How TO - CSS Calendar

Learn how to create a Calendar with CSS.

How To Create a Calendar Layout

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August
2021

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="month">
<ul>
    <li class="prev">❮</li>
    <li class="next">❯</li>
    <li>August<br><span style="font-size:18px">2021</span></li>
</ul>
</div>

<ul class="weekdays">
<li>Mo</li>
<li>Tu</li>
<li>We</li>
<li>Th</li>
<li>Fr</li>
<li>Sa</li>
<li>Su</li>
</ul>

<ul class="days">
<li>1</li>
<li>2</li>
<li>3</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>5</li>
<li>6</li>
<li>7</li>
<li>8</li>
<li>9</li>
<li><span class="active">10</span></li>
<li>11</li>
...etc
</ul>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

ul {list-style-type: none;}
body {font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;}

/* Month header */
.month {
  padding: 70px 25px;
  width: 100%;
  background: #1abc9c;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Month list */
.month ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.month ul li {
  color: white;
  font-size: 20px;
text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
}

/* Previous button inside month header */
.month .prev {
  float: left;
  padding-top: 10px;
}

/* Next button */
.month .next {
  float: right;
  padding-top: 10px;
}

/* Weekdays (Mon-Sun) */
.weekdays {
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 0;
background-color:#ddd;
}

.weekdays li {
display: inline-block;
width: 13.6%;
color: #666;
text-align: center;
}

/* Days (1-31) */
.days {
padding: 10px 0;
background: #eee;
  margin: 0;
}

.days li {
  list-style-type: none;
display: inline-block;
width: 13.6%;
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 5px;
font-size:12px;
  color: #777;
}

/* Highlight the "current" day */
.days li .active {
padding: 5px;
background: #1abc9c;
  color: white !important
}

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