Bootstrap align navbar items to the right
Bootstrap 5 (update 2021)
In Bootstrap 5 (see this question), ml-auto
has been replaced with ms-auto
to represent start
instead of left
. Since the Navbar is still based on flexbox, auto margins OR flexbox utility classes are still used to align Navbar content.
For example, use me-auto
...
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarContent">
<ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false"> Menu </a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
Bootstrap 5 right align Navbar content
Bootstrap 4 (original answer)
Bootstrap has many different ways to align navbar items. float-right
won't work because the navbar is now flexbox
.
You can use mr-auto
for auto right margin on the 1st (left) navbar-nav
.
Alternatively, ml-auto
could be used on the 2nd (right) navbar-nav
, or if you just have a single navbar-nav
.
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
<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>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Login</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Register</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
https://codeply.com/go/P0G393rzfm
There are also flexbox utils. For example use justify-content-end
on the collapse menu:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-dark">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse justify-content-end" id="navbarNav">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Contact</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Download</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
Or when you have 2 navbar-nav
s, use justify-content-between
in navbar-collapse
would work to even the space between the navbar-navs:
<div class="navbar-collapse collapse justify-content-between">
<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
..
</ul>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
..
</ul>
</div>
Update for Bootstrap 4.0 and newer
As of Bootstrap 4 beta, ml-auto
will still work to push items to the right. Just be aware the the navbar-toggleable-
classes have changed to navbar-expand-*
Updated navbar right for Bootstrap 4
Another frequent Bootstrap 4 Navbar right alignment scenario includes a button on the right that remains outside the mobile collapse nav so that it is always shown at all widths.
Right align button that is always visible
Related: Bootstrap NavBar with left, center or right aligned items
How to align nav items to the right in Bootstrap 5?
The code from my example Codeply is using Bootstrap 4, but your code is using Bootstrap 5 beta. If you take a look at the new Bootstrap 5 spacing utility classes you'll see that...
l
(left) has been replaced withs
(start)r
(right) has been replaced withe
(end)
Why margin left (ml-*) is not working in Bootstrap 5?
ml-auto
no longer exists, and the Bootstrap 5 equivalent would be ms-auto
:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="d-flex flex-grow-1">
<span class="w-100 d-lg-none d-block">
<!-- hidden spacer to center brand on mobile --></span>
<a class="navbar-brand d-none d-lg-inline-block" href="#"> Navbar 6 </a>
<a class="navbar-brand-two mx-auto d-lg-none d-inline-block" href="#">
<img src="//placehold.it/40?text=LOGO" alt="logo">
</a>
<div class="w-100 text-right">
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#myNavbar">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
</div>
</div>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse flex-grow-1 text-right" id="myNavbar">
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto flex-nowrap">
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-link m-2 menu-item nav-active">Our Solution</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-link m-2 menu-item">How We Help</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-link m-2 menu-item">Blog</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a href="#" class="nav-link m-2 menu-item">Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
Demo: https://codeply.com/p/zzFC5XoyUm
Why margin right (mr-*) is not working in Bootstrap 5?
Additionally, mr-auto
has been replaced with me-auto
.
Here you can read why Bootstrap 5 uses the start
and end
approach to improve RTL support since left
and right
are absolute, while start
and end
are relative.
The flexbox utils such as justify-content-end
can also be used as explained here
React bootstrap Navbar: How to right align a navbar item
The below code solved my issue of alignment.
var NavMenu = React.createClass({
render: function(){
var links = this.props.links.reduce(function(acc, current){
current.dropdown ? acc.rightNav.push(current) : acc.leftNav.push(current);
return acc;
}, { leftNav: [], rightNav: [] });
return (
<div>
<ul className="nav navbar-nav">
{links.leftNav.map( function(link) {
return <NavLink key={link.text} linkTo={link.linkTo} text={link.text} active={link.active} />
})}
</ul>
{
links.rightNav.length > 0 ?
<ul className="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
{
links.rightNav.map( function(link) {
return <NavLinkDropdown key={link.text} links={link.links} text={link.text} active={link.active} />
})
}
</ul> : false
}
</div>
);
}
});
Bootstrap 5: NAV items do not align to the right
I think you are looking for something like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.5.0/font/bootstrap-icons.css" />
<title>Investigation Management and Alert Site</title>
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
Investigation Management and Alert Site
</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-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="#">Inspections</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">About Us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">
<i class="bi bi-person-fill"></i>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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