Reputation: 496
I'm having trouble centering my content in the bootstrap nav-bar. I'm using bootstrap 4. I've read many posts, but the bootstrap 4 or methods used will not work with my code! I'm really frustrated, so this is like my last noption. Any help would be appreciated!
<div class="container">
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-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 justify-content-center">
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">About Us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Shopping</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">News</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Help</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
Upvotes: 0
Views: 748
Reputation: 1576
You should wrap the children of the nav
tag in a div
with classes: mx-auto and d-flex
to achieve a fully centred navbar.
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="container">
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="mx-auto d-flex">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-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 active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">About Us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Shopping</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">News</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Help</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
See codeply
Upvotes: 3