<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-left"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li class="dropdown"><a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <li><a href="#">Sub Menu1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Menu2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Menu3</a></li> <li class="divider"></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Menu4</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Menu5</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">Link2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link4</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link5</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <h2>Left side Navigation bar (Fixed)</h2> <p>Left side Navigation</p> </div> </div>

.navbar-fixed-left { width: 140px; position: fixed; border-radius: 0; height: 100%; } .navbar-fixed-left .navbar-nav > li { float: none; /* Cancel default li float: left */ width: 139px; } .navbar-fixed-left + .container { padding-left: 160px; } /* On using dropdown menu (To right shift popuped) */ .navbar-fixed-left .navbar-nav > li > .dropdown-menu { margin-top: -50px; margin-left: 140px; }