Bootstrap 5 dropdown animation

How to add a simple slide-up animation for the Bootstrap 5 navbar dropdown menu using the CSS animation property.

Final Output:

1. Add your Bootstrap navbar with a dropdown.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-light">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
      <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" 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" aria-expanded="false">
            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>
        <li class="nav-item">
          <a class="nav-link disabled">Disabled</a>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <form class="d-flex" role="search">
        <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
        <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
      </form>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Output:

2. Let’s use the CSS animation property.

Define the keyframes. Name the animation(slideup).

Position it a bit lower than it is supposed to be using the transform translate property. Then bring it back to the original position.

@keyframes slideup {
  from {
    transform: translateY(10%);
  }
  to {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

Output:

3. Now apply the animation to the dropdown-menu.

.dropdown-menu {
  animation: 0.5s slideup;
}

Output:

Final Output Code for Bootstrap 5 dropdown animation:

HTML:

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark" style="background-color: #00b7eb;">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Coding Yaar</a>
        <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent"
            aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
            <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
        </button>
        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
            <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                <li class="nav-item">
                    <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
                </li>

                <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                    <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown"
                        aria-expanded="false">
                        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>
                <li class="nav-item">
                    <a class="nav-link">Link</a>
                </li>
                <li class="nav-item">
                    <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
            <form class="d-flex" role="search">
                <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
                <button class="btn btn-outline-light" type="submit">Search</button>
            </form>
        </div>
    </div>
</nav>

CSS:

.navbar-nav .nav-link {
  color: #fff;
}
.dropdown-menu {
  animation: 0.5s slideup;
}
@keyframes slideup {
  from {
    transform: translateY(10%);
  }
  to {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}