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Documentation and examples for Bootstrap’s powerful, responsive navigation header, the navbar. Includes support for branding, navigation, and more, including support for our collapse plugin.

Supported content

Navbars come with built-in support for a handful of sub-components. Choose from the following as needed:

Here’s an example of all the sub-components included in a responsive light-themed navbar that automatically collapses at the lg (large) breakpoint.


    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
    <div class="container-fluid">
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
                        Logo
                    </a>
                    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
                        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
                    </button>
                    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
                        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                                    Dropdown
                                </a>
                                <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
                                    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                                </ul>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
                            </li>
                        </ul>
                        <form class="d-flex">
                            <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
                            <button class="btn btn-outline-dark" type="submit">Search</button>
                        </form>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </nav>
            <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-primary rounded-1 mt-4">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Logo</a>
                    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse"
                        data-bs-target="#navbar-1" aria-controls="navbar-1" aria-expanded="false"
                        aria-label="Toggle navigation">
                        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
                    </button>
                    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar-1">
                        <ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown"
                                    role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                                    Dropdown
                                </a>
                    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
                        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
                                    <li class="px-3">
                                        <hr class="dropdown-divider">
                                    </li>
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                                </ul>    </li>
                        </ul> </div>
             </div></nav>
            <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-danger rounded-1 mt-4">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Logo</a>
                    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse"
                        data-bs-target="#navbar-2" aria-controls="navbar-2" aria-expanded="false"
                        aria-label="Toggle navigation">
                        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
                    </button>
                    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar-2">
                        <ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">
                                    <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"
                                        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                                        <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            d="M14.2124 7.76241C14.2124 10.4062 12.0489 12.5248 9.34933 12.5248C6.6507 12.5248 4.48631 10.4062 4.48631 7.76241C4.48631 5.11865 6.6507 3 9.34933 3C12.0489 3 14.2124 5.11865 14.2124 7.76241ZM2 17.9174C2 15.47 5.38553 14.8577 9.34933 14.8577C13.3347 14.8577 16.6987 15.4911 16.6987 17.9404C16.6987 20.3877 13.3131 21 9.34933 21C5.364 21 2 20.3666 2 17.9174ZM16.1734 7.84875C16.1734 9.19506 15.7605 10.4513 15.0364 11.4948C14.9611 11.6021 15.0276 11.7468 15.1587 11.7698C15.3407 11.7995 15.5276 11.8177 15.7184 11.8216C17.6167 11.8704 19.3202 10.6736 19.7908 8.87118C20.4885 6.19676 18.4415 3.79543 15.8339 3.79543C15.5511 3.79543 15.2801 3.82418 15.0159 3.87688C14.9797 3.88454 14.9405 3.90179 14.921 3.93246C14.8955 3.97174 14.9141 4.02253 14.9396 4.05607C15.7233 5.13216 16.1734 6.44206 16.1734 7.84875ZM19.3173 13.7023C20.5932 13.9466 21.4317 14.444 21.7791 15.1694C22.0736 15.7635 22.0736 16.4534 21.7791 17.0475C21.2478 18.1705 19.5335 18.5318 18.8672 18.6247C18.7292 18.6439 18.6186 18.5289 18.6333 18.3928C18.9738 15.2805 16.2664 13.8048 15.5658 13.4656C15.5364 13.4493 15.5296 13.4263 15.5325 13.411C15.5345 13.4014 15.5472 13.3861 15.5697 13.3832C17.0854 13.3545 18.7155 13.5586 19.3173 13.7023Z"
                                            fill="#fff" />
                                    </svg>
                                </a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item">
                                <a class="nav-link" href="#">
                                    <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"
                                        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                                        <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            d="M17.1801 4.41C17.1801 3.08 18.2601 2 19.5901 2C20.9201 2 22.0001 3.08 22.0001 4.41C22.0001 5.74 20.9201 6.82 19.5901 6.82C18.2601 6.82 17.1801 5.74 17.1801 4.41ZM13.33 14.7593L16.22 11.0303L16.18 11.0503C16.34 10.8303 16.37 10.5503 16.26 10.3003C16.151 10.0503 15.91 9.8803 15.651 9.8603C15.38 9.8303 15.111 9.9503 14.95 10.1703L12.531 13.3003L9.76 11.1203C9.59 10.9903 9.39 10.9393 9.19 10.9603C8.991 10.9903 8.811 11.0993 8.69 11.2593L5.731 15.1103L5.67 15.2003C5.5 15.5193 5.58 15.9293 5.88 16.1503C6.02 16.2403 6.17 16.3003 6.34 16.3003C6.571 16.3103 6.79 16.1893 6.93 16.0003L9.44 12.7693L12.29 14.9103L12.38 14.9693C12.7 15.1393 13.1 15.0603 13.33 14.7593ZM15.45 3.7803C15.41 4.0303 15.39 4.2803 15.39 4.5303C15.39 6.7803 17.21 8.5993 19.45 8.5993C19.7 8.5993 19.94 8.5703 20.19 8.5303V16.5993C20.19 19.9903 18.19 22.0003 14.79 22.0003H7.401C4 22.0003 2 19.9903 2 16.5993V9.2003C2 5.8003 4 3.7803 7.401 3.7803H15.45Z"
                                            fill="#fff" />
                                    </svg>
                                </a>
                            </li>
                            <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown"
                                    role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                                    <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"
                                        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                                        <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"
                                            d="M6.11304 4.5H11.9051C14.3271 4.5 16.0181 6.16904 16.0181 8.56091V15.4391C16.0181 17.831 14.3271 19.5 11.9051 19.5H6.11304C3.69102 19.5 2 17.831 2 15.4391V8.56091C2 6.16904 3.69102 4.5 6.11304 4.5ZM19.958 6.87898C20.397 6.65563 20.912 6.67898 21.331 6.94294C21.75 7.20589 22 7.66274 22 8.16223V15.8384C22 16.3389 21.75 16.7947 21.331 17.0577C21.102 17.2008 20.846 17.2739 20.588 17.2739C20.373 17.2739 20.158 17.2231 19.957 17.1206L18.476 16.3734C17.928 16.0952 17.588 15.5369 17.588 14.9165V9.08305C17.588 8.46173 17.928 7.90335 18.476 7.62721L19.958 6.87898Z"
                                            fill="#fff" />                                    </svg>
                                </a>
                    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
                                <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
                                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
                         <li class="px-3">
                            <hr class="dropdown-divider">
                    </li>
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                 </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
                </div>
             </div>
            </nav>

Brand

The .navbar-brand can be applied to most elements, but an anchor works best, as some elements might require utility classes or custom styles.

Text

Add your text within an element with the .navbar-brand class.


<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
</div>
</nav>
<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <span class="navbar-brand mb-0 h1">Navbar</span>
</div>
</nav>
Image

You can replace the text within the .navbar-brand with an <img>.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
        <img src="../assets/images/cards/04.png" alt="" width="30" height="30">
    </a>
</div>
</nav>
Image and text

You can also make use of some additional utilities to add an image and text at the same time. Note the addition of .d-inline-block and .align-text-top on the <img>.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
        <img src="/docs/5.0/assets/brand/bootstrap-logo.svg" alt="" width="30" height="30" class="d-inline-block align-text-top">
        Bootstrap
    </a>
</div>
</nav>

Nav

Navbar navigation links build on our .nav options with their own modifier class and require the use of toggler classes for proper responsive styling. Navigation in navbars will also grow to occupy as much horizontal space as possible to keep your navbar contents securely aligned.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
        <ul class="navbar-nav ">
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#" >Pricing</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#" tabindex="-1">Disabled</a>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>
</nav>

And because we use classes for our navs, you can avoid the list-based approach entirely if you like.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
        <div class="navbar-nav">
            <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
            <a class="nav-link" href="#" >Pricing</a>
            <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#" tabindex="-1">Disabled</a>
        </div>;
    </div>
</div>
</nav>

You can also use dropdowns in your navbar. Dropdown menus require a wrapping element for positioning, so be sure to use separate and nested elements for .nav-item and .nav-link as shown below.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavDropdown">
        <ul class="navbar-nav ">
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#" >Pricing</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" href="#" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown link</a>
                <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>
</nav>

Forms

Place various form controls and components within a navbar:

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <form class="d-flex">
        <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
        <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
    </form>
</div>
</nav>

Immediate child elements of .navbar use flex layout and will default to justify-content: space-between. Use additional flex utilities as needed to adjust this behavior.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand">Navbar</a>
    <form class="d-flex">
        <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
        <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
    </form>
</div>
</nav>

Input groups work, too. If your navbar is an entire form, or mostly a form, you can use the <form> element as the container and save some HTML.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<form class="container-fluid">
    <div class="input-group">
        <span class="input-group-text" id="basic-addon1">@</span>
        <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Username" aria-label="Username" aria-describedby="basic-addon1">
    </div>   
</form>
</nav>

Various buttons are supported as part of these navbar forms, too. This is also a great reminder that vertical alignment utilities can be used to align different sized elements.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<form class="container-fluid justify-content-start">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-success me-2" type="button">Main button</button>
    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Smaller button</button>
</form>
</nav>

Text

Navbars may contain bits of text with the help of .navbar-text. This class adjusts vertical alignment and horizontal spacing for strings of text.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <span class="navbar-text">
        Navbar text with an inline element
    </span>
</div>
</nav>

Mix and match with other components and utilities as needed.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand">Navbar w/ text</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
            </li>
        </ul>
        <span class="navbar-text">
            Navbar text with an inline element 
        </span>
    </div>
</div>
</nav>

Color schemes

Theming the navbar has never been easier thanks to the combination of theming classes and background-color utilities. Choose from .navbar-light for use with light background colors, or .navbar-dark for dark background colors. Then, customize with .bg-* utilities.



<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-primary">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
        <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
            <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
        </button>
        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
            <div class="navbar-nav">
                <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a>
            </div>
            <form class="d-flex">
                <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
                <button class="btn btn-outline-light" type="submit">Search</button>
            </form>
        </div>
    </div>
</nav>

Containers

Although it’s not required, you can wrap a navbar in a .container to center it on a page–though note that an inner container is still required. Or you can add a container inside the .navbar to only center the contents of a fixed or static top navbar.

<div class="container">
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    </div>
</nav>
</div>

Use any of the responsive containers to change how wide the content in your navbar is presented.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-md">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
</div>
</nav>
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