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Compact sidebar menu

A compact vertical menu for product shells with clear grouping, a persistent current-page state, and concise secondary counts.

Lab tested Responsive Dark mode
Version
1.0.0
Updated
2026-08-02
Dependencies
Zero
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Implementation field notes

Use compact sidebar menu confidently.

The preview and source are only the starting point. Use these notes to decide where the component fits, preserve its accessibility contract, and verify the adapted result.

Good fit for

  • Dashboards
  • Admin tools
  • Workspace shells

This sidebars pattern works best when its purpose is clear in the surrounding page hierarchy.

Accessibility contract

  • Navigation has an accessible label.
  • Current page uses aria-current.
  • Counts are included in link names.

Integration plan

  1. Copy the standalone HTML and scoped CSS into an isolated page.
  2. Adapt primary color, surface color, text color, muted text through the Inspector.
  3. Keep the semantic markup intact while replacing the sample content.
  4. Review the result at 375, 768, 1024, and 1440 pixels before shipping.

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