01height:auto transition
The menu's height interpolates from 0 to its real content height via grid-template-rows, making a height:auto reveal look smoothly animated.
Best forNav dropdowns, menus that double as filter accordions
grid-template-rows0fr→1froverflow:hidden

<main class="stage">
<nav class="menu is-demo">
<button class="menu__trigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false">Menu</button>
<div class="menu__panel">
<ul class="menu__list">
<li><a href="#">Announcements</a></li>
<li><a href="#">FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Support</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
</main>@use "../../../../site/static/demo-tokens" as *;
$duration: $dur-base; // 패널이 늘어나는 시간
$easing: $ease-out; // 시작 빠르고 끝은 부드럽게
$color: $subject-blue-deep; // 트리거 버튼 색 (크림 글자가 얹히므로 진한 파랑)
@include stage($stage-ink);
.menu {
position: relative;
width: min(220px, 90vw);
font-weight: 500;
font-size: clamp(13px, 3.6vw, 16px);
line-height: 1.4;
font-family: inherit;
&__trigger {
width: 100%;
border: 0;
border-radius: $r-control;
padding: clamp(9px, 3vw, 13px) clamp(16px, 4vw, 22px);
font-weight: 700;
font-family: inherit;
color: $subject-cream;
background: $color;
cursor: pointer;
}
&__panel {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: 0fr; // height:auto 를 흉내내는 트릭. 0fr↔1fr 만 움직인다
transition: grid-template-rows $duration $easing;
margin-top: 8px;
}
&__list {
overflow: hidden; // grid-template-rows 트릭엔 자식에 overflow:hidden 이 필수
min-height: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
background: $subject-cream;
border-radius: $r-card;
}
&__list li a {
display: block;
padding: clamp(8px, 2.6vw, 12px) clamp(12px, 3.6vw, 18px);
color: $stage-ink;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba($stage-ink, .08);
}
&__list li:last-child a { border-bottom: 0; }
&.is-demo &__panel { animation: reveal-loop $dur-loop $easing infinite; }
&.is-open &__panel { animation: none; grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
}
@keyframes reveal-loop {
0%, 30% { grid-template-rows: 0fr; }
45%, 80% { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
95%, 100% { grid-template-rows: 0fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.menu__panel { transition: none; }
.menu.is-demo .menu__panel { animation: none; grid-template-rows: 0fr; }
}html, body {
margin: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.stage {
box-sizing: border-box;
min-height: 100vh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
margin: 0;
background: #17141a;
font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans KR", sans-serif;
padding: clamp(8px, 4vw, 24px);
}
.menu {
position: relative;
width: min(220px, 90vw);
font-weight: 500;
font-size: clamp(13px, 3.6vw, 16px);
line-height: 1.4;
font-family: inherit;
}
.menu__trigger {
width: 100%;
border: 0;
border-radius: 12px;
padding: clamp(9px, 3vw, 13px) clamp(16px, 4vw, 22px);
font-weight: 700;
font-family: inherit;
color: #fff7e6;
background: #0a4fe8;
cursor: pointer;
}
.menu__panel {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: 0fr;
transition: grid-template-rows 300ms ease-out;
margin-top: 8px;
}
.menu__list {
overflow: hidden;
min-height: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
background: #fff7e6;
border-radius: 16px;
}
.menu__list li a {
display: block;
padding: clamp(8px, 2.6vw, 12px) clamp(12px, 3.6vw, 18px);
color: #17141a;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23, 20, 26, 0.08);
}
.menu__list li:last-child a {
border-bottom: 0;
}
.menu.is-demo .menu__panel {
animation: reveal-loop 2s ease-out infinite;
}
.menu.is-open .menu__panel {
animation: none;
grid-template-rows: 1fr;
}
@keyframes reveal-loop {
0%, 30% {
grid-template-rows: 0fr;
}
45%, 80% {
grid-template-rows: 1fr;
}
95%, 100% {
grid-template-rows: 0fr;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.menu__panel {
transition: none;
}
.menu.is-demo .menu__panel {
animation: none;
grid-template-rows: 0fr;
}
}// 실제 클릭으로도 열고 닫힌다. 데모(.is-demo)는 스스로 반복하다가 사람이 누르면 멈추고 수동 토글로 바뀐다.
var m = document.querySelector('.menu');
var t = m.querySelector('.menu__trigger');
t.addEventListener('click', function () {
m.classList.remove('is-demo');
var open = m.classList.toggle('is-open');
t.setAttribute('aria-expanded', open);
});import { useState } from "react";
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
import styles from "./HeightAutoDropdown.module.scss";
export type HeightAutoDropdownProps = {
triggerLabel: string;
items: string[];
/** 패널이 늘어나는 시간 (기본 300ms) */
duration?: number;
easing?: string;
color?: string;
};
type Vars = CSSProperties & { "--duration"?: string; "--easing"?: string; "--color"?: string };
export default function HeightAutoDropdown({
triggerLabel,
items,
duration = 300,
easing = "ease-out",
color = "#0a4fe8",
}: HeightAutoDropdownProps) {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
const vars: Vars = { "--duration": `${duration}ms`, "--easing": easing, "--color": color };
return (
<nav className={styles.menu} style={vars}>
<button
type="button"
className={styles.trigger}
aria-expanded={open}
onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
>
{triggerLabel}
</button>
<div className={open ? `${styles.panel} ${styles.panelOpen}` : styles.panel}>
<ul className={styles.list}>
{items.map((label) => (
<li key={label}><a href="#">{label}</a></li>
))}
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
);
}01 height:auto transition — Measured area 29.538% · moving frames 8/23Original by GODRICH · SCSS and React ship in the zip · 9 CSS Dropdown Menu Animation—No Library, Pure CSS
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9 CSS Dropdown Menu Animation—No Library, Pure CSSA css dropdown menu animation is the motion a panel plays between hidden and open — height, opacity, transform, or clip- See all demos in this post


