Solid Block Menu--tutorial.jcwcn.com

This is a lean, professional looking CSS menu that's draped in a solid two color background image. The divider between the menu items is simply a white CSS border. The style is extremely easy to customize thanks to the simple background image used.

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The two images used (resized horizontally):

The CSS:

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<style type="text/css">

/*Credits: Dynamic Drive CSS Library */
/*URL: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/ */

.solidblockmenu{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
float: left;
font: bold 13px Arial;
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid #625e00;
border-width: 1px 0;
background: black url(media/blockdefault.gif) center center repeat-x;
}

.solidblockmenu li{
display: inline;
}

.solidblockmenu li a{
float: left;
color: white;
padding: 9px 11px;
text-decoration: none;
border-right: 1px solid white;
}

.solidblockmenu li a:visited{
color: white;
}

.solidblockmenu li a:hover, .solidblockmenu li .current{
color: white;
background: transparent url(media/blockactive.gif) center center repeat-x;
}

</style>

<!--[if IE]>
<style type="text/css">
p.iepara{ /*Conditional CSS- For IE (inc IE7), create 1em spacing between menu and paragraph that follows*/
padding-top: 1em;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->

The HTML:

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<ul class="solidblockmenu">
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/" class="current">CSS Examples</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/">Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com">Webmaster Tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/">JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com">Gallery</a></li>
</ul>
<br style="clear: left" />

<p class="iepara">Paragraph that follows...</p>

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