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10 Best Accordion Menu Components In jQuery/JavaScript/CSS (2024 Update)

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Accordion menu

The accordion menu component enables the visitor to vertically expand/collapse sub menu items just like an accordion.

In this post you will find out the 10 best jQuery/JavaScript/CSS accordion menu components to organize and display your large multi-level navigation system in an elegant way.

Originally Published May 19 2019, updated Feb 05 2024

Table of contents:

jQuery Accordion Menu Plugins:

jQuery Accordion Menu Plugin For Bootstrap 4/3 - metisMenu

metisMenu is a simple jQuery menu plugin for Bootstrap 3 that help you create a collapsible menu with animated accordion effects and auto collapse support.

jQuery Accordion Menu Plugin For Bootstrap 4/3 - metisMenu

[Demo] [Download]

Hierarchical Tree & Multi-level Accordion Plugin - mgAccordion

A lightweight, SEO-friendly jQuery content toggle plugin to generate a hierarchical tree or multi-level accordion menu from nested HTML unordered lists.

Hierarchical Tree & Multi-level Accordion Plugin - mgAccordion

[Demo] [Download]

Tiny Vertical Accordion Menu In jQuery

A minimal, clean, smooth, SEO-friendly accordion menu component built using jQuery, CSS/CSS3, nested HTML lists, and Font Awesome iconic font.

Tiny Vertical Accordion Menu In jQuery

[Demo] [Download]

Minimal Vertical Accordion Menu With jQuery And CSS3

This is a tiny jQuery snippet that helps you create a vertical accordion menu (FAQ system) with smooth expand and collapse animations.

Minimal Vertical Accordion Menu With jQuery And CSS3

[Demo] [Download]

Multi-level Vertical Accordion Menu With jQuery

A vertical accordion menu jQuery plugin that enables the user to collapse and expand sub menu items just like an accordion.

Multi-level Vertical Accordion Menu With jQuery

[Demo] [Download]

Vanilla JS Accordion Menu Libraries:

Overlay Accordion Menu For Bootstrap 5

An overlay nav system for Bootstrap 5 that enables a hamburger button to toggle a sidebar menu sliding from the left edge of the screen.

Overlay Accordion Menu For Bootstrap 5

[Demo] [Download]

Nested Accordion Menu With Vanilla JS

Nested Accordion Menu With Vanilla JS

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An animated multi-level accordion menu built with nested nav list and vanilla JavaScript.

Smooth Vertical Accordion Menu With JavaScript And CSS3

Smooth Vertical Accordion Menu With JavaScript And CSS3

Demo Download

A smooth vertical accordion menu created with JavaScript, CSS, CSS3 transitions, Font Awesome, and nested HTML lists.

Pure CSS Accordion Menus:

Multilevel Accordion Menu with Plain HTML & CSS

A simple Html5 / CSS3 approach to making a multilevel sliding accordion menu from nested html lists. It uses checkbox+label hacks for toggling hierarchical menus and several CSS3 properties for smooth sliding effects.

Multilevel Accordion Menu with Plain HTML & CSS

[Demo] [Download]

SEO-friendly Accordion Menu In Pure CSS/CSS3

A smooth, semantic, SEO-friendly accordion menu (dropdown menu) built with HTML unordered list and CSS/CSS3.

SEO-friendly Accordion Menu In Pure CSS/CSS3

[Demo] [Download]

Conclusion:

Seeking more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Accordion Menus on the web & mobile? See jQuery Gauge and JavaScript/CSS Gauge sections for more details.

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