Navbar

Responsive navigation header, the navbar. Includes support for branding, navigation, and more, including support for our collapse plugin. Read the Official Bootstrap Documentation for a full list of instructions and other options.

Basic example

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">
  <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
  <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent1" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent1" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
    <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
  </button>

  <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent1">
    <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto">
      <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span></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-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
          Dropdown
        </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
          <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
        </div>
      </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-success" type="submit">Search</button>
    </form>
  </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.

<!-- As a link -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
	<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
</nav>
<!-- As a heading -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
	<span class="navbar-brand mb-0 h1">Navbar</span>
</nav>

Adding images to the .navbar-brand will likely always require custom styles or utilities to properly size. Here are some examples to demonstrate.

<!-- Just an image -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
	<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
		<img src="..." width="30" height="30" alt="">
	</a>
</nav>
<!-- Image and text -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
	<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
		<img src="..." width="30" height="30" class="d-inline-block align-top" alt="">
		Logo
	</a>
</nav>

Forms

Place various form controls and components within a navbar.

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-light">
	<form class="d-flex ms-auto">
		<input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
		<button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</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">
	<span class="navbar-text">
		Navbar text with an inline element
	</span>
</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-dark bg-dark">
	<!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-primary">
	<!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

<nav class="navbar navbar-light bg-danger">
	<!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

Toggler

Below the example of toggler

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
	<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
	<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarTogglerDemo02" aria-controls="navbarTogglerDemo02" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
		<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
	</button>

	<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarTogglerDemo02">
		<ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mt-2 mt-lg-0">
			<li class="nav-item active">
				<a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span></a>
			</li>
			<li class="nav-item">
				<a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
			</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-sm-2" type="search" placeholder="Search">
			<button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
		</form>
	</div>
</nav>