/*------------------------------------------*/  
  /*--------- Dark Menu Styles Begin ---------*/  
  /*------------------------------------------*/  

/* Main Dark Menu Unordered List First Level Style */  
ul.dark_menu {  
list-style: none;  
padding: 0;  
font-family: Arial;  
font-size: 14px;  
line-height: 14px;  
}  

/* Clears all floated List Items */  
ul.dark_menu:after {  
content: "";  
clear: both;  
display: block;  
overflow: hidden;  
visibility: hidden;  
width: 0;  
height: 0;  
}  

/* First Level List Items Style */  
ul.dark_menu li {  
float: left;  
margin: 0 0 0 10px;  
position: relative;  
}  

/* First List Item in First Level Style */  
ul.dark_menu li:first-child {  
margin: 0;  
}  

/* List Items Links Style */  
ul.dark_menu li a, ul.dark_menu li a:link {  
color: #161312;  
text-decoration: none;  
display: block;  
padding: 10px 26px;  

/* Text Shadow */  
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #4b433e;  

/* Gradient Background */  
background: #362f2c; /* Old browsers */  
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #362f2c 0%, #282321 100%); /* FF3.6+ */  
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#362f2c), color-stop(100%,#282321)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */  
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #362f2c 0%,#282321 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */  
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #362f2c 0%,#282321 100%); /* Opera11.10+ */  
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #362f2c 0%,#282321 100%); /* IE10+ */  
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#362f2c', endColorstr='#282321',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */  
background: linear-gradient(top, #362f2c 0%,#282321 100%); /* W3C */  

/* Border Radius */  
-webkit-border-radius: 4px;  
-moz-border-radius: 4px;  
border-radius: 4px;  

/* Box Shadows */  
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #564b46,  
0 1px 1px #181514;  
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #564b46,  
0 1px 1px #181514;  
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #564b46,  
0 1px 1px #181514;  

/* Transition Effect */  
-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;  
-moz-transition: all 1s ease;  
-o-transition: all 1s ease;  
-ms-transition: all 1s ease;  
transition: all 1s ease;  
}  

/* List Items Links Hover State Style */  
ul.dark_menu li a:hover {  
color: #73635e;  

/* Text Shadow */  
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #000;  

/* Gradient Background */  
background: #282321; /* Old browsers */  
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #282321 0%, #362f2c 99%, #362f2c 100%); /* FF3.6+ */  
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#282321), color-stop(99%,#362f2c), color-stop(100%,#362f2c)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */  
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #282321 0%,#362f2c 99%,#362f2c 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */  
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #282321 0%,#362f2c 99%,#362f2c 100%); /* Opera11.10+ */  
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #282321 0%,#362f2c 99%,#362f2c 100%); /* IE10+ */  
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#282321', endColorstr='#362f2c',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */  
background: linear-gradient(top, #282321 0%,#362f2c 99%,#362f2c 100%); /* W3C */  

/* Transition Effect */  
-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;  
-moz-transition: all 1s ease;  
-o-transition: all 1s ease;  
-ms-transition: all 1s ease;  
transition: all 1s ease;  
}  

/* List Items Links Active and Selected State Style */  
ul.dark_menu li a.selected, ul.dark_menu li a:active {  
color: #73635e;  
background: #282321;  

/* Text Shadow */  
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #000;  

/* Box Shadows */  
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  

/* Transition Effect */  
-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;  
-moz-transition: all 1s ease;  
-o-transition: all 1s ease;  
-ms-transition: all 1s ease;  
transition: all 1s ease;  
}  

/* Sub Menu Unordered List Second Level Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul {  
display: none;  
}  

/* Before Second Level Unordered List Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul:before {  
content: " ";  
position: absolute;  
display: block;  
z-index: 1500;  
left: 0;  
top: -10px;  
height: 10px;  
width: 100%;  
}  

/* Sub Menu Unordered List Second Level Style  
When Parent List Item is Hovered */  
ul.dark_menu li:hover ul {  
position: absolute;  
display: block;  
z-index: 1000;  
left: 0;  
top: 44px;  
padding: 5px 0;  
list-style: none;  
background: #282321;  

/* Box Shadows */  
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  
box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),  
0 1px 0 #5e524f;  

/* Border Radius */  
-webkit-border-radius: 4px;  
-moz-border-radius: 4px;  
border-radius: 4px;  
}  

/* Second Level Menu List Items Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul li {  
float: none;  
margin: 0 10px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #191614;  
border-top: 1px solid #3a3230;  
}  

/* First List Item in Second Level Menu Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul li:first-child {  
margin: 0 10px;  
border-top: 0 none;  
}  

/* Last List Item in Second Level Menu Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul li:last-child {  
border-bottom: 0 none;  
}  

/* Second Level List Items Links Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul li a, ul.dark_menu li ul li a:link {  
color: #73635e;  
display: block;  
background: transparent none;  
padding: 10px 20px 10px 5px;  
white-space: nowrap;  

/* Text Shadow */  
text-shadow: 0 1px 2px #000;  

/* Box Shadows */  
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);  
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);  
box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);  

/* Border Radius */  
-webkit-border-radius: 0px;  
-moz-border-radius: 0px;  
border-radius: 0px;  
}  

/* Second Level List Items Links Hover State Style */  
ul.dark_menu li ul li a:hover {  
text-decoration: underline;  
background: #2a2523;  
}  

  /*----------------------------------------*/  
  /*--------- Dark Menu Styles End ---------*/  
  /*----------------------------------------*/

<ul class="dark_menu">  
<li><a href="#" class="selected">Home</a></li>  
<li>  
<a href="#">Portfolio</a>  
<!-- Sub Menu Begin -->  
<ul>  
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Donec lorem</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Donec lorem</a></li>  
</ul>  
<!-- Sub Menu End -->  
</li>  
<li>  
<a href="#">Blog</a>  
<!-- Sub Menu Begin -->  
<ul>  
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Donec lorem</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor</a></li>  
<li><a href="#">Donec lorem</a></li>  
</ul>  
<!-- Sub Menu End -->  
</li>  
<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>  
</ul>