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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Hide Dropdown on Click Outside</title> <style> ul{ padding: 0; list-style: none; background: #f2f2f2; } ul li{ display: inline-block; position: relative; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; } ul li a{ display: block; padding: 8px 25px; color: #333; text-decoration: none; } ul li a:hover{ color: #fff; background: #939393; } ul li ul.dropdown-menu{ min-width: 100%; /* Set width of the dropdown */ background: #f2f2f2; display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 999; left: 0; } ul li ul.dropdown-menu li{ display: block; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ // Show hide popover $(".dropdown").click(function(){ $(this).find(".dropdown-menu").slideToggle("fast"); }); }); $(document).on("click", function(event){ var $trigger = $(".dropdown"); if($trigger !== event.target && !$trigger.has(event.target).length){ $(".dropdown-menu").slideUp("fast"); } }); </script> </head> <body> <ul> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> <li><a href="#">About</a></li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#">Products ▾</a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="#">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="#">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="#">Printers</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li> </ul> </body> </html>