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Navbar

Documentation and examples for Bootstrap's powerful, responsive navigation header. The navbar includes support for branding, navigation, and more with built-in offcanvas for mobile.

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How it works

Here's what you need to know before getting started with the navbar:

  • Navbars require a wrapping .navbar with .navbar-expand-{breakpoint} for responsive collapsing and color scheme classes.
  • Navbars and their contents are fluid by default. Change the container to limit their horizontal width in different ways.
  • Use our margin, padding, and flex utility classes for controlling spacing and alignment within navbars.
  • Navbars are responsive by default using our offcanvas component. On mobile, navigation links slide in from the side as a drawer.
  • Ensure accessibility by using a <nav> element or, if using a more generic element such as a <div>, add a role="navigation" to every navbar to explicitly identify it as a landmark region for users of assistive technologies.
  • Indicate the current item by using aria-current="page" for the current page or aria-current="true" for the current item in a set.

The animation effect of this component is dependent on the prefers-reduced-motion media query. See the reduced motion section of our accessibility documentation.

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 offcanvas plugin and other navigation toggling behaviors.
  • Flex and spacing utilities for any form controls and actions.
  • .navbar-text for adding vertically centered strings of text.

Here's an example of all the sub-components included in a responsive light-themed navbar that automatically shows an offcanvas drawer at the lg (large) breakpoint.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-1">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarOffcanvas" aria-controls="navbarOffcanvas" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarOffcanvas" aria-labelledby="navbarOffcanvasLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarOffcanvasLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body mb-2 mb-md-0">
        <ul class="nav navbar-nav me-auto">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item dropdown">
            <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
              Dropdown
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
              <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
          </li>
        </ul>
        <form class="d-flex" role="search">
          <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
          <button class="btn btn-icon btn-solid theme-secondary" type="submit">
            <svg class="bi" width="16" height="16"><use href="#search" /></svg>
          </button>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

This example uses background (bg-body-tertiary) and margin (me-auto, mb-2, mb-lg-0, me-2) 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
<!-- As a link -->
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
  </div>
</nav>

<!-- As a heading -->
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <span class="navbar-brand mb-0 h1">Navbar</span>
  </div>
</nav>

Image

You can replace the text within the .navbar-brand with an <img>.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
      <img src="/docs/5.3/assets/brand/bootstrap-logo.svg" alt="Bootstrap" width="30" height="24">
    </a>
  </div>
</nav>

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 <img>.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
      <img src="/docs/5.3/assets/brand/bootstrap-logo.svg" alt="Logo" width="30" height="24" class="d-inline-block align-text-top">
      Bootstrap
    </a>
  </div>
</nav>

Navbar navigation links build on our .nav options with their own modifier class and require the use of toggler classes 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.

Please note that you should also add the aria-current attribute on the active .nav-link.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarNav" aria-labelledby="navbarNavLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarNavLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

And because we use classes for our navs, you can avoid the list-based approach entirely if you like.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-labelledby="navbarNavAltMarkupLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarNavAltMarkupLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <div class="nav nav-pills navbar-nav">
          <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
          <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
          <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
          <a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

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
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarNavDropdown" aria-controls="navbarNavDropdown" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarNavDropdown" aria-labelledby="navbarNavDropdownLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarNavDropdownLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item dropdown">
            <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
              Dropdown link
            </a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
              <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Forms

Place various form controls and components within a navbar:

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <form class="d-flex" role="search">
      <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
      <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
    </form>
  </div>
</nav>

Immediate child elements of .navbar use flex layout and will default to justify-content: space-between. Use additional flex utilities as needed to adjust this behavior.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand">Navbar</a>
    <form class="d-flex" role="search">
      <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
      <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
    </form>
  </div>
</nav>

Input groups work, too. If your navbar is an entire form, or mostly a form, you can use the <form> element as the container and save some HTML.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <form class="container-fluid">
    <div class="input-group">
      <span class="input-group-text" id="basic-addon1">@</span>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Username" aria-label="Username" aria-describedby="basic-addon1"/>
    </div>
  </form>
</nav>

Various buttons are supported as part of these navbar forms, too. This is also a great reminder that vertical alignment utilities can be used to align different sized elements.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <form class="container-fluid justify-content-start">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-success me-2" type="button">Main button</button>
    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Smaller button</button>
  </form>
</nav>

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
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <span class="navbar-text">
      Navbar text with an inline element
    </span>
  </div>
</nav>

Mix and match with other components and utilities as needed.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar w/ text</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarText" aria-controls="navbarText" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarText" aria-labelledby="navbarTextLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarTextLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-md-0">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
          </li>
        </ul>
        <span class="navbar-text">
          Navbar text with an inline element
        </span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Color schemes

Navbar themes are easier than ever thanks to Bootstrap's combination of Sass and CSS variables. The default is our "light navbar" for use with light background colors, but you can also apply data-bs-theme="dark" to the .navbar parent for dark background colors. Then, customize with .bg-* and additional utilities.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-body border-bottom border-body" data-bs-theme="dark">
  <!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

<nav class="navbar bg-primary" data-bs-theme="dark">
  <!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

<nav class="navbar" style="background-color: #e3f2fd;" data-bs-theme="light">
  <!-- Navbar content -->
</nav>

Containers

Although it's not required, you can wrap a navbar in a .container to center it on a page–though note that an inner container is still required. Or you can add a container inside the .navbar to only center the contents of a fixed or static top navbar.

HTML
<div class="container">
  <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-1 fg-2">
    <div class="container-fluid">
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    </div>
  </nav>
</div>

Use any of the responsive containers to change how wide the content in your navbar is presented.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-md">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
  </div>
</nav>

Placement

Use our position utilities to place navbars in non-static positions. Choose from fixed to the top, fixed to the bottom, stickied to the top (scrolls with the page until it reaches the top, then stays there), or stickied to the bottom (scrolls with the page until it reaches the bottom, 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 <body>) to prevent overlap with other elements.

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Default</a>
  </div>
</nav>

Responsive behaviors

Navbars can use .navbar-toggler, and .navbar-expand-lg{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-2xl} classes to determine when their content appears in an offcanvas drawer or inline. In combination with other utilities, you can easily choose when to show or hide particular elements.

For navbars that never collapse, add the .navbar-expand-lg class on the navbar. For navbars that always show the offcanvas drawer, don't add any .navbar-expand-lg class.

Offcanvas drawer

By default, navbars use the offcanvas component for their responsive behavior. This provides a modern drawer-style menu that slides in from any side of the screen.

Drawer placement

You can customize which side the drawer appears from using offcanvas placement classes:

  • .offcanvas-start - slides in from the left (or right in RTL)
  • .offcanvas-end - slides in from the right (or left in RTL)
  • .offcanvas-top - slides in from the top
  • .offcanvas-bottom - slides in from the bottom

These examples omit the .navbar-expand-lg-* class to always show the drawer behavior. Click the toggler to see the drawer slide in from different directions.

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Left Drawer</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarLeftDrawer" aria-controls="navbarLeftDrawer" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-start" tabindex="-1" id="navbarLeftDrawer" aria-labelledby="navbarLeftDrawerLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarLeftDrawerLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-md-0">
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a></li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>
HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Top Drawer</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarTopDrawer" aria-controls="navbarTopDrawer" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-top" tabindex="-1" id="navbarTopDrawer" aria-labelledby="navbarTopDrawerLabel">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarTopDrawerLabel">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-md-0">
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a></li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Toggler

Navbar togglers are left-aligned by default, but should they follow a sibling element like a .navbar-brand, they'll automatically be aligned to the far right. Reversing your markup will reverse the placement of the toggler.

These examples omit the .navbar-expand-lg-* class to always show the collapsed state with the toggler visible. Click the toggler to open the offcanvas drawer.

With no .navbar-brand shown (hidden inside the drawer):

HTML
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarTogglerDemo01" aria-controls="navbarTogglerDemo01" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarTogglerDemo01" aria-labelledby="navbarTogglerDemo01Label">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarTogglerDemo01Label">Hidden brand</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Hidden brand</a>
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-md-0">
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a></li>
        </ul>
        <form class="d-flex" role="search">
          <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
          <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

With a brand name shown on the left and toggler on the right:

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarTogglerDemo02" aria-controls="navbarTogglerDemo02" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarTogglerDemo02" aria-labelledby="navbarTogglerDemo02Label">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarTogglerDemo02Label">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2">
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a></li>
        </ul>
        <form class="d-flex" role="search">
          <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
          <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

With a toggler on the left and brand name on the right:

HTML
<nav class="navbar bg-1 fg-2">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarTogglerDemo03" aria-controls="navbarTogglerDemo03" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <div class="offcanvas offcanvas-end" tabindex="-1" id="navbarTogglerDemo03" aria-labelledby="navbarTogglerDemo03Label">
      <div class="offcanvas-header">
        <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarTogglerDemo03Label">Menu</h5>
        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
      </div>
      <div class="offcanvas-body">
        <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2">
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a></li>
          <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a></li>
        </ul>
        <form class="d-flex" role="search">
          <input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search"/>
          <button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

External content

Sometimes you want to use the offcanvas plugin to trigger a container element for content that structurally sits outside of the .navbar. Because our plugin works on the id and data-bs-target matching, that's easily done!

HTML
<div class="offcanvas offcanvas-top" tabindex="-1" id="navbarToggleExternalContent" data-bs-theme="dark" aria-labelledby="navbarToggleExternalContentLabel">
  <div class="offcanvas-header">
    <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="navbarToggleExternalContentLabel">Collapsed content</h5>
    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="offcanvas" aria-label="Close">
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="20" height="20" fill="none">
      <path fill="currentcolor" d="M12 0a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v8a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4zm-.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L8 7.293 5.354 4.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L7.293 8l-2.647 2.647a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.707L8 8.707l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 1 0 .707-.707L8.707 8l2.646-2.646a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708z"/>
    </svg>
    </button>
  </div>
  <div class="offcanvas-body">
    <span class="text-body-secondary">Toggleable via the navbar toggler.</span>
  </div>
</div>
<nav class="navbar bg-body" data-bs-theme="dark">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" data-bs-target="#navbarToggleExternalContent" aria-controls="navbarToggleExternalContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
      <svg class="navbar-toggler-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M1 3.5h14M1 8h14M1 12.5h14"/></svg>
    </button>
  </div>
</nav>

When you do this, we recommend including additional JavaScript to move the focus programmatically to the container when it is opened. Otherwise, keyboard users and users of assistive technologies will likely have a hard time finding the newly revealed content - particularly if the container that was opened comes before the toggler in the document's structure. We also recommend making sure that the toggler has the aria-controls attribute, pointing to the id of the content container. In theory, this allows assistive technology users to jump directly from the toggler to the container it controls–but support for this is currently quite patchy.

CSS

Variables

Navbars use local CSS variables on .navbar for real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

SCSS
// stylelint-disable-next-line scss/at-function-named-arguments
--navbar-padding-x: #{if(sass($navbar-padding-x == null): 0; else: $navbar-padding-x)};
--navbar-padding-y: #{$navbar-padding-y};
--navbar-color: #{$navbar-light-color};
--navbar-hover-color: #{$navbar-light-hover-color};
--navbar-disabled-color: #{$navbar-light-disabled-color};
--navbar-active-color: #{$navbar-light-active-color};
--navbar-brand-padding-y: #{$navbar-brand-padding-y};
--navbar-brand-margin-end: #{$navbar-brand-margin-end};
--navbar-brand-font-size: #{$navbar-brand-font-size};
--navbar-brand-color: #{$navbar-light-brand-color};
--navbar-brand-hover-color: #{$navbar-light-brand-hover-color};
--navbar-nav-link-padding-x: #{$navbar-nav-link-padding-x};
--navbar-toggler-width: #{$navbar-toggler-width};
--navbar-toggler-padding-y: #{$navbar-toggler-padding-y};
--navbar-toggler-padding-x: #{$navbar-toggler-padding-x};
--navbar-toggler-font-size: #{$navbar-toggler-font-size};
--navbar-toggler-border-color: #{$navbar-light-toggler-border-color};
--navbar-toggler-border-radius: #{$navbar-toggler-border-radius};
--navbar-toggler-transition: #{$navbar-toggler-transition};

Some additional CSS variables are also present on .navbar-nav:

SCSS
// Set all nav-link variables for self-contained styling
--nav-gap: .25rem;
--nav-link-gap: .5rem;
--nav-link-padding-x: .5rem;
--nav-link-padding-y: .5rem;
--nav-link-color: var(--navbar-color);
--nav-link-hover-color: var(--navbar-hover-color);
--nav-link-hover-bg: transparent;
--nav-link-active-color: var(--navbar-active-color);
--nav-link-active-bg: transparent;
--nav-link-disabled-color: var(--navbar-disabled-color);

Customization through CSS variables can be seen on navbars with data-bs-theme="dark" where we override specific values without adding duplicate CSS selectors.

SCSS
--navbar-color: #{$navbar-dark-color};
--navbar-hover-color: #{$navbar-dark-hover-color};
--navbar-disabled-color: #{$navbar-dark-disabled-color};
--navbar-active-color: #{$navbar-dark-active-color};
--navbar-brand-color: #{$navbar-dark-brand-color};
--navbar-brand-hover-color: #{$navbar-dark-brand-hover-color};
--navbar-toggler-border-color: #{$navbar-dark-toggler-border-color};

Sass variables

Variables for all navbars:

SCSS
$navbar-padding-y:                  $spacer * .25;
$navbar-padding-x:                  null;

$navbar-nav-link-padding-x:         .75rem;

$navbar-brand-font-size:            $font-size-lg;
$navbar-brand-height:               1.5rem;
$navbar-brand-padding-y:            $navbar-brand-height * .5;
$navbar-brand-margin-end:           1rem;

$navbar-toggler-width:              2rem;
$navbar-toggler-padding-y:          .375rem;
$navbar-toggler-padding-x:          .375rem;
$navbar-toggler-font-size:          $font-size-lg;
$navbar-toggler-border-radius:      var(--border-radius);
$navbar-toggler-transition:         box-shadow .15s ease-in-out;

$navbar-light-color:                var(--fg-2);
$navbar-light-hover-color:          var(--fg-1);
$navbar-light-active-color:         var(--fg);
$navbar-light-disabled-color:       var(--fg-3);
$navbar-light-toggler-border-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--fg-body) 15%, transparent);
$navbar-light-brand-color:          $navbar-light-active-color;
$navbar-light-brand-hover-color:    $navbar-light-active-color;

Variables for the dark navbar:

SCSS
$navbar-dark-color:                 rgba($white, .55);
$navbar-dark-hover-color:           rgba($white, .75);
$navbar-dark-active-color:          $white;
$navbar-dark-disabled-color:        rgba($white, .25);
$navbar-dark-toggler-border-color:  rgba($white, .1);
$navbar-dark-brand-color:           $navbar-dark-active-color;
$navbar-dark-brand-hover-color:     $navbar-dark-active-color;

Sass loops

Responsive navbar expand/collapse classes (e.g., .navbar-expand-lg) are combined with the $breakpoints map and generated through a loop in scss/_navbar.scss.

SCSS
// Generate series of `.navbar-expand-*` responsive classes for configuring
// where your navbar collapses and expands. Uses container queries so the
// navbar responds to its own width, not the viewport width.

// Mixin for expanded state styles (applied to descendants)
@mixin navbar-expanded {
  // Style the inner container since we can't style .navbar itself with container queries
  > .container,
  > .container-fluid,
  %navbar-expand-container {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .navbar-nav {
    --nav-link-padding-x: var(--navbar-nav-link-padding-x);
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .navbar-toggler {
    display: none !important; // stylelint-disable-line declaration-no-important
  }

  .offcanvas {
    // stylelint-disable declaration-no-important
    position: static;
    z-index: auto;
    flex-grow: 1;
    width: auto !important;
    height: auto !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    background-color: transparent !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    @include box-shadow(none);
    @include transition(none);
    // stylelint-enable declaration-no-important

    .offcanvas-header {
      display: none;
    }

    .offcanvas-body {
      display: flex;
      flex-grow: 0;
      flex-direction: row;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0;
      overflow-y: visible;
    }
  }
}

// Always expanded (no responsive behavior)
.navbar-expand {
  @include navbar-expanded();

  // Also set on navbar itself for non-responsive case
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

// Responsive navbar expand classes using container queries
@each $breakpoint in map.keys($grid-breakpoints) {
  $next: breakpoint-next($breakpoint, $grid-breakpoints);
  $infix: breakpoint-infix($next, $grid-breakpoints);

  @if $next {
    .navbar-expand#{$infix} {
      @include container-breakpoint-up($next) {
        @include navbar-expanded();
      }
    }
  }
}