<!--Made with Love by Larry Geams-->

<nav>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="">Work</a></li>
    <li><a href="">Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>
body{
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
  background: #e74c3c;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}

nav{
  float: none; 
  clear: both;
  width: 30%; 
  margin: 10% auto;
  background: #eee;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
}

nav li{
	float: none; 
  width: 100%;
}

nav li a{
  display: block; 
  width: 100%; 
  padding: 20px; 
  border-left: 5px solid; 
  position: relative; 
  z-index: 2;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #444;
  box-sizing: border-box;  
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;  
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; 
}
	
nav li a:hover{ border-bottom: 0px; color: #fff;}
nav li:first-child a{ border-left: 10px solid #3498db; }
nav li:nth-child(2) a{ border-left: 10px solid #ffd071; }
nav li:nth-child(3) a{ border-left: 10px solid #f0776c; }
nav li:last-child a{ border-left: 10px solid #1abc9c; }

nav li a:after { 
  content: "";
  height: 100%; 
  left: 0; 
  top: 0; 
  width: 0px;  
  position: absolute; 
  transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; 
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; 
  z-index: -1;
}

nav li a:hover:after{ width: 100%; }
nav li:first-child a:after{ background: #3498db; }
nav li:nth-child(2) a:after{ background: #ffd071; }
nav li:nth-child(3) a:after{ background: #f0776c; }
nav li:last-child a:after{ background: #1abc9c; }



@font-face {
  font-family: 'Lato';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 100;
  src: local('Lato Hairline'), local('Lato-Hairline'), url(http://themes.googleusercontent.com/static/fonts/lato/v6/boeCNmOCCh-EWFLSfVffDg.woff) format('woff');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Lato';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  src: local('Lato Light'), local('Lato-Light'), url(http://themes.googleusercontent.com/static/fonts/lato/v6/KT3KS9Aol4WfR6Vas8kNcg.woff) format('woff');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Lato';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: local('Lato Regular'), local('Lato-Regular'), url(http://themes.googleusercontent.com/static/fonts/lato/v6/9k-RPmcnxYEPm8CNFsH2gg.woff) format('woff');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Lato';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: local('Lato Bold'), local('Lato-Bold'), url(http://themes.googleusercontent.com/static/fonts/lato/v6/wkfQbvfT_02e2IWO3yYueQ.woff) format('woff');
}

External CSS

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External JavaScript

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