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Next, we’ll style the menu using CSS. We’ll start by styling the basic menu and then hide the dropdown menu by default.

/* styles.css */
body {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}

.navbar {
  background-color: #333;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.menu {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
}

.menu-item {
  position: relative;
}

.menu-item a {
  display: block;
  color: white;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.menu-item a:hover {
  background-color: #575757;
}

.dropdown-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  min-width: 160px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.dropdown-menu a {
  color: white;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
}

.dropdown-menu a:hover {
  background-color: #575757;
}