Sticky

Bootstrap 5 Sticky

Sticky is a component which allows elements to be locked in a particular area of the page. It is often used in navigation menus.

Note: Read the API tab to find all available options and advanced customization


Basic example

To start use sticky just add a .sticky class to the element you want to pin

        
            
          <a
            type="button"
            href="https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/jquery/getting-started/download/"
            class="btn btn-outline-primary bg-white sticky"
          >
            Download MDB
          </a>
        
        
    

Sticky bottom

You can pin element to bottom by adding data-mdb-sticky-position="bottom"

        
            
          <img
            id="MDB-logo"
            src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/logo-mdb-jquery-small.webp"
            alt="MDB Logo"
            class="sticky"
            data-mdb-sticky-position="bottom"
          />
        
        
    

Boundary

Set data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true" so that sticky only works inside the parent element. Remember to set the correct parent height.

        
            
          <div style="min-height: 500px" class="text-center">
            <img
              id="MDB-logo"
              src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/logo-mdb-jquery-small.webp"
              alt="MDB Logo"
              class="sticky"
              data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true"
            />
          </div>
        
        
    

Outer element as a boundary

You can specify an element selector to be the sticky boundary.

        
            
          <div style="min-height: 500px" class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center text-center">
            <div>
              <img
                id="MDB-logo"
                src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/logo-mdb-jquery-small.webp"
                alt="MDB Logo"
                class="sticky"
                data-mdb-sticky-boundary="#sticky-stop"
                data-mdb-sticky-direction="both"
              />
            </div>
            <div id="sticky-stop" class="mt-auto" style="height: 5rem">Stop here</div>
          </div>
        
        
    

Direction

Default direction of sticky component is down. You can change it by setting data-mdb-sticky-direction="up" or data-mdb-sticky-direction="both"

        
            
          <a type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary bg-white" data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true" data-mdb-sticky-direction="up">Up</a>
          <a type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary bg-white" data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true" data-mdb-sticky-direction="down">Down</a>
          <a type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary bg-white" data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true" data-mdb-sticky-direction="both">Both</a>
        
        
    

Animation

You can add an animation that will run when the sticky starts and when the sticky element is hidden. just specify the css class of the animation using the data-mdb-sticky-animation-sticky and data-mdb-sticky-animation-unsticky attributes.

Remember that not every animation will be appropriate. We suggest using the animations used in the example below.

        
            
          <img
            id="MDB-logo"
            src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/logo-mdb-jquery-small.webp"
            alt="MDB Logo"
            class="sticky"
            data-mdb-sticky-animation-sticky="slide-in-down"
            data-mdb-sticky-animation-unsticky="slide-up"
            data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true"
          />
        
        
    

Sticky with navbar

By default, sticky locks the element at the edge of the screen. If you have a navbar element on your website, it will hide behind it. You can prevent this by setting an offset and delay

        
            
          <nav class="navbar sticky-top navbar-light bg-light mb-3">
            <div class="container-fluid">
              <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
            </div>
          </nav>
          <img
            id="MDB-logo"
            src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/logo-mdb-jquery-small.webp"
            alt="MDB Logo"
            class="sticky"
            data-mdb-sticky-boundary="true"
            data-mdb-sticky-direction="both"
            data-mdb-sticky-offset="75"
            data-mdb-sticky-delay="75"
          />
        
        
    

Sticky - API


Usage

Via CSS class

        
            
        <p class="sticky">Example</p>
      
        
    

Via JavaScript

        
            
        const sticky = document.querySelector('.sticky');
        const stickyInstance = new mdb.Sticky(sticky);
      
        
    

Via jQuery

Note: By default, MDB does not include jQuery and you have to add it to the project on your own.

        
            
        $('.sticky').sticky();
      
        
    

Options

Name Type Default Description
stickyActiveClass String '' Set custom active class
stickyAnimationSticky String '' Set sticky animation
stickyAnimationUnsticky String '' Set unsticky animation
stickyBoundary Boolean false set to true to stop sticky on the end of the parent
stickyDelay Number 0 Set the number of pixels beyond which the item will be pinned
stickyDirection String 'down' Set the scrolling direction for which the element is to be stikcky
stickyMedia Number 0 Set the minimum width in pixels for which the sticky should work
stickyOffset Number 0 Set the distance from the top edge of the element for which the element is sticky
stickyPosition String 'top' Set the edge of the screen the item should stick to

Methods

Name Description Example
active start sticky manually sticky.active()
inactive stop sticky manually sticky.inactive()
getInstance Static method which allows you to get the sticky instance associated to a DOM element. Sticky.getInstance(myStickyEl)
getOrCreateInstance Static method which returns the sticky instance associated to a DOM element or create a new one in case it wasn't initialized. Sticky.getOrCreateInstance(myStickyEl)
        
            
        const myStickyEl = document.getElementById('sticky') 
        const sticky = new mdb.Sticky(myStickyEl)
        sticky.inactive();
      
        
    

Events

Name Description
active.mdb.sticky This event fires immediately when sticky start
inactive.mdb.sticky This event fires immediately when sticky stop
        
            
        const myStickyEl = document.getElementById('sticky') 
        myStickyEl.addEventListener('active.mdb.sticky', (e) => {
          // do something...
        })
      
        
    

Import

MDB UI KIT also works with module bundlers. Use the following code to import this component:

        
            
        import { Sticky } from 'mdb-ui-kit';