<h1>jQuery accordion</h1>

<ul class="accordion">
	<li class="accordion-item is-active">
		<h3 class="accordion-thumb">Lorem ipsum</h3>
		<p class="accordion-panel">
			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing
			elit. Placeat, quibusdam! Voluptate nobis, beatae
			tempora praesentium, illum quis illo, maiores quod
			similique placeat, saepe mollitia dolor officiis
			aspernatur deleniti debitis commodi!
		</p>
	</li>
	
	<li class="accordion-item">
		<h3 class="accordion-thumb">Dolor sit amet</h3>
		<p class="accordion-panel">
			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing
			elit. Reprehenderit quos, accusamus! Enim labore totam
			dicta quibusdam? Eveniet quis asperiores reprehenderit
			eaque atque in iure voluptate, explicabo, placeat, id
			earum architecto!
		</p>
	</li>
	
	<li class="accordion-item">
		<h3 class="accordion-thumb">Consectetur adipisicing elit</h3>
		<p class="accordion-panel">
			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing
			elit. Reprehenderit quos, accusamus! Enim labore
			totam dicta quibusdam? Eveniet quis asperiores
			reprehenderit eaque atque in iure voluptate,
			explicabo, placeat, id earum architecto!
		</p>
	</li>
</ul>
.accordion {
	margin: 1rem 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
	border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
}

.accordion-item {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
}

/* Thumb */
.accordion-thumb {
	margin: 0;
	padding: .8rem 0;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-weight: normal;
	
	// Chevron
	&::before {
		content: '';
		display: inline-block;
		height: 7px;
		width: 7px;
		margin-right: 1rem;
		margin-left: .5rem;
		vertical-align: middle;
		border-right: 1px solid;
		border-bottom: 1px solid;
		transform: rotate(-45deg);
		transition: transform .2s ease-out;
	}
}

/* Panel */
.accordion-panel {
	margin: 0;
	padding-bottom: .8rem;
	display: none;
}

/* Active */
.accordion-item.is-active {
	.accordion-thumb::before {
		transform: rotate(45deg);
	}
}

/* General page styling */
html {
	font-family: sans-serif;
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #444;
}

body {
	line-height: 1.5;
	margin: 0 auto;
	max-width: 500px;
}

h1 {
	font-family: serif;
	margin-top: 15%;
}
View Compiled
$(function() {
	// (Optional) Active an item if it has the class "is-active"	
	$(".accordion > .accordion-item.is-active").children(".accordion-panel").slideDown();
	
	$(".accordion > .accordion-item").click(function() {
		// Cancel the siblings
		$(this).siblings(".accordion-item").removeClass("is-active").children(".accordion-panel").slideUp();
		// Toggle the item
		$(this).toggleClass("is-active").children(".accordion-panel").slideToggle("ease-out");
	});
});

External CSS

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External JavaScript

  1. https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js