Why Your Framer Navigation Feels Fragile on Mobile
A practical look at mobile nav mistakes, drawer structure, and why clipping beats hiding links in the wrong place.
The mistake: hiding links instead of designing the mobile state
A desktop navigation rarely becomes a good phone navigation by simply shrinking it. When links disappear without a clear drawer or menu pattern, visitors lose orientation and the design becomes harder to maintain.
Mobile navigation needs its own structure, but it should still come from the same navigation system. The logo, menu trigger, links, and open state should all be planned together.
Do it properly
Use a navigation component with a closed and open state. Keep the drawer content inside the component so it opens predictably. The closed state should clip the drawer content rather than relying on scattered visibility tricks.
What to check
The logo and menu icon should stay in the same place when the menu opens. Links should align cleanly below the header row. Nothing from the drawer should peek out when the menu is closed.
