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this is the html

<cat>
         <ul>
            <li><span><a href="#">Sekolah</a></span>
            <ul>
                    <li><a href="perutusan.html">Perutusan Guru Besar</a></li>
                    <li><a href="sejarah.html">Sejarah</a></li>
                    <li><a href="etos.html">Etos</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Iklim Sekolah</a>
                        <ul>
                            <li><a href="falsafah.html">Falsafah Misi Visi</a></li>
                            <li><a href="logo&bendera.html">Logo & Bendera</a></li>
                            <li><a href="piagam.html">Piagam</a></li>
                            <li><a href="lagu.html">Lagu</a></li>
                        </ul>
                      </li>  
                    <li><a href="peraturan.html">Peraturan</a></li>
                    <li><a href="pelanevakuasi.html">Pelan Evakuasi</a></li>
                    <li><a href="pelansekolah.html">Pelan Sekolah</a></li>

             </ul>
             </li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Pengurusan</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">PIBG</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">BKGS</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Pengumuman</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Murid</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Pencapaian</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Kurikulum</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Ko-kurikulum</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">e-SEKOLAH</a></span></li>
            <li><span><a href="#">Rakan Sekolah</a></span></li>
            <li class="last"><span><a href="#">Calendar</a></span></li>
         </ul>
         </cat>

this is the css

cat {
    padding-bottom:37px;
}
 cat {
    margin: 100px auto; 
    text-align: center;
}

cat ul ul {
    display: none;
}

    cat ul li:hover > ul {
        display: block;
    }


cat ul {
    background: #efefef; 
    background: linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%);  
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%, #bbbbbb 100%); 
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #efefef 0%,#bbbbbb 100%); 
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 9px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    padding: 0 20px;
    border-radius: 10px;  
    list-style: none;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-table;
}
    cat ul:after {
        content: ""; clear: both; display: block;
    }

    cat ul li {
        float: left;
    }
        cat ul li:hover {
            background: #4b545f;
            background: linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
            background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%, #5f6975 40%);
            background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #4f5964 0%,#5f6975 40%);
        }
            cat ul li:hover a {
                color: #fff;
            }

        cat ul li a {
            display: block; padding: 25px 40px;
            color: #757575; text-decoration: none;
        }


    cat ul ul {
        background: #5f6975; border-radius: 0px; padding: 0;
        position: absolute; top: 100%;
    }
        cat ul li {
            float: none; 
            border-top: 1px solid #6b727c;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #575f6a; position: relative;
        }
            cat ul ul li a {
                padding: 15px 40px;
                color: #fff;
            }   
                cat ul ul li a:hover {
                    background: #4b545f;
                }

    cat ul ul ul {
        position: absolute; left: 100%; top:0;
    }

this is the link
try to go Sekolah > Iklim > Piagam
the submenu will disappear because the mouse hover on the background wording which is the 'Recent Articles'.
Please help to make the submenu stay even hover on background wording.

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The behavior you described (submenu vanishing when the pointer passes over the header/“Recent Articles” area) is exactly the classic stacking/overlay problem spotted and fixed by raising the menu’s stacking order. The submenu is working, but another element sits above it and steals hover/pointer events — that makes the browser think the mouse left the submenu and so it closes.

Why that happens: z-index only takes effect inside a stacking context. Elements that create stacking contexts (position + z-index, or properties like transform, opacity < 1, filter, will-change, etc.) confine how children are layered. If the header/hero text has its own stacking context or a higher z-index, simply styling the submenu won’t help unless you place the entire menu container above that stacking context.

Practical troubleshooting and fixes:

  • Inspect the overlapping element in DevTools: check computed styles for position, z-index, transform, opacity, filter, isolation, or will-change. Temporarily toggle pointer-events: none on that element to confirm it’s the culprit.
  • Preferred fix: give the top-level menu container a positioned stacking context above the header (position: relative/absolute and a higher z-index). That keeps flyouts above page content without touching the header’s code.
  • If the header must visually sit above the page but shouldn’t block the menu, lower its z-index or, only if safe, use pointer-events: none on purely decorative layers (this disables clicks).
  • Watch out: transforms or CSS filters on ancestors can block z-index changes. If an ancestor creates a stacking context, move the z-index change up to a higher ancestor.

Minimal example (use your own selectors):

/* give the navigation a stacking context above other page elements */
.main-nav { position: relative; z-index: 100; }

/* flyouts above the main nav */
.main-nav ul ul { position: absolute; z-index: 200; }

’s quick z-index suggestion is correct and simplest in many cases; if that ever fails, follow the DevTools checks above to find the stacking context that’s still above your menu.

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Member Avatar for JorgeM

When I access the site I see the words "Professional Online.." over the menu and Recent Articles behind it. Not sure what you mean by the mouse hover.

Member Avatar for drjohn

Give the sub menu a high z-index - the Professional Education bit is sitting over the flyout menu.

I set for cat ul z-index:50 and it worked, you probably don't need as high a value as that, but I didn't bother looking for a smaller answer.

Member Avatar for joeyliew7

thank u drjohn. it works..

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