How TO - Navbar with Icons

Learn how to create a responsive navigation menu with icons, using CSS.

Navigation Bar With Icons

Create A Responsive Navbar with Icons

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">

<div class="navbar">
<a class="active" href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-home"></i> Home</a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i> Search</a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-envelope"></i> Contact</a>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-user"></i> Login</a>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Style the navigation bar */
.navbar {
width: 100%;
background-color: #555;
overflow: auto;
}

/* Navbar links */
.navbar a {
float: left;
text-align: center;
padding: 12px;
color: white;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

/* Navbar links on mouse-over */
.navbar a:hover {
background-color: #000;
}

/* Current/active navbar link */
.active {
background-color: #04AA6D;
}

/* Add responsiveness - will automatically display the navbar vertically instead of horizontally on screens less than 500 pixels */
@media screen and (max-width: 500px) {
.navbar a {
float: none;
display: block;
}
}

Try it Yourself »

Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.

Tip: If you want to create a navigation bar that only contains icons, read our How To - Icon Bar Tutorial.

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