Got it ✅ — you’re talking about that big empty space to the right of the vertical menu on desktop.
That’s happening because the menu is fixed at a certain width, and the rest of the page is just blank.
We can fix this by:
Making the menu only as wide as the buttons (auto width).
Letting the main content sit right next to it.
Using flexbox so the layout is clean and responsive.
Here’s the improved version:
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Responsive Vertical Menu (No JS, Compact)
Welcome
This is your main content area. The menu on the left is now compact and only as wide as the buttons.
Resize the browser to see the responsive behavior.
What Changed:
Flexbox layout keeps menu and content side-by-side.
Menu width is now auto — no huge empty space.
Main content fills the rest of the screen.
Still fully responsive — on mobile, the menu collapses into a hamburger.
If you want, I can now add a smooth slide-in animation for the mobile menu so it feels more modern.
Do you want me to add that next?
Two Column One Row Table
Column 1 Content
Here’s a fully responsive vertical navigation menu built with only HTML and CSS — no JavaScript required.
It uses the CSS :checked pseudo-class with a hidden checkbox to toggle the menu on smaller screens.
Got it ✅ — you want the menu buttons smaller so they take up less vertical space.
We can do this by reducing the padding and font size in the CSS.
Here’s the updated responsive vertical menu with smaller buttons:
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Responsive Vertical Menu (No JS, Smaller Buttons)
Changes Made:
Padding reduced from 14px 20px → 8px 14px
Font size reduced from 16px → 14px
Menu width reduced from 250px → 200px for desktop
Hamburger button also made smaller
If you want, I can add a smooth slide-in animation so the smaller menu looks more modern when opening on mobile.
Do you want me to add that next?
