.dropdown__trigger:focus-visible outline: 2px solid #3b82f6; outline-offset: 2px;
Abstract Dropdown menus remain a critical UI component for navigation and form inputs. This paper presents a CSS-only approach to building accessible, responsive, and visually consistent dropdowns without JavaScript, leveraging pseudo-classes, transitions, and the :focus-within selector. 1. HTML Structure A semantic foundation ensures accessibility and styling hooks. dropdown css
(JavaScript can toggle data-open ; CSS-only arrow change requires :focus-within plus sibling selectors — omitted for brevity.) For mobile, convert absolute positioning to full-width block: .dropdown__trigger:focus-visible outline: 2px solid #3b82f6