diff --git a/docs/css/kolibri-base.css b/docs/css/kolibri-base.css
index 35fd0b62..b98c2ea2 100644
--- a/docs/css/kolibri-base.css
+++ b/docs/css/kolibri-base.css
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ em {                    /* emphasis looks like highlighted with text marker */
     &::before {
         content:        "";
         position:       absolute;
-        inset:          -3px;
+        inset:          0;  /* -3px leads to strange line-break issues */
         background-color: var(--kolibri-color-select);
         z-index:        -10;
         rotate:         -2deg;
diff --git a/docs/src/examples/navigation/simple/starter.js b/docs/src/examples/navigation/simple/starter.js
index 77098ff8..66697ba6 100644
--- a/docs/src/examples/navigation/simple/starter.js
+++ b/docs/src/examples/navigation/simple/starter.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ siteController.registerPage(URI_HASH_HOME,          HomePage());
 siteController.registerPage(URI_HASH_UNSTYLED,      UnstyledPage());
 siteController.registerPage(URI_HASH_MASTER_DETAIL, MasterDetailPage());
 
-SimpleNavigationProjector(siteController, siteProjector.sideNavigationElement);
-SimpleNavigationProjector(siteController, siteProjector.topNavigationElement);
+SimpleNavigationProjector(siteController, siteProjector.sideNavigationElement, true);
+SimpleNavigationProjector(siteController, siteProjector.topNavigationElement, false);
 
 siteController.gotoUriHash(window.location.hash);
 
diff --git a/docs/src/kolibri/navigation/projector/simple/simpleNavigationProjector.js b/docs/src/kolibri/navigation/projector/simple/simpleNavigationProjector.js
index f952b455..3ef2a279 100644
--- a/docs/src/kolibri/navigation/projector/simple/simpleNavigationProjector.js
+++ b/docs/src/kolibri/navigation/projector/simple/simpleNavigationProjector.js
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
+import {select} from "../../../util/dom.js";
 
 export { SimpleNavigationProjector }
 
 const PAGE_CLASS = "simpleNavigationProjector";
 
+const iconSVGStr = `
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+        <path d="M8 5L15.0368 11.9632L8 18.9263" stroke="url(#paint0_linear_1028_8530)"/>
+        <defs>
+        <linearGradient id="paint0_linear_1028_8530" x1="7.98915" y1="5" x2="18.7337" y2="14.9252" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+        <stop offset="0" stop-color="#FF2CA5"/>
+        <stop offset="1" stop-color="#6000FF"/>
+        </linearGradient>
+    </svg>
+`;
+
 /**
  * A projector of anchors to all pages that are registered in the {@link SiteControllerType}.
  * It binds each anchor to the "visited" state and highlights the currently selected page (uriHash).
@@ -10,7 +22,8 @@ const PAGE_CLASS = "simpleNavigationProjector";
  * such that the same projector can be used for horizontal and vertical display.
  * @constructor
  * @param { !SiteControllerType } siteController - the source of the information that we display
- * @param { !HTMLDivElement } root               - where to mount the view
+ * @param { !HTMLDivElement }     root           - where to mount the view
+ * @param { Boolean= }            canHide        - whether this navigation can hide itself, defaults to false
  * @return { NavigationProjectorType }
  * @example
  * // set up
@@ -24,9 +37,9 @@ const PAGE_CLASS = "simpleNavigationProjector";
  * SimpleNavigationProjector(siteController, siteProjector.topNavigationElement);
  */
 
-const SimpleNavigationProjector = (siteController, root) => {
+const SimpleNavigationProjector = (siteController, root, canHide=false) => {
 
-    root.innerHTML = ` <nav class="${PAGE_CLASS}"></nav> `;
+    root.innerHTML = `<nav class="${PAGE_CLASS}"></nav> `;
 
     const projectNavigation = () => {
 
@@ -35,10 +48,10 @@ const SimpleNavigationProjector = (siteController, root) => {
             document.head.innerHTML += projectorStyle;
         }
 
-        const navigationDiv = root.querySelector(`nav.${PAGE_CLASS}`);
+        const [navigationEl] = select(root, `nav.${PAGE_CLASS}`);
 
         // view is just so many anchors
-        navigationDiv.innerHTML =
+        navigationEl.innerHTML = (canHide ? `<div class="toggler">${iconSVGStr}</div>` : '') +
             Object.entries(siteController.getAllPages())
               .map( ([hash, page]) => `<a href="${hash}">${page.titleText}</a>`)
               .join(" ");
@@ -49,13 +62,18 @@ const SimpleNavigationProjector = (siteController, root) => {
         Object.entries(siteController.getAllPages())
               .forEach( ([hash, page]) => page.onVisited( visited => {
                   if (!visited) return;
-                  navigationDiv.querySelector(`a[href="${hash}"]`).classList.add("visited");
+                  navigationEl.querySelector(`a[href="${hash}"]`)?.classList?.add("visited");
               } ));
         // update which anchor shows the current page
         siteController.onUriHashChanged((newHash, oldHash) => {
-            navigationDiv.querySelector(`a[href="${oldHash}"]`)?.classList?.remove("current");
-            navigationDiv.querySelector(`a[href="${newHash}"]`)?.classList?.add   ("current");
+            navigationEl.querySelector(`a[href="${oldHash}"]`)?.classList?.remove("current");
+            navigationEl.querySelector(`a[href="${newHash}"]`)?.classList?.add   ("current");
         });
+
+        if (canHide) {
+            navigationEl.classList.toggle("hide");
+            select(navigationEl, ".toggler").head().onclick = _evt => navigationEl.classList.toggle("hide");
+        }
     };
 
     projectNavigation();
@@ -65,18 +83,44 @@ const projectorStyle = `
     <style data-style-id="${PAGE_CLASS}">    
         @layer navigationLayer {
             .${PAGE_CLASS} {
+                &.hide {                 
+                    .toggler {                    
+                        rotate:         0deg;
+                    }
+                    a, a.current {      /* hide the anchors */
+                        width:          0;
+                        color:          transparent;
+                        pointer-events: none;
+                    } 
+                }
+                .toggler {              /* provide a box for the svg */
+                    justify-self:       center;
+                    width:              2rem;
+                    aspect-ratio:       1 / 1;
+                    rotate:             180deg;
+                    transition:         rotate .3s ease-in-out;
+                }
+                svg {
+                    fill:               none;
+                    stroke-width:       2;
+                    stroke-linecap:     round;
+                    stroke-linejoin:    round;
+                }
                 a {
-                    text-wrap: nowrap;
-                    font-family: system-ui;
+                    color:              revert;
+                    pointer-events:     revert;
+                    user-select:        none;
+                    text-wrap:          nowrap;
+                    font-family:        system-ui;
                 }
                 a.visited {
-                    text-decoration: none;
+                    text-decoration:    none;
                 }
                 a.visited:not(.current) {
-                    filter: brightness(150%) grayscale(60%);
+                    filter:             brightness(150%) grayscale(60%);
                 }
                 a.current {
-                    color: var(--kolibri-color-accent, deeppink);
+                    color:              var(--kolibri-color-accent, deeppink);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/docs/src/kolibri/util/dom.js b/docs/src/kolibri/util/dom.js
index e827307e..0c2b5ada 100644
--- a/docs/src/kolibri/util/dom.js
+++ b/docs/src/kolibri/util/dom.js
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ const fireChangeEvent = element => fireEvent(element, CHANGE);
 /** @type InputTypeString */ const COLOR    = "color";
 
 /**
- * Utility function that works like Element.querySelectorAll but logs a descriptive warning when
+ * Utility function that works like {@link Element.querySelectorAll} but logs a descriptive warning when
  * the resulting NodeList is empty. Wraps the result in a {@link SequenceType } such that the
  * Kolibri goodies become available.
+ * It is a suitable function when a result is **always** expected.
  * @param { Element! } element - a DOM element (typically HTMLElement)
  * @param { String! } selector - a CSS query selector, might contain operators
  * @return { SequenceType<Node> }