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6 Steps To Build A Sticky Footer and responsive menu With Tailwind CSS Like A Pro In Under An Hour

Sticky Footer and responsive menu

As a FrontEnd technology blogger, I know how important it is to have a website with a great user interface. One of the most important parts of a website's UI is the Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu. In this article, I will show you how to create a Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu with Tailwind CSS in just six easy steps.

What is Tailwind CSS?

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that allows you to quickly create custom designs without having to write any CSS code. It provides a set of pre-defined classes that you can use to style your HTML elements.

A Sticky Footer is a UI component that sticks to the bottom of the page, even when the content is not enough to fill the entire page. A Responsive Menu is a UI component that changes its layout depending on the device's screen size. It usually appears as a hamburger menu on smaller screens and expands to a full menu on larger screens.

Tailwind CSS provides a set of pre-defined classes that you can use to create a Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu without having to write any CSS code. It also allows you to customize your design by adding your own classes or modifying the existing ones.

In this section, we will give you a preview of what the Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu UI component will look like when we are finished.

Free download of the Sticky Footer and responsive menu's source code

In this section, we will provide you with the source code for the Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu UI component.

<html class='h-full'>
    <head>
    	<meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>Tailwind CSS</title>
        <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tailwindcss/dist/tailwind.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    </head>
    <body class='flex flex-col h-full'>
    <!-- Magic starts here -->
	
	<header>
		<!-- Nav -->
		<nav class="flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap bg-blue-dark p-4">
		  <div class="flex items-center flex-no-shrink text-white mr-6">
		    <svg class="fill-current h-8 w-8 mr-2" width="54" height="54" viewBox="0 0 54 54" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5 22.1c1.8-7.2 6.3-10.8 13.5-10.8 10.8 0 12.15 8.1 17.55 9.45 3.6.9 6.75-.45 9.45-4.05-1.8 7.2-6.3 10.8-13.5 10.8-10.8 0-12.15-8.1-17.55-9.45-3.6-.9-6.75.45-9.45 4.05zM0 38.3c1.8-7.2 6.3-10.8 13.5-10.8 10.8 0 12.15 8.1 17.55 9.45 3.6.9 6.75-.45 9.45-4.05-1.8 7.2-6.3 10.8-13.5 10.8-10.8 0-12.15-8.1-17.55-9.45-3.6-.9-6.75.45-9.45 4.05z"/></svg>
		    <span class="font-semibold text-xl tracking-tight">Tailwind CSS</span>
		  </div>
		  <div class="block lg:hidden">
		    <button id="app" class="flex items-center px-3 py-2 border rounded text-white focus:outline-none border-white">
		      <svg class="fill-current h-4 w-3 -mt-1 text-white" viewBox="0 0 20 15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Menu</title><path d="M0 3h20v2H0V3zm0 6h20v2H0V9zm0 6h20v2H0v-2z"/></svg>
		    </button>
		  </div>
		  <div class="w-full block flex-grow lg:flex lg:items-center lg:w-auto" id="menu">
		    <div class="text-sm lg:flex-grow">
		      <a href="#responsive-header" class="no-underline block mt-4 lg:inline-block lg:mt-0 text-white hover:text-white mr-4">
		        Docs
		      </a>
		      <a href="#responsive-header" class="no-underline block mt-4 lg:inline-block lg:mt-0 text-white hover:text-white mr-4">
		        Examples
		      </a>
		      <a href="#responsive-header" class="no-underline block mt-4 lg:inline-block lg:mt-0 text-white hover:text-white">
		        Blog
		      </a>
		    </div>
		    <div>
		      <a href="#" class="no-underline inline-block text-sm px-4 py-2 leading-none border rounded text-white border-white hover:border-transparent hover:text-blue-dark hover:bg-white mt-4 lg:mt-0">Download</a>
		    </div>
		  </div>
		</nav>
		<!-- END Nav -->
	</header>

	<div class='flex-1 mx-auto p-8'>	
            <h1>Sticky Footer Demo</h1>
            <p>
            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, <br />
            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. <br />
            Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco.<br />
            Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse. <br />
            Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident.
            </p>
            <br />
            <h2>Example From:</h2>
            <br />
            <p>	
            	<a href="https://medium.com/@milanchheda/sticky-footer-using-tailwind-css-1c757ea729e2">https://medium.com/@milanchheda/sticky-footer-using-tailwind-css-1c757ea729e2</a>
            </p>
	</div>

    <footer class="w-full text-center border-t border-grey p-4 pin-b bg-blue-dark">
        <p class="font-bold font-sans text-white">This is our footer</p>
    </footer>
    
    <!-- ./End of Magic -->
    </body>
</html>

Now that we have covered the basics, let's dive into the six easy steps to create a Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu with Tailwind CSS.

Step 1: Set up the HTML structure

The first step is to set up the HTML structure for our Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu. We will create a div element with a class of flex flex-col min-h-screen that will contain our entire page. Inside this div element, we will create a header element and a main element.

<div class="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
  <header class="bg-gray-800 text-white">
    <!-- Your header content goes here -->
  </header>
  <main class="flex-grow">
    <!-- Your main content goes here -->
  </main>
</div>

The second step is to add the Sticky Footer to our HTML structure. We will create a footer element with a class of mt-auto that will stick to the bottom of the page.

<div class="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
  <header class="bg-gray-800 text-white">
    <!-- Your header content goes here -->
  </header>
  <main class="flex-grow">
    <!-- Your main content goes here -->
  </main>
  <footer class="bg-gray-800 text-white mt-auto">
    <!-- Your footer content goes here -->
  </footer>
</div>

Step 3: Add the Responsive Menu

The third step is to add the Responsive Menu to our HTML structure. We will create a button element with a class of block lg:hidden that will only be visible on smaller screens. We will also create a nav element with a class of hidden lg:block that will only be visible on larger screens.

<div class="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
  <header class="bg-gray-800 text-white">
    <button class="block lg:hidden">
      <!-- Your hamburger menu icon goes here -->
    </button>
    <nav class="hidden lg:block">
      <!-- Your menu items go here -->
    </nav>
  </header>
  <main class="flex-grow">
    <!-- Your main content goes here -->
  </main>
  <footer class="bg-gray-800 text-white mt-auto">
    <!-- Your footer content goes here -->
  </footer>
</div>

The fourth step is to style the Sticky Footer using Tailwind CSS classes. We will add classes for the background color, text color, and padding.

<footer class="bg-gray-800 text-white mt-auto p-4">
  <!-- Your footer content goes here -->
</footer>

Step 5: Style the Responsive Menu

The fifth step is to style the Responsive Menu using Tailwind CSS classes. We will add classes for the background color, text color, and padding.

<header class="bg-gray-800 text-white">
  <button class="block lg:hidden p-2">
    <!-- Your hamburger menu icon goes here -->
  </button>
  <nav class="hidden lg:block bg-gray-800 text-white p-4">
    <!-- Your menu items go here -->
  </nav>
</header>

Step 6: Add Interactivity

The final step is to add interactivity to our Responsive Menu using JavaScript. We will create a function that toggles the visibility of the nav element when the button element is clicked.

const button = document.querySelector('button');
const nav = document.querySelector('nav');
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
  nav.classList.toggle('hidden');
});

Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to create a Sticky Footer and Responsive Menu with Tailwind CSS in just six easy steps. By following these steps, you can create a great user interface for your website that is both responsive and easy to use. With Tailwind CSS, you can quickly create custom designs without having to write any CSS code. We hope you found this article helpful and that you can use these techniques to improve your website's UI.