How to add a shadow under a navbar using CSS?

Question

I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to HTML & CSS> So, I reckon that this might sound easy to some of you.

I was looking for a way to add a simple shadow to the navbar, like the one on Codecademy's web to my pre-existing navbar. I'm including the HTML & CSS of it in this codepen

Mourning

Answer 1

Add a box-shadow to your nav bar. not to site-header.

nav {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}

Aleece

Tnx ! Can you explain what each element of that code does, technically ? – Mourning

Answer 2

Just update your CSS file from this:

.site-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1);
}

to this:

.site-header nav {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}

or

nav {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}

Frisette

I just tried adding that code at the very end of the CSS file, and it unfortunately did not work :( . – Mourning

Answer 3

In my case I needed

position: relative

on the navbar along with the box-shadow

Compressor