10 Best Off-canvas Mobile Menus In JavaScript And CSS (2024 Update)

by jQueryScript,

What is Off-canvas Mobile Menu

Off-canvas Mobile Menu is a cross-platform navigation design concept for modern web & mobile design. It is now widely used on web and mobile applications.

The off-canvas navigation system enables the visitor to show/hide your site navigation in an elegant way, as you see on most mobile App.

The Best Off-canvas Mobile Menu

In this blog post you will find the 10 best Off-canvas Mobile Navigation Systems implemented in jQuery, Vanilla JavaScript and Pure CSS/CSS3. Have fun.

Not a jQuery user? View Top 10 Pure JavaScript & CSS Off-canvas Menus.

Originally Published Nov 12 2017, updated Feb 01 2024

Table of contents:

jQuery Off-canvas Mobile Menu Plugins:

Stackable Multi-level Sidebar Menu - hc-offcanvas-nav

HC MobileNav is a jQuery plugin for creating multi-level, mobile-first, fully accessible, off-canvas side navigation that supports endless nesting of submenu elements.

Stackable Multi-level Sidebar Menu - hc-offcanvas-nav

[Demo] [Download]


Slick and App-Like Sliding Menu Plugin With jQuery - Mmenu

A simple yet robust JavaScript/jQuery plugin for creating responsive, accessible, modular, flexible, mobile-friendly, and app-like sliding menus for your mobile website, all with an unlimited amount of submenus.

Slick and App-Like Sliding Menu Plugin With jQuery - Mmenu

[Demo] [Download]


Offcanvas Navigation With Accordion/Tree Menus - Sidebar Menu

A jQuery/Bootstrap based responsive, multi-level, SEO-friendly, mobile-compatible, off-canvas sidebar navigation created for dashboard, admin panel, web app designs.

Offcanvas Navigation With Accordion/Tree Menus - Sidebar Menu

[Demo] [Download]


Offcanvas Push Menu Component For Bootstrap 5/4

A simple jQuery-based Bootstrap 5/4 component that enables a hamburger button to toggle an offcanvas sidebar nav while pushing the main content (with or without an overlay) from side to side, instead of overlaying the whole page. This way, users still are able to navigate on the same page.

Offcanvas Push Menu Component For Bootstrap 5/4

[Demo] [Download]


Collapsible Sticky Sidebar Navigation In jQuery - Next Sidebar

A simple jQuery plugin that helps you create a collapsible, sticky, multi-level sidebar navigation for admin panels and documentation websites.

Collapsible Sticky Sidebar Navigation In jQuery - Next Sidebar

[Demo] [Download]


Vanilla JS Off-canvas Mobile Menu Libraries:

Smooth Collapsible Sidebar Navigation

A modern sidebar navigation with smooth expand & collapse transitions, written in CSS/CSS3 and vanilla JavaScript.

Smooth Collapsible Sidebar Navigation

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive Multi-level Sidebar Menu With JavaScript/CSS

A responsive sidebar menu with multi-level sub-menus written in plain JavaScript and CSS.

Responsive Multi-level Sidebar Menu With JavaScript/CSS

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive Sidebar Navigation With Hamburger Toggle Button

A modern responsive sidebar panel (also called off-canvas side menu) with an animated hamburger toggle button. Written in plain JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.

Responsive Sidebar Navigation With Hamburger Toggle Button

[Demo] [Download]


Pure CSS Off-canvas Mobile Menu Systems:

Hamburger Sidebar Navigation In Pure CSS – Sidebar-Menu

A hamburger sidebar navigation (also called off-canvas menu & push menu) built using checkbox input, CSS/CSS3, and Font Awesome icons.

Hamburger Sidebar Navigation In Pure CSS – Sidebar-Menu

[Demo] [Download]


Simple Sidebar Hamburger Menu In CSS

A really simple sidebar hamburger menu written in plain HTML and CSS.

Simple Sidebar Hamburger Menu In CSS

[Demo] [Download]


More Resources:

Want more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Off-canvas Mobile Menus on the web & mobile? Check out the jQuery Off-canvas Menu and JavaScript/CSS Off-canvas Mobile Menu sections.

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