Navigation in Bootstrap
From the Bootstrap 5 cheat sheet · Components · verified Jul 2026
Navigation
Navigation components
html
<!-- Basic Navbar -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-light">
<div class="container">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>💡 Use navbar-expand-* to control when navbar collapses
⚡ ms-auto pushes nav items to the right
📌 Offcanvas provides mobile-friendly slide-out navigation
🔥 Fixed-top requires padding-top on body element