Center Navbar in Twitter Bootstrap 2.0

Center the nav in Twitter Bootstrap

Possible duplicate of Modify twitter bootstrap navbar.
I guess this is what you are looking for (copied):

.navbar .nav,
.navbar .nav > li {
  float:none;
  display:inline-block;
  *display:inline; /* ie7 fix */
  *zoom:1; /* hasLayout ie7 trigger */
  vertical-align: top;
}

.navbar-inner {
  text-align:center;
}

As stated in the linked answer, you should make a new class with these properties and add it to the nav div.

Twitter 2.0 bootstrap navbar center

Breaking from the comments, using a .container-fluid container creates the undesired effect of the navbar being stretched, this can be avoided by replacing it with a .container fixed container instead.

twitter bootstrap -- center brand in nav bar

Couple ways to center, you might have to try each:

Setting auto-margins:

.brand { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

Or using a known width (200px example) of an absolute positioned element:

.brand { left: 50%; margin-left: -100px; }

Twitter Bootstrap - center navbar when responsive to two rows

If you want to keep menu in center avoid using float. Check if this helps you.

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .navbar-nav>li {
    float: none;
    display: inline-block;
    }
}

Center an element in Bootstrap Navbar

In Bootstrap 4, there is a new utility known as .mx-auto. You just need to specify the width of the centered element.

Ref: http://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/utilities/spacing/#horizontal-centering

Diffferent from Bass Jobsen's answer, which is a relative center to the elements on both ends, the following example is absolute centered.

Here's the HTML:

<nav class="navbar bg-faded">
  <div class="container">
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-sm-left">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 1</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 2</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 3</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 4</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-logo mx-auto">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Brand</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-sm-right">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 5</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link 6</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</nav>

And CSS:

.navbar-logo {
  width: 90px;
}

How can I center Twitter-Bootstrap 3 navbar links?

Bootstrap 3 has a nav-justified class that can be used on nav. No extra CSS required:

<div class="container">
  <h3 class="text-muted">Project name</h3>
  <ul class="nav nav-justified">
    <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Projects</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Downloads</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

Demo: http://bootply.com/72519

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Based on the comments, to have full-width centered links using the navbar-nav class, use flexbox...

.navbar-center {
    width:100%;
    display: flex;
}
.navbar-center>li {
    flex:1 1 auto;
}

<div class="navbar navbar-default">
    <div class="container">
        <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-center text-center">
            <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">More</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Options</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>

https://www.codeply.com/go/6ZE3obnpuP

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Also see
Bootstrap NavBar with left, center or right aligned items

Center Navbar in Bootstrap

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