Transform your expanding and collapsing navbar into an offcanvas
Example 1: Bootstrap 5 offcanvas
<nav class="navbar fixed-top"> <div class="container-fluid"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Offcanvas navbar</a> <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#offcanvasNavbar"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" id="offcanvasNavbar"> <div class="offcanvas-header"> <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="offcanvasNavbarLabel">Offcanvas</h5> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas"></button> </div> <div class="offcanvas-body"> <ul class="navbar-nav justify-content-end flex-grow-1 pe-3"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown"> Dropdown </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li> <li> <hr class="dropdown-divider"> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <form class="d-flex mt-3" role="search"> <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search"> <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> </nav>
Example 2: Bootstrap 5 offcanvas colors.
<nav class="navbar fixed-top bg-dark" data-bs-theme="dark"> <div class="container-fluid"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Offcanvas color</a> <button class="navbar-toggler bg-light" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#offcanvasNavbar"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" id="offcanvasNavbar"> <div class="offcanvas-header"> <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="offcanvasNavbarLabel">Offcanvas</h5> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas"></button> </div> <div class="offcanvas-body"> <ul class="navbar-nav justify-content-end flex-grow-1 pe-3"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown"> Dropdown </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li> <li> <hr class="dropdown-divider"> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <form class="d-flex mt-3" role="search"> <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search"> <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> </nav>
Example 3: Bootstrap offcanvas positions are: start, end, top, bottom
<nav class="navbar fixed-top bg-dark" data-bs-theme="dark"> <div class="container-fluid"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Offcanvas position</a> <button class="navbar-toggler bg-light" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#offcanvasNavbar"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-start" id="offcanvasNavbar"> <div class="offcanvas-header"> <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="offcanvasNavbarLabel">Offcanvas</h5> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas"></button> </div> <div class="offcanvas-body"> <ul class="navbar-nav justify-content-end flex-grow-1 pe-3"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown"> Dropdown </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li> <li> <hr class="dropdown-divider"> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <form class="d-flex mt-3" role="search"> <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search"> <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> </nav>