How TO - Centered Top Navigation
Learn how to create a navigation bar with a centered link/logo.
Centered Menu Link
Create a Top Navigation Bar
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Top navigation -->
<div class="topnav">
<!-- Centered
link -->
<div class="topnav-centered">
<a href="#home"
class="active">Home</a>
</div>
<!-- Left-aligned links
(default) -->
<a href="#news">News</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
<!-- Right-aligned links -->
<div class="topnav-right">
<a href="#search">Search</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
</div>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/*
Add a black background color to the top navigation */
.topnav {
position: relative;
background-color: #333;
overflow: hidden;
}
/*
Style the links inside the navigation bar */
.topnav a {
float:
left;
color: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size:
17px;
}
/* Change the color of links on hover */
.topnav a:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
color: black;
}
/* Add
a color to the active/current link */
.topnav a.active {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
/* Centered
section inside the top navigation */
.topnav-centered a {
float:
none;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
/*
Right-aligned section inside the top navigation */
.topnav-right {
float: right;
}
/* Responsive navigation menu - display links on top
of each other instead of next to each other (for mobile devices) */
@media
screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.topnav a, .topnav-right {
float: none;
display: block;
}
.topnav-centered
a {
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
transform: none;
}
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: To create mobile-friendly, responsive navigation bars, read our How To - Responsive Top Navigation tutorial.
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.
