Top Navigation - Top Navigation Documentation

Complete Sample Markup

Complete example of a top navigation

<header class="page-header page-header--white page-header--white--composite" role="banner">
  <div class="content-wrapper">
    <div class="page-header__content vertical-center-container float-left">
      <a href="index.html" title="ImmobilienScout24" aria-label="ImmobilienScout24" class="page-header__logo vertical-center">
        <img src="../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.svg" alt="ImmobilienScout24"
             onerror="this.src='../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.png';this.onerror=null;" />
      </a><span class="page-header__brand vertical-center">
        Der Marktführer:<br />
        Die Nr. 1 rund um Immobilien
      </span>
    </div>
    <div class="page-header__content vertical-center-container float-right">
      <div class="vertical-center">
        <a href="#" class="topnavigation__overlay-trigger--account vertical-center-container">
          <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar">
            <img alt="Placeholder" src="../img/topnavigation/log-in/avatar_placeholder_74x74.png" />
          </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
         --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper vertical-center">
            <span class="sso-login__user-name block font-ellipsis">Anmelden</span>
            <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
          </span>
        </a>
        <div class="topnavigation__overlay--account">
          <ul class="topnavigation__level--1 topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__hover-tabs--small-layers topnavigation__slide-in--show-level-2 topnavigation__sso-login sso-login sso-login--show-avatar sso-login--logged-in">
            <li>
              <a class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide" href="#">
                <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar">
                  <img alt="Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg" src="../img/topnavigation/log-in/frog_80x80.jpg" />
                </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
                --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
                  <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
                    <span class="sso-login__user-name">
                      <span class="sso-login__user-name">Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg</span>
                    </span>
                  </span>
                  <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
                </span>
              </a>

              <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer topnavigation__hover-layer--right-aligned font-s">
                <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
                  <ul class="topnavigation__sso-login__link-list--logged-out list-spacing padding-bottom-none" data-cms-qa="is24-cms-loginbox-logged-out">
                    <li class="border-bottom padding-bottom">
                      Persönliche Services nutzen und schneller ans Ziel kommen.
                      <a href="#" class="margin-vertical-s button-primary button-orange one-whole" id="link_loginLinkInternal">Jetzt anmelden</a>
                      Neu hier?
                      <a href="#" class="sso-login-link link-underline">Jetzt registrieren</a>
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                  <ul class="topnavigation__sso-login__link-list icon-arrow list-spacing">
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">Übersicht</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">Merkzettel</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">Gespeicherte Suchen</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">Persönliches Profil</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">Immobilienanzeigen</a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <a href="#" class="topnavigation-overlay-touch-area">EigentümerPlus</a>
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                  <ul class="topnavigation__sso-login__link-list--logged-in list-spacing padding-top-none" data-cms-qa="is24-cms-loginbox-logged-in">
                    <li class="border-top padding-top align-center">
                      <a href="#" class="sso-login-link link-underline">Abmelden</a>
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                </div>
              </div>
            </li>
          </ul><!-- .topnavigation__sso-login -->
        </div>

      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>

<nav class="topnavigation" role="navigation">
  <div class="content-wrapper">
    <a href="#" class="topnavigation__overlay-trigger--menu" aria-label="Navigation anzeigen/verstecken">
      <div class="topnavigation__burger"></div>
    </a>
    <div class="topnavigation__overlay--menu">
      <div class="content-wrapper content-wrapper--topnavigation-overlay">
        <img class="topnavigation__overlay--menu__logo" alt="ImmobilienScout24" src="../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.svg"
             onerror="this.src='../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.png';this.onerror=null;" />
      </div>
      <div class="topnavigation__overlay--menu__close"></div>
      <ul class="topnavigation__level--1 topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__hover-tabs--small-layers topnavigation__hover-tabs--self-aligned">
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Wohnen</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Mietwohnungen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Eigentumswohnungen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Häuser mieten</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Häuser kaufen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">SCHUFA Bonitätscheck</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Veröffentlichte Profile</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Smart Home</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Hilfe zur Wohnungssuche</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Bundesländer entdecken</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Anbieten</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Anzeige aufgeben</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Nachmieter suchen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Makler finden</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Für gewerbliche Anbieter</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Tipps für die Vermietung</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Tipps für den Verkauf</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Gewerbe</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Gewerbeimmobilien suchen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Büro &amp; Praxis</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Einzelhandel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Hallenflächen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Gastronomieflächen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Maklersuche</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Ratgeber</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Maklersuche</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Maklerangebote vergleichen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Im Branchenbuch suchen</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Neubau</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Neubau kaufen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Haus bauen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Fertig- und Massivhausanbieter</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Häuser nach Preisen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Neubau als Kapitalanlage</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Tipps für den Neubau-Kauf</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Markt &amp; Preise</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Immobilienbewertung</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Immobilienwert berechnen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Mietpreis prüfen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Grundstück bewerten</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Sachverständigen beauftragen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Mietspiegel in Deutschland</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Regionale Miet- und Kaufpreise</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Immobilienmarkt aktuell</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Baufinanzierung</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Zinsvergleich</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Finanzierungsrechner</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Mieten oder Kaufen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Anschlussfinanzierung</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Wie viel Haus kann ich mir leisten?</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Umzug</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Umzugsunternehmen vergleichen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Transporter mieten</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Umzugskosten berechnen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Wohnung kündigen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Vorlagen &amp; Downloads </a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Umzug-Checkliste</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Umzug im Überblick</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
        <li>
          <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">Eigentümer</span>
          <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
              <div class="topnavigation__level--3 topnavigation__hover-layer__link-block">
                <ul class="list-spacing icon-arrow">
                  <li><a href="#">Aktuelles für Eigentümer</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Meine Immobilienverwaltung</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Energieausweis</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Mietverträge und Mustervorlagen</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Nebenkostenabrechnung</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">SCHUFA-VermieterCheck</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#">Tipps &amp; Checklisten</a></li>
                </ul>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </li>
      </ul><!-- .topnavigation__level- -1 -->
    </div><!-- .topnavigation__overlay- -menu -->
  </div><!-- .content-wrapper -->
</nav><!-- .topnavigation -->
<script type="text/javascript">
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
    if (window.IS24 && IS24.core && IS24.core.extensions && IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation) {
      IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation.init();
    }
  });
</script>

CSS and JS Dependencies

The Top Navigation relies on the Core Framework in an arbitrary version, as well as the additional top navigation CSS and JS included in this package.

Note: If you are using the central CMS header, you won't need to include the core-topnavigation resources as they are already delivered as part of the header snippet.

Top Navigation CSS and JS inclusion

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//www.static-immobilienscout24.de/fro/core-topnavigation/2.0.3/css/core-topnavigation.min.css" />
<script src="//www.static-immobilienscout24.de/fro/core-topnavigation/2.0.3/js/core-topnavigation.min.js"></script>

Brand Header

The white section of the top navigation, which includes the brand logo and claim, is a variation of the Core Framework's standard white header. It introduces the page-header--white--composite class, along with a few minor markup changes.

The page-header__content class handles the positioning of the individual content blocks. You may float these elements to the right where necessary.

Top navigation brand header (Note that image URLs will differ in production.)

<header class="page-header page-header--white page-header--white--composite" role="banner">
  <div class="content-wrapper">
    <div class="page-header__content vertical-center-container float-left">
      <a href="index.html" title="ImmobilienScout24" aria-label="ImmobilienScout24" class="page-header__logo vertical-center">
        <img src="../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.svg" alt="ImmobilienScout24"
             onerror="this.src='../../img/logo/immobilienscout24.png';this.onerror=null;" />
      </a><span class="page-header__brand vertical-center">
        Der Marktführer:<br />
        Die Nr. 1 rund um Immobilien
      </span>
    </div>
    <div class="page-header__content vertical-center-container float-right">
      <div class="vertical-center">
        <!-- account tab goes here -->
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>

Navigation Frame

The top navigation is wrapped in a topnavigation block, which in turn contains a content-wrapper element to get the navigation items aligned with the left and right margins of any other content sections.

Page structure for top navigation

<nav class="topnavigation">
    <div class="content-wrapper"></div>
</nav>

Navigation Levels

Navigation items are grouped into three levels. These levels are displayed differently depending on the navigation state.

Since both the tab navigation (for desktop) and the overlay navigation (for mobile) are based on the same DOM elements, you won't need to maintain two independent navigations.

Tab Navigation

When the tab navigation is active, first-level navigation items are shown as tabs in the bottom navigation bar. Second and third-level items are grouped under their respective tabs and will be shown when the user clicks or taps on a tab.

The tab navigation is composed of three main components:

The tab navigation list (topnavigation__hover-tabs),
the individual list elements, each with a tab label (topnavigation__hover-tabs__label),
and the tab layer (topnavigation__hover-layer).

Top navigation tabs (Other classes omitted for the sake of simplicity.)

<nav class="topnavigation">
    <div class="content-wrapper">
        <div class="topnavigation__overlay--menu">
            <ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs">
                <li>
                    <a class="topnavigation__hover-tabs__label" href="#">Wohnen</a>
                    <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer">
                        <!-- Layer content -->
                    </div>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</nav>

Active Tabs

Tabs can be highlighted with the active class to give users a general idea about their whereabouts.

Active top navigation tab (Top navigation wrapper left out for the sake of simplicity.)

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs">
    <li>
        <a class="topnavigation__hover-tabs__label" href="#">Inactive</a>
    </li>
    <li class="active">
        <a class="topnavigation__hover-tabs__label" href="#">Active</a>
    </li>
    <li>
        <a class="topnavigation__hover-tabs__label" href="#">Inactive</a>
    </li>
</ul>

Layer Alignment

Layers are by default left-aligned. To align a layer to the right edge of the tab, use the topnavigation__hover-layer--right-aligned class.

Layers aligned to the left and to the right (Top navigation wrapper left out for the sake of simplicity.)

<ul class="topnavigation__level--1 topnavigation__hover-tabs">
    <li>
        <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">
            Left-aligned
        </span>
        <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            This layer is left-aligned by default.
        </div>
    </li>
    <li>
        <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">
            Right-aligned
        </span>
        <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer topnavigation__hover-layer--right-aligned font-s">
            This layer is aligned to the right, which comes in handy if there is not enough space on the right to fit the layer.
        </div>
    </li>
</ul>

Self-aligned Layers

Since the top navigation has flexible dimensions depending on display size, layers may need to be aligned dynamically based on display size.

To have layers aligned on demand, set the topnavigation__hover-tabs--self-aligned class on the respective tab list. The required script will be run as part of IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation.init.

A tab list with self-aligned layers

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__hover-tabs--self-aligned">
</ul>

Layer Content

Layers are made up of a topnavigation__hover-layer element, wrapped around a topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper, which takes care of internal spacing.

Content structure for small and large layers

<ul class="topnavigation__level--1 topnavigation__hover-tabs">
    <li>
        <span class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label">
            A layer
        </span>
        <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer font-s">
            <div class="topnavigation__hover-layer__navigation-wrapper">
                <ul class="icon-arrow list-spacing">
                    <li><a href="#">A couple</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">of entries</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">in a single</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">link list</a></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
    </li>
</ul>

Account Tab

The account tab layout differs from ordinary tabs. Depending on configuration and log-in status, it may show a user image and a user name.

Account Tab Structure

The account tab contains a number of additional DOM elements.

A user image (topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar)
A welcome message to the logged-in user (topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message)

Also, the classes sso-login and sso-login__user-name serve as handles for the log-in script.

An account tab (Wrapper elements left out for the sake of simplicity.)

<div class="topnavigation__overlay--account">
    <ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__sso-login sso-login">
        <li>
            <a href="#" class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide">
              <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar" data-cms-qa="is24-login-avatar">
                <!-- user image goes here -->
              </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
              --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
                <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
                  <span class="sso-login__user-name">
                    <span class="sso-login__user-name">Anmelden</span>
                  </span>
                </span>
                <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
              </span>
            </a>

            <div class="topnavigation__level--2 topnavigation__hover-layer topnavigation__hover-layer--right-aligned font-s"></div>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>

Log-in Status

The account tab is displayed differently depending on whether or not the user is logged in. The view is toggled with the sso-login--logged-in class on the surrounding list element.

Similarly, the sso-login--show-avatar class determines whether to show or hide the user avatar or placeholder image.

Login panel in logged-in and logged-out state (Wrapper elements left out for the sake of simplicity.)

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__sso-login sso-login">
    <li>
        <a href="#" class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide">
          <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar" data-cms-qa="is24-login-avatar">
            <!-- user image goes here -->
          </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
          --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
            <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
              <span class="sso-login__user-name">
                <span class="sso-login__user-name">Anmelden</span>
              </span>
            </span>
            <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
          </span>
        </a>

    </li>
</ul>

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__sso-login sso-login sso-login--show-avatar">
    <li>
        <a href="#" class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide">
          <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar">
            <img alt="Placeholder" src="../img/topnavigation/log-in/avatar_placeholder_74x74.png" />
          </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
          --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
            <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
              <span class="sso-login__user-name">Anmelden</span>
            </span>
            <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
          </span>
        </a>

    </li>
</ul>

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__sso-login sso-login sso-login--show-avatar sso-login--logged-in">
    <li>
        <a class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide" href="#">
          <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar">
            <img alt="Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg" src="../img/topnavigation/log-in/frog_80x80.jpg" />
          </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
          --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
            <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
              <span class="sso-login__user-name">
                <span class="sso-login__user-name">Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg</span>
              </span>
            </span>
            <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
          </span>
        </a>

    </li>
</ul>

<ul class="topnavigation__hover-tabs topnavigation__sso-login sso-login sso-login--show-avatar sso-login--logged-in">
    <li class="active">
        <a class="topnavigation__level--1__label topnavigation__hover-tabs__label topnavigation__overlay--account__hide" href="#">
          <div class="topnavigation__sso-login__user-avatar">
            <img alt="Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg" src="../img/topnavigation/log-in/frog_80x80.jpg" />
          </div><!-- this comment is here to eat up the white space between two inline-block elements
          --><span class="topnavigation__sso-login__label-text-wrapper">
            <span class="topnavigation__sso-login__welcome-message font-ellipsis">
              <span class="sso-login__user-name">
                <span class="sso-login__user-name">Herzog Frosch von Unkenberg</span>
              </span>
            </span>
            <span class="block">Mein Konto</span>
          </span>
        </a>

    </li>
</ul>

JavaScript

To initialize the top navigation logic (including the slide-in behavior and support for touch interfaces), call IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation.init.

Note: If you use the CMS header snippet, this is already taken care of.

if (window.IS24 && IS24.core && IS24.core.extensions && IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation) {
  IS24.core.extensions.topnavigation.init();
}