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144 design examples manually annotated by Baymard researchers

What’s this? Here you’ll find 144 annotated “Navigation Menu” design examples from Baymard’s UX benchmark of 63 major e-commerce sites. (Note: this is less than 1% of the full research catalog.)

During usability testing we consistently observe that mobile navigation is particularly difficult for users. When designing a mobile navigation it will often have to deviate significantly from the desktop mega drop-down. Most often the mobile menu is by default collapsed and hidden behind a ‘3-bars’ ‘hamburger’ icon. One particular pitfall most sites struggle with is a mobile menu design that can both allow users to access the broad parent category pages while also allowing users to go deep into the sub-subcategory levels.

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Desktop Examples: Besides the mobile examples below, we also have 145+ desktop examples of Drop-Down Menu implementations, and 155+ desktop examples of Top-Level Navigation implementations.
Learn More: Besides exploring the 144 mobile “Navigation Menu” design examples below, you may also want to read our related article “The State of Mobile E-Commerce Search and Category Navigation”.
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J.C. Penney (2020)

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Hayneedle (2020)

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Microsoft (2020)

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Dell (2020)

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GAP (2020)

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Overstock (2020)

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REI (2020)

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Office Depot (2020)

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Bass Pro Shops (2020)

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Marks & Spencer (2020)

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Victoria's Secret (2020)

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Lowe's (2020)

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American Eagle Outfitters (2020)

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Crate & Barrel (2020)

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John Lewis (2020)

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Costco (2020)

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TigerDirect (2020)

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Neiman Marcus (2020)

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Ann Taylor (2020)

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Ann Taylor (2020)

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GAP (2020)

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Gilt (2020)

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Urban Outfitters (2020)

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Williams Sonoma (2020)

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Disney Store (2020)

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Foot Locker (2020)

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Etsy (2020)

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Tesco (2020)

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Musician's Friend (2020)

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Neiman Marcus (2020)

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HP (2020)

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HP (2020)

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Argos (2020)

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Marks & Spencer (2020)

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Northern Tool (2020)

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Overstock (2020)

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Rakuten (2020)

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Williams Sonoma (2020)

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Crate & Barrel (2020)

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REI (2020)

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Best Buy (2020)

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Newegg (2020)

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J.C. Penney (2020)

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Target (2020)

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Hitachi UK (2020)

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Berlin Packaging (2020)

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Costco (2020)

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Musician's Friend (2020)

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Bass Pro Shops (2020)

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Northern Tool (2020)

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Rakuten (2020)

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Best Buy (2020)

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Newegg (2020)

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Disney Store (2020)

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H&M (2020)

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Target (2020)

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Cole-Parmer (2020)

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Arrow (2020)

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Tesco (2020)

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TigerDirect (2020)

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Microsoft (2020)

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Argos (2020)

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Gilt (2020)

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Gilt (2020)

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Urban Outfitters (2020)

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Lowe's (2020)

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American Eagle Outfitters (2020)

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Overstock (2020)

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Office Depot (2020)

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Foot Locker (2020)

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Target (2020)

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Thermofischer (2020)

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Costco (2020)

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Tesco (2020)

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TigerDirect (2020)

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Musician's Friend (2020)

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Neiman Marcus (2020)

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Argos (2020)

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Dell (2020)

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Lowe's (2020)

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Northern Tool (2020)

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Williams Sonoma (2020)

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Crate & Barrel (2020)

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Sears (2020)

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Disney Store (2020)

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Etsy (2020)

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Walgreens (2019)

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Macy's (2019)

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Adidas (2019)

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Zalando (2019)

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Walmart (2019)

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ASOS (2019)

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Sephora (2019)

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Nike (2019)

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Debenhams (2019)

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Staples (2019)

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Adidas (2019)

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L.L. Bean (2019)

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Nordstrom (2019)

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B&H Photo (2019)

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Build.com (2019)

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Build.com (2019)

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Amazon (2019)

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Home Depot (2019)

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Wayfair (2019)

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L.L. Bean (2019)

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Crutchfield (2019)

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IKEA (2019)

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Apple (2019)

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Adidas (2019)

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Sephora (2019)

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Amazon (2019)

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Home Depot (2019)

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L.L. Bean (2019)

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Nordstrom (2019)

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Nordstrom (2019)

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Crutchfield (2019)

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Debenhams (2019)

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IKEA (2019)

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ASOS (2019)

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Staples (2019)

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Zalando (2019)

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Amazon (2019)

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Home Depot (2019)

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Wayfair (2019)

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Nike (2019)

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L.L. Bean (2019)

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Walmart (2019)

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IKEA (2019)

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Macy's (2019)

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Walgreens (2019)

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Macy's (2019)

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Wayfair (2019)

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Walmart (2019)

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Crutchfield (2019)

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