Making a header/menu bar for an off-canvas navigation menu fixed?

Question

I'm having trouble making an element fixed with an off-canvas navigation design. http://codepen.io/StuffieStephie/pen/wajxXa

(resize the viewport so that it's less than 1000px, the header isn't visible otherwise.) In the desktop styles, the nav bar is fixed, but in mobile the header isn't even though I have an !important declaration

  $(".toggle-nav").click(function() { // Calling a function in case you want to expand upon this. toggleNav(); }); function toggleNav() { if ($('#drawer').hasClass('show-nav')) { $('#drawer').removeClass('show-nav'); $('#nav-icon').removeClass('open'); } else { $('#drawer').addClass('show-nav'); $('#nav-icon').addClass('open'); } } $('#closeButton').click(function() { $('#drawer').removeClass('show-nav'); $('#nav-icon').removeClass('open'); }); $("nav h3").click(function(){ $("nav ul ul").slideUp(); if(!$(this).next().is(":visible")) { $(this).next().slideDown(); } }); $("#downSplashArrow").click(function(event) { event.preventDefault(); if ($('header').is(":visible")) { $('#site-canvas').animate({ scrollTop: $("#page-content").offset().top }, 1000); } else { $('body').animate({ scrollTop: $("#page-content").offset().top }, 1000); } } ); 

 /* Import custom fonts */ @import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,700); /* Reset Default Browser Styles */ html, body, a, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, li, span { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; font-size: 100%; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; list-style-type: none; color: inherit; } html, body { height: 100%; /*overflow: hidden;*/ } /* Navagation */ nav { width: 100%; font-family: Montserrat, 'Montserrat-Regular', 'Montserrat-Regular-eot', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; background: #333; height: 55px; text-align: center; position: fixed; z-index: 10; font-size: .8em; text-transform: uppercase; } /* nav img { height: 100%; vertical-align:middle; margin-right: 50px; display: inline; } */ header, #closeButton { display: none; } nav ul li { /*width: 11%; min-width: 140px; */ color: #DDD; float: left; display: inline-block; } nav li a{ display: inline-block; line-height: 55px; padding: 0 5px 0 20px; } nav li ul{ display: none; width: 200px; position: absolute; font-size: .8em; } nav li:hover { color: #3C6DDF; background-color: #8db3ff; } nav li li a { line-height: 1em; padding: 20px 0; width: 200px; background: #333333; } nav li li a:hover { background-color: #8db3ff; } nav li span { font-weight:900; padding: 0 0px 0 .5em; cursor:pointer; } #site-canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; /*overflow-y: scroll;*/ } /* Splash page */ .splash { background: url('http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads7/how-to-create-a-scrollable-splash-screen-with-css3-and-jquery/img/splash-bg.jpg') center center; background-size: cover; min-height: 100%; width: 100%; background-size: cover; min-height: 100%; width: 100%; text-align: center; position:relative; /* position:absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 0; */ } a.splash-arrow { color: white; font-size: 1.2em; position: absolute; bottom: 55px; left: 50%; margin-left: -25px; padding: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.1s ease; -o-transition: all 0.1s ease; transition: all 0.1s ease; -webkit-animation-delay: 1.5s; -moz-animation-delay: 1.5s; animation-delay: 1.5s; border: 3px solid white; -webkit-border-radius: 50%; -moz-border-radius: 50%; border-radius: 50%; } .splash-arrow img { margin-top: 40%; } a.splash-arrow:hover { text-decoration: none; bottom: 50px; } @media screen and (max-width: 949px) { #closeButton { display: block; line-height: 55px; border-bottom: none; } html, body { height: 100%; overflow: hidden; } /* Mobile Slideout */ #drawer { min-width: 200px; position: absolute; top: 0; left: -300px; height: 100%; width: 300px; background: #2f2f2f; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; -webkit-transform: translateX(0); transform: translateX(0); -webkit-transition: .3s ease all; transition: .3s ease all; } #site-canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: scroll; -webkit-transform: translateX(0); transform: translateX(0); -webkit-transition: .3s ease all; transition: .3s ease all; position: relative; } header { width: 100%; display: block; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; height: 55px; position: fixed !important; background: #333; z-index: 1; -webkit-transform: translateX(0); transform: translateX(0); -webkit-transition: .3s ease all; transition: .3s ease all; } /* Show-nav styles */ #drawer.show-nav, #drawer.show-nav + #site-canvas { -webkit-transform: translateX(300px); transform: translateX(300px); } #drawer.show-nav + #site-canvas { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8); height: 100%; } /*General Navagation*/ nav { font-family: Montserrat, 'Montserrat-Regular', 'Montserrat-Regular-eot', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; background: #333; height: 55px; text-align:center; font-size: .8em; text-transform: uppercase; position: absolute; z-index: 11; } nav h3 { font-size: 2em; background: #283744; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;; cursor: pointer; } #closeButton { background: #333; } nav ul ul { display: none; } nav ul li { /*width: 11%; min-width: 140px; */ color: #DDD; float: none; display: block; } nav li ul{ width: 100%; position: relative; } nav li ul li a { width: 100% } /* Icon 1 */ #nav-icon { width: 60px; height: 45px; position: relative; margin-left: 10px; -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg); -moz-transform: rotate(0deg); -o-transform: rotate(0deg); transform: rotate(0deg); -webkit-transition: .5s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: .5s ease-in-out; -o-transition: .5s ease-in-out; transition: .5s ease-in-out; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; } #nav-icon span { display: block; position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 100%; background: rgb(145, 16, 20); border-radius: 9px; opacity: 1; left: 0; -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg); -moz-transform: rotate(0deg); -o-transform: rotate(0deg); transform: rotate(0deg); -webkit-transition: .25s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: .25s ease-in-out; -o-transition: .25s ease-in-out; transition: .25s ease-in-out; } /* Menu Icon*/ #nav-icon span:nth-child(1) { top: 0px; -webkit-transform-origin: left center; -moz-transform-origin: left center; -o-transform-origin: left center; transform-origin: left center; } #nav-icon span:nth-child(2) { top: 18px; -webkit-transform-origin: left center; -moz-transform-origin: left center; -o-transform-origin: left center; transform-origin: left center; } #nav-icon span:nth-child(3) { top: 36px; -webkit-transform-origin: left center; -moz-transform-origin: left center; -o-transform-origin: left center; transform-origin: left center; } #nav-icon.open span:nth-child(1) { -webkit-transform: translate(8px,-4px) rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: translate(8px,-4px) rotate(45deg); -o-transform: translate(8px,-4px) rotate(45deg); transform: translate(8px,-4px) rotate(45deg); } #nav-icon.open span:nth-child(2) { width: 0%; opacity: 0; } #nav-icon.open span:nth-child(3) { -webkit-transform: translate(8px,2px) rotate(-45deg); -moz-transform: translate(8px,2px) rotate(-45deg); -o-transform: translate(8px,2px) rotate(-45deg); transform: translate(8px,2px) rotate(-45deg); //top: 39px; //left: 8px; } } 

 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <html> <head> <!-- Meta --> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Off Canvas Menus Demo</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <!-- Favicon --> <!-- Styles --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css"> <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="//html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script><![endif]--> </head> <body> <nav id="drawer"> <ul> <h3 id="closeButton"><li><i class="fa fa-times-circle-o"></i> Close <i class="fa fa-times-circle-o"></i></li></h3> <li> <h3><a href="#" title="Our Event Home Page">Home</a></h3></li> <li> <h3><a href="#" id="events">Events <span>+</span></a></h3> <ul id="eventsMenu" class="subMenu"> <li><a href="#">Some Contest</a></li> <li><a href="#">Another Contest</a></li> <li><a href="#">Misc. Events</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="#">Concert</a></li> <li><a href="#">An event with a fairly long title</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="cssHover topMain"> <h3><a href="#" id="rooms">Rooms <span>+</span></a></h3> <ul id ="roomsMenu" class="subMenu"> <li><a href="#">Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="#">Market Room</a></li> <li><a href="#">Some other room</a></li> <li><a href="#">Film Screening</a></li> <li><a href="#">Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="#">Our Shop</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="topMain"> <h3> <a href="#">Special Guests</a> </h3> </li> <li class="cssHover topMain"> <h3><a href="#" id="info">Information <span>+</span></a></h3> <ul id="infoMenu" class="subMenu"> <li><a href="#">Parents Info</a></li> <li><a href="#">Our Policies</a></li> <li><a href="#">Maps / Location</a></li> <li><a href="#">Need a Hotel?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="cssHover topMain"> <h3><a href="#" id="story">History <span>+</span></a></h3> <ul id="storyMenu" class="subMenu"> <li><a href="#">Previous Festivals</a></li> <li><a href="#">Meet the Staff</a></li> <li><a href="#">Artwork</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="cssHover topMain"> <h3><a href="#" id="contact">Contact Us <span>+</span></a></h3> <ul id="contactMenu" class="subMenu"> <li><a href="#">Contact the Staff</a></li> <li><a href="#">Volunteer</a></li> <li><a href="#">Submit an Idea</a></li> <li><a href="#">Advertise Our Event</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="topMain"><h3><a href="#">Registration</a></h3></li> </ul> </nav> <!-- End Menu --> <div id="site-canvas"> <header> <a href="#" class="toggle-nav" ><div id="nav-icon"> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> </div></a> <img src="http://www.wpclipart.com/blanks/buttons/glossy_buttons/glossy_button_blank_red_rectangle_T.png" height="50"></header> <div class="splash"> <a href="#" id="downSplashArrow" class="splash-arrow"><img src="http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads7/how-to-create-a-scrollable-splash-screen-with-css3-and-jquery/img/down-arrow.png"></a> </div> <div id="page-content"> <p>TEXT BEGINS HERE Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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This whole thing is kinda convoluted by the fact that the header needs to slide over with the rest of the canvas when the off-canvas menu drawer is open.

Any ideas?

Edit: Well, I've discovered something rather troubling, my jQuery scroll-down function (desktop version) works in Chrome but not in Firefox and IE! And in IE my header is fixed, but not in Chrome and Firefox. What is this ಠ_ಠ

Answer 1

Try this:

Move your <header> in your HTML outside of #site-canvas . So your HTML structure would look like this:

<body>
    <nav>
    <header>
    <#site-nav>

Then add this to your CSS

nav.show-nav ~ header{
    transform: translateX(300px);
}

Next change this CSS selector:

#drawer.show-nav, #drawer.show-nav + #site-canvas

to this:

#drawer.show-nav, #site-canvas.slide

Now toggle that new slide class here:

$(".toggle-nav").click(function() {
    // Calling a function in case you want to expand upon this.
    $('#site-canvas').toggleClass('slide');
    toggleNav();
  });

I would also add padding-top:55px; to #site-canvas to give room for your fixed header.

See this update CodePen .