How TO - Navbar on Image

Learn how to add a navigation menu on an image with CSS.

How To Create a Navbar on Image

Step 1) Add HTML:

Create a navigation bar:

Example

<div class="bg-img">
<div class="container">
    <div class="topnav">
      <a href="#home">Home</a>
      <a href="#news">News</a>
      <a href="#contact">Contact</a>
      <a href="#about">About</a>
    </div>
</div>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Style the navigation bar:

Example

.bg-img {
/* The image used */
background-image: url("img_nature.jpg");

min-height: 380px;

/* Center and scale the image nicely */
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;

/* Needed to position the navbar */
position: relative;
}

/* Position the navbar container inside the image */
.container {
position: absolute;
margin: 20px;
width: auto;
}

/* The navbar */
.topnav {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #333;
}

/* Navbar links */
.topnav a {
float: left;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

.topnav a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}

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