How TO - Sticky Social Bar

Learn how to create a fixed/sticky social media icon bar with CSS.

How To Create a Fixed Social Bar

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">


<div class="icon-bar">
<a href="#" class="facebook"></a>
<a href="#" class="twitter"></a>
<a href="#" class="google"></a>
<a href="#" class="linkedin"></a>
<a href="#" class="youtube"></a>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Fixed/sticky icon bar (vertically aligned 50% from the top of the screen) */
.icon-bar {
position: fixed;
top: 50%;
-webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
-ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
transform: translateY(-50%);
}

/* Style the icon bar links */
.icon-bar a {
display: block;
text-align: center;
padding: 16px;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
color: white;
font-size: 20px;
}

/* Style the social media icons with color, if you want */
.icon-bar a:hover {
background-color: #000;
}

.facebook {
background: #3B5998;
color: white;
}

.twitter {
background: #55ACEE;
color: white;
}

.google {
background: #dd4b39;
color: white;
}

.linkedin {
background: #007bb5;
color: white;
}

.youtube {
background: #bb0000;
color: white;
}

Try it Yourself »

Tip: Go to our CSS Position Tutorial to learn more about positioning.

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