# Mobile sticky menu is invisible **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Tags:** elements\ **Created:** [August 21, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407 "2026-08-21T17:47:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rahulko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rahulko](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/rahulko)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/1 "2026-08-21T17:48:00Z")
Hello, I am quite new to Elements, so apologies if this has an obvious solution that I have missed. Having said that, this problem has been confounding me. I made a site with a sticky menu at the top, which works wonderfully in desktop view. In mobile view, the menu is correctly sticky. However, when I press on the hamburger icon to show the menu, the menu is displayed, but it seems to be behind the container and is therefore inaccessible. I have set the menu container to be sticky and to have a custom z-index value of 100. I have tried giving the mobile menu itself a larger z-index, of 200, but to no avail. I will be grateful for any help and guidance. (Note: I have screenshots to show, but I guess I am not allowed to pose them due to me being a newbie with 0 trust level. Go figure.) ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/2 "2026-08-21T20:27:27Z")
From memory -31 is you answer! ---
**Author:** ![rahulko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rahulko](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/rahulko)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/3 "2026-08-21T21:18:29Z")
I am confused. -31 puts the container behind the rest of the content. In the tutorial it said to use +100 for the sticky menu container, so that’s what I have: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/1/a/1a8f424e5afbb16a88954ad349fbcdaba3642201.png) This is the overall structure of the page: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/9/a/9a8c827de033b23b2d0d9cc77b24dd8ebc1dc398.png) I tried increasing the z-index for the menu item itself (the one sitting inside the Global Container): ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/9/896e62356be79fea8a3944ff650de203bdcaa5d7.png) Still, the menu shows up behind the container on mobile: ![Home 2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/6/d/6d09da19dc54ac8ce2878a15df11eb4c3dd6ab8e.png) ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/4 "2026-08-21T21:39:14Z")
Not -31 try 31 … ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/5 "2026-08-21T21:42:57Z")
There I knew it was 31 - its the magic ELEMENTS number! Sorry i put - in! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![rahulko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rahulko](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/rahulko)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/6 "2026-08-22T22:07:02Z")
Well that’s amazing, 31 did it. Thank you! Elements folks, just an FYI: in this tutorial, you specify a value of 100 for the z-index, which evidently is incorrect: [![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/7/1/71e9746784bbd790ffbd31d62977049efb3487a2.jpeg "How to Build a Sticky Menu - Part 1 of 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7lQCiPmuQo&t=148) ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/mobile-sticky-menu-is-invisible/57407/7 "2026-08-23T19:35:47Z")
31 is the magic Elements number sadly not my lucky lotto number!🤣