Navbar

Documentation and examples for Bootstrap's powerful, responsive navigation header, the navbar. Includes support for branding, navigation, and more, including support for our collapse plugin.

import {BaseNav} from '@/components'

Global usage

Vue.component(BaseNav.name, BaseNav)

For local usage

export default {
  components: {
    BaseNav
  }
}

How it works

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

  • Navbars require a wrapping .navbar with .navbar-expand{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl} for responsive collapsing and color scheme classes.
  • Navbars and their contents are fluid by default. Use optional containers to limit their horizontal width.
  • Use our spacing and flex utility classes for controlling spacing and alignment within navbars.
  • Navbars are responsive by default, but you can easily modify them to change that. Responsive behavior depends on our Collapse JavaScript plugin.
  • Navbars are hidden by default when printing. Force them to be printed by adding .d-print to the .navbar. See the display utility class.
  • 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.

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

Active states—with .active —to indicate the current page can be applied directly to .nav-links or their immediate parent .nav-items.

<base-nav type="primary"
        v-model="showMenu1"
        >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>

  <ul class="navbar-nav">
     <li class="nav-item active">
       <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></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>
</base-nav>
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You may also utilize dropdowns in your navbar nav. 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.

<base-nav type="primary"
        v-model="showMenu2"
        >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>

  <ul class="navbar-nav">
     <li class="nav-item active">
       <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></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>
     <base-dropdown tag="li"
                    title="Dropdown link"
                    title-tag="a"
                    title-classes="nav-link"
                    class="nav-item">
                    
      <span slot="title">
        Dropdown link
      </span>             
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
   </base-dropdown>
    
  </ul>
</base-nav>
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Forms

Place various form controls and components within a navbar with .form-inline.

<base-nav type="primary"
        v-model="showMenu3"
        >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>

  <ul class="navbar-nav">
     <li class="nav-item active">
         <a href="#pablo" class="nav-link">link</a>
     </li>
     <li class="nav-item">
         <a href="#pablo" class="nav-link">link</a>
     </li>     
  </ul>
  <form class="form-inline ml-auto" @submit.prevent="onSubmit">
      <base-input class="no-border"
                  v-model="form.input"
                  type="text"
                  placeholder="Search"/>
      <base-button type="link" icon round native-type="submit">
        <i class="tim-icons icon-zoom-split"></i>
      </base-button>
  </form>
</base-nav>
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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.

<base-nav type="primary"
        >
   <span slot="brand" class="navbar-text">
      Navbar text with an inline element
    </span>
</base-nav>
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Mix and match with other components and utilities as needed.

<base-nav type="primary"
        v-model="showMenu4">
    <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar w/ text</a>
    
    <ul class="navbar-nav">
      <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></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 ml-auto">
        Navbar text with an inline element
    </span>
</base-nav>
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Color schemes

Theming the navbar has never been easier thanks to the 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 type: "*" prop. You can also add a border top using data-color attribute.

<div>
<base-nav v-for="type in navbarTypes"
        :type="type"
        :key="type"
        v-model="showMenu5"
        >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>

  <ul class="navbar-nav">
      <li class="nav-item active">
         <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home
             <span class="sr-only">(current)</span>
         </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" href="#">About</a>
     </li>
  </ul>
  
  <form  class="form-inline ml-auto" @submit.prevent="">
      <base-input :class="{'no-border': type !== 'white'}"
                  type="text"
                  placeholder="Search"/>
      <base-button :type="type === 'white' ? 'info': 'link'"
                   :class="{'ml-2': type === 'white'}"
                   icon
                   round
                   native-type="submit">
        <i class="tim-icons icon-zoom-split"></i>
      </base-button>
  </form>
</base-nav>
</div>
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Containers

When the container is within your navbar, its horizontal padding is removed at breakpoints lower than your specified expand="{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl}" prop. This ensures we’re not doubling up on padding unnecessarily on lower viewports when your navbar is collapsed.

<base-nav type="success"
        expand="lg"
        container-classes="container"
        >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
</base-nav>
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Placement

Use our position utilities 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 <body>) to prevent overlap with other elements.

Also note that .sticky-top uses position: sticky, which isn’t fully supported in every browser.

<base-nav type="primary" >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Default</a>
</base-nav>
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<base-nav type="primary" class="fixed-top" >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Fixed top</a>
</base-nav>
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<base-nav type="primary" class="fixed-bottom" >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Fixed bottom</a>
</base-nav>
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<base-nav type="primary" class="sticky-top" >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Sticky top</a>
</base-nav>
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Responsive behaviors

Navbars can utilize expand="{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl}" prop to change when their content collapses behind a button. 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 class on the navbar. For navbars that always collapse, simply set expand="" class.

Toggler

By default the base-nav component contains a toggler that appears on lower breakpoints based on expand="{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl}" prop. For example if expand="lg", the toggler will appear on screens lower than lg breakpoint. The content that appears in the toggled menu is the content within these 3 slots

  1. menu slot
  2. menu-before slot
  3. menu-after slot

Below is an example that doesn't display the brand on smaller viewports

<base-nav type="primary" v-model="showMenu6" >
  <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Hidden brand</a>
  <ul class="navbar-nav">
     <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
      </li>
  </ul>
</base-nav>
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With brand name on the left and toggler on the right

<base-nav type="primary" v-model="showMenu7" >
  <a slot="brand" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
  
  <ul class="navbar-nav">
     <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
      </li>
  </ul>
</base-nav>
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BaseNav props

BaseNav Slots

Slot Description
default Default content for navbar. Will appear in navbar menu on small viewports
brand Navbar brand slot
toggle-button Navbar toggle button. Note that providing content for this slot means that you manually have to show/hide navbar menu

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