Graham Charlton says, “When used well, drop-down menus should help users to navigate more effectively. 

They allow easy access to various sections of a website, and allow designers to tidy up busy layouts.

In this post I want to look at how drop-downs should be activated. Is it better that users open menus by mousing over them, or by a click?

Hover or click: pros and cons

I did float this question on Twitter recently and received a range of answers, though perhaps hover was slightly favoured, at least for desktop”.

How should drop-down menus be activated? Hover or click?

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