$(document).ready(function() { //Background color, mouseover and mouseout var colorOver = '#31b8da'; var colorOut = $('#menu li.unselected a').css('background-color'); //Padding, mouseover var padLeft = '20px'; var padRight = '20px'; //Default Padding var defpadLeft = $('#menu li a').css('paddingLeft'); var defpadRight = $('#menu li a').css('paddingRight'); //Animate the LI on mouse over, mouse out $('#menu li.unselected').click(function () { //Make LI clickable window.location = $(this).find('a').attr('href'); }).mouseover(function (){ //mouse over LI and look for A element for transition $(this).find('a') .animate( { paddingLeft: padLeft, paddingRight: padRight}, { queue:false, duration:100 } ) .animate( { backgroundColor: colorOver }, { queue:false, duration:200 }); }).mouseout(function () { //mouse oout LI and look for A element and discard the mouse over transition $(this).find('a') .animate( { paddingLeft: defpadLeft, paddingRight: defpadRight}, { queue:false, duration:100 } ) .animate( { backgroundColor: colorOut }, { queue:false, duration:200 }); }); });