Dropdown menus are toggleable, contextual menus, used for displaying links in a list format. It facilitates users to choose one value from a predefined list. This can be made interactive with the dropdown JavaScript plugin.
You have to wrap dropdown menu within the class .dropdown to create Bootstrap Dropdown.
Bootstrap Dropdown Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdowns</h2>
<p>The .dropdown class is used to indicate a dropdown menu.</p>
<p>Use the .dropdown-menu class to actually build the dropdown menu.</p>
<p>To open the dropdown menu, use a button or a link with a class of .dropdown-toggle and data-toggle="dropdown".</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown Example
<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html> Bootstrap Dropdown Divider
The class .divider is used to separate links inside the dropdown menu:
See this example:
!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdowns</h2>
<p>The .divider class is used to separate links inside the dropdown menu:</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown">Tutorials
<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html> Bootstrap Dropdown Header
The class .dropdown-header is used to add headers inside the dropdown menu.
See this example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdowns</h2>
<p>The .dropdown-header class is used to add headers inside the dropdown menu:</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown">Tutorials
<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li class="dropdown-header">Dropdown header 1</li>
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Dropdown header 2</li>
<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html> Bootstrap Dropdown: Disable an item
Use the class .disabled to disable an item in the dropdown menu.
See this example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdowns</h2>
<p>Here, CSS is disable.</p>
<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown">Tutorials
<span class="caret"></span></button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li class="disabled"><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Bootstrap 4 Disable and Active Items
To make an item active, highlight a specific dropdown item with the .active class (active item is appeared with a blue background color).
To disable an item in the dropdown menu, you have to use the .disabled class (It makes a light-grey text color and a “no-parking-sign” icon on hover).
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdowns Active and Disable Example</h2>
<div class="dropdown">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Dropdown button
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Normal</a>
<a class="dropdown-item active" href="#">Active</a>
<a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html> Dropdown Position
It is used to position the dropdown items. By default dropdown is positioned at left. You can right-align the dropdown by adding the .dropdown-menu-right class to the element with .dropdown-menu.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Right Aligned Dropdowns</h2>
<div class="dropdown">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Dropdown button
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 3</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html> Bootstrap 4 Dropup
If you want the dropdown menu to expand upwards instead of downwards, change the
element with class=”dropdown” to “dropup”:
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<br>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropup Example</h2>
<p>The .dropup class makes the dropdown menu expand upwards instead of downwards:</p>
<div class="dropup">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Dropup button
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html> Split Button Dropdowns
It is used to show dropdowns as split buttons. Here we use all contextual classes.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Dropdown Split Buttons Example</h2>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Secondary</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-warning dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Danger</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
<div class="dropdown-menu">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 1</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Link 2</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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