# Bootstrap 5 Navbar Bootstrap 5 navbar examples for AdminKit: brand, nav links, dropdowns, responsive collapse with .navbar-expand, color schemes and placement. ## Supported content Navbars come with built-in support for a handful of sub-components. Choose from the following as needed: - `.navbar-brand` for your company, product, or project name. - `.navbar-nav` for a full-height and lightweight navigation (including support for dropdowns). - `.navbar-toggler` for use with our collapse plugin and other [navigation toggling](#responsive-behaviors) behaviors. - Flex and spacing utilities for any form controls and actions. - `.navbar-text` for adding vertically centered strings of text. - `.collapse.navbar-collapse` for grouping and hiding navbar contents by a parent breakpoint. - Add an optional `.navbar-scroll` to set a `max-height` and [scroll expanded navbar content](#scrolling). Here's an example of all the sub-components included in a responsive light-themed navbar that automatically collapses at the `lg` (large) breakpoint. ```html ``` This example uses [background](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/background/) (`bg-light`) and [spacing](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/spacing/) (`my-2`, `my-lg-0`, `me-sm-0`, `my-sm-0`) utility classes. ### 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. ```html ``` #### Image You can replace the text within the `.navbar-brand` with an ``. ```html ``` #### 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 ``. ```html ``` ### Nav Navbar navigation links build on our `.nav` options with their own modifier class and require the use of [toggler classes](#toggler) 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. Add the `.active` class on `.nav-link` to indicate the current page. Also add the `aria-current` attribute on the active `.nav-link`. ```html ``` And because we use classes for our navs, you can avoid the list-based approach entirely if you like. ```html ``` 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. ```html ``` ### Forms Place various form controls and components within a navbar: ```html ``` Input groups work, too. If your navbar is an entire form, or mostly a form, you can use the `
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``` Various buttons are supported as part of these navbar forms, too. Vertical alignment utilities can align elements of different sizes. ```html ``` ### 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. ```html ``` Mix and match with other components and utilities as needed. ```html ``` ## Color schemes Theme the navbar with a 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. ```html ``` ## Placement Use our [position utilities](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/position/) to place navbars in non-static positions. Choose from fixed to the top, fixed to the bottom, or stickied to the top (scrolls with the page until it reaches the top, then stays there). Fixed navbars use `position: fixed`, meaning they're pulled from the normal flow of the DOM and may require custom CSS (e.g., `padding-top` on the ``) to prevent overlap with other elements. ```html ``` ```html ``` ```html ``` ```html ``` ## About Before you use the navbar, note the following: - Navbars require a wrapping `.navbar` with `.navbar-expand{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}` for responsive collapsing and [color scheme](#color-schemes) classes. - Navbars and their contents are fluid by default. Change the [container](#containers) to limit their horizontal width in different ways. - Use our [spacing](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/spacing/) and [flex](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/flex/) utility classes for controlling spacing and alignment within navbars. - Navbars are responsive by default, but you can modify them to change that. Responsive behavior depends on our Collapse JavaScript plugin. - Ensure accessibility by using a `