16 CSS Mobile Navigation Patterns 07 / 16

FAB Speed Dial Navigation

A map-style UI with a floating action button that expands into a vertical speed-dial stack of four labelled action items, each with a spring entrance.

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The code

<div class="mn-07">
  <input type="checkbox" id="mn-07-toggle">
  <label class="mn-07__scrim" for="mn-07-toggle"></label>

  <div class="mn-07__map">
    <div class="mn-07__map-road"></div>
    <div class="mn-07__map-road"></div>
    <div class="mn-07__map-road"></div>
    <div class="mn-07__map-road"></div>
    <div class="mn-07__map-road"></div>
    <div class="mn-07__map-pin">📍</div>
  </div>

  <div class="mn-07__search">
    <span>🔍</span>
    <p>Search places...</p>
  </div>

  <div class="mn-07__speed-items">
    <div class="mn-07__speed-item">
      <span class="mn-07__speed-label">Directions</span>
      <div class="mn-07__speed-btn" style="background:#3b82f6">🗺️</div>
    </div>
    <div class="mn-07__speed-item">
      <span class="mn-07__speed-label">Nearby</span>
      <div class="mn-07__speed-btn" style="background:#10b981">📌</div>
    </div>
    <div class="mn-07__speed-item">
      <span class="mn-07__speed-label">Save Location</span>
      <div class="mn-07__speed-btn" style="background:#f59e0b">⭐</div>
    </div>
    <div class="mn-07__speed-item">
      <span class="mn-07__speed-label">Share</span>
      <div class="mn-07__speed-btn" style="background:#8b5cf6">📤</div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <label for="mn-07-toggle" class="mn-07__fab">
    <span class="mn-07__fab-icon">+</span>
  </label>
</div>
*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
body { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 100vh; background: #0f0f13; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; }

.mn-07 {
  --bg: #fafaf9;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --border: #e7e5e4;
  --accent: #dc2626;
  --text: #1c1917;
  --muted: #78716c;
  --shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
  width: 375px;
  height: 667px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg);
  border-radius: 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle { display: none; }

/* Scrim */
.mn-07__scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: background 0.3s;
  z-index: 5;
}
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__scrim {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  pointer-events: all;
}

/* Map-style page */
.mn-07__map {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(250,250,249,0) 0%, rgba(250,250,249,0) 100%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 40px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 39px, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 40px);
  background-color: #f5f0e8;
}
.mn-07__map-road {
  position: absolute;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.mn-07__map-road:nth-child(1) { top: 120px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 18px; }
.mn-07__map-road:nth-child(2) { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 140px; width: 18px; }
.mn-07__map-road:nth-child(3) { top: 280px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 10px; }
.mn-07__map-road:nth-child(4) { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 60px; width: 10px; }
.mn-07__map-road:nth-child(5) { top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 80px; width: 10px; }
.mn-07__map-pin {
  position: absolute;
  top: 90px;
  left: 110px;
  font-size: 28px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3));
  transform: translate(-50%, -100%);
  animation: mn-07-drop 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) both;
}
@keyframes mn-07-drop {
  from { transform: translate(-50%, -160%) scale(0.5); opacity: 0; }
  to { transform: translate(-50%, -100%) scale(1); opacity: 1; }
}

/* Search bar */
.mn-07__search {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border-radius: 28px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--shadow);
  z-index: 3;
}
.mn-07__search p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }

/* Speed dial items */
.mn-07__speed-item {
  position: absolute;
  right: 24px;
  z-index: 15;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: scale(0.6) translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.25s, transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.mn-07__speed-label {
  background: rgba(28,25,23,0.85);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
.mn-07__speed-btn {
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Stacked upward from FAB at bottom: 100px */
.mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(1) { bottom: 104px; }
.mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(2) { bottom: 164px; }
.mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(3) { bottom: 224px; }
.mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(4) { bottom: 284px; }

.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__speed-items .mn-07__speed-item {
  opacity: 1; pointer-events: all;
}
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__speed-items .mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(1) { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); transition-delay: 0s; }
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__speed-items .mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(2) { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__speed-items .mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(3) { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__speed-items .mn-07__speed-item:nth-child(4) { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); transition-delay: 0.15s; }

/* FAB */
.mn-07__fab {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 28px;
  right: 24px;
  z-index: 20;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--accent);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(220,38,38,0.45);
  transition: border-radius 0.3s, transform 0.2s;
}
.mn-07__fab:hover { transform: scale(1.05); }
.mn-07 #mn-07-toggle:checked ~ .mn-07__fab {
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.mn-07__fab-icon { font-size: 22px; color: #fff; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mn-07__speed-item, .mn-07__fab, .mn-07__scrim, .mn-07__map-pin { transition: none; animation: none; }
}

How this works

The four speed-dial items stack above the FAB at fixed bottom values (104px, 164px, 224px, 284px), each 60px apart. In the closed state they are opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.6) translateY(20px); pointer-events: none. The checkbox :checked sibling chain transitions them to visible with staggered transition-delay values, producing a ripple-up entrance.

The FAB uses border-radius: 16px by default and transitions to border-radius: 50% on open, simultaneously rotating 45° to convert its + icon into x. The scrim behind the dial is a full-cover sibling label that captures outside taps to close the menu, using a transparent-to-rgba(0,0,0,0.2) background transition.

Customize

  • Change the FAB colour by editing background: var(--accent) (#dc2626) on .mn-07__fab and updating the matching box-shadow rgba colour.
  • Add a fifth speed-dial item at bottom: 344px and extend the :checked chain with transition-delay: 0.20s.
  • Remove the border-radius morph by setting both default and :checked border-radius to the same value — 50% for always-round or 16px for always-square.
  • Position the FAB bottom-left by changing right: 24px to left: 24px and mirroring the speed-dial item right values to left.
  • Swap the map grid background for a real image by replacing the repeating-linear-gradient on .mn-07__map with background-image: url(...).

Watch out for

  • The 60px fixed vertical spacing between speed-dial items assumes the 375x667 container — if the container is shorter, items at bottom: 284px may overlap the page header.
  • The scrim label captures all pointer events when the dial is open, including scroll — if the page behind needs to remain scrollable, use pointer-events: none on the scrim and close on FAB click only.
  • The FAB transform: rotate(45deg) on :checked also rotates the icon — ensure the icon inside is symmetric (+ or x) so rotation looks intentional, not broken.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
60+ 12+ 55+ 60+

Fully supported in all modern browsers. The drop-shadow on .mn-07__fab uses box-shadow which is universally available.

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