10 Best Accordion Menu Components In jQuery/JavaScript/CSS (2026 Update)

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 03 2026

Table of contents:

• jQuery Accordion Menu Plugins
• Vanilla JS Accordion Menu Libraries
• Pure CSS Accordion Menus

jQuery Accordion Menu Plugins:

jQuery Accordion Menu Plugin For Bootstrap - metisMenu

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

[Demo] [Download]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Super Smooth Accordion Dropdown Menu Using jQuery and CSS3

Create an accordion-style dropdown menu using jQuery and CSS3 transitions & transforms, which is compatible with mobile devices and responsive web design.

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Vanilla JS Accordion Menu Libraries:

Nested Accordion Menu With Vanilla JS

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

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Smooth Vertical Accordion Menu With JavaScript And CSS3

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

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SEO-friendly Accordion Menu In Vanilla JavaScript

A small pure JavaScript library that transforms nested HTML unordered lists into a smooth multi-level accordion menu.

[Demo] [Download]

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Multi-level Accordion/Dropdown Menu In Vanilla JavaScript – metisMenu

This is the vanilla JavaScript version of the jQuery metisMenu plugin that helps you create responsive, animated, accessible, accordion/dropdown navigation on the web app.

Features:

• Smooth collapse/expand animations.
• AJAX enabled.
• Compatible with desktop and mobile.
• Event handlers.
• Custom animations based on >animate.css.

[Demo] [Download]

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SEO-friendly Accordion Menu In Vanilla JavaScript

A small pure JavaScript library that transforms nested HTML unordered lists into a smooth multi-level accordion menu.

[Demo] [Download]

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Bonus: 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.

[Demo] [Download]

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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.

[Demo] [Download]

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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.

See also:

• Best Accordion Components In Pure JavaScript & CSS
• Best Accordion Sliders In JavaScript Or Pure CSS
• Best Responsive Dropdown Menus
• Best Responsive Menu jQuery Plugins
• Best Circle Menu Plugins
• Best Mega Menu Systems
• Best Off-canvas Mobile Menus
• Best Floating Action Button (Popup Menu) Plugins