect for hover states
  • Toggle button with animated icon transition
  • Safe event listener cleanup

About the Project

A sophisticated navigation component that provides an enhanced user experience with smooth animations and interactive elements. The navbar features a full-screen dropdown panel that animates smoothly, with intelligent hover states that highlight the current selection using a floating background effect.

Project Gallery

Full-screen navigation panel with hover effects
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Full-screen navigation panel with hover effects

Navbar when a user visits one of its links
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Navbar when a user visits one of its links

Navbar default state
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Navbar default state

Project Statistics

Total Lines of Code

165

Hours Worked

12

Technologies Used

5

Key Features

7