How do I add different colors to the menu tab text in Webflow based on whether it is activated or not?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To add different colors to the menu tab text in Webflow based on whether it is activated or not, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open your Webflow project and navigate to the page where you want to modify the menu tab colors.

  2. Select the menu component on the canvas or in the Navigator panel.

  3. In the Style panel, click on the Selector field to open the Selector Settings popup.

  4. In the popup, select the "Current" class. This class is automatically added to the active menu tab, which allows you to style it differently from the inactive tabs.

  5. Once you have selected the "Current" class, you can adjust the text color by clicking on the text color swatch in the Text section of the Style panel. Choose the desired color for the active tab.

  6. To style the inactive menu tabs, you can either create a new class or use the default class for the menu component.

  • To create a new class, click on the + icon next to the Selector field in the Style panel. Name the new class, and then customize the text color for the inactive tabs.

  • If you want to use the default class, simply adjust the text color in the Text section of the Style panel, just like you did for the "Current" class.

  1. Preview your website to see the changes. The menu tab text color should now change based on whether it is activated or not.

By modifying the text color of the menu tabs based on their activation state, you can create visual cues for users to quickly identify which tab they are currently on. This can improve the usability and user experience of your website.

Additional questions:

  1. How do I style the background color of the active menu tab in Webflow?
  2. Can I animate the menu tab text color change in Webflow?
  3. Is it possible to add different hover effects to the menu tabs in Webflow?