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

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