HTML <nav> Tag

Description

The <nav> HTML element defines the navigation on the site. If there are several link blocks on the page, then priority links are usually placed in the <nav>. It is also acceptable to use multiple <nav> elements in the document. Do not embed <nav> inside the <address> element.

Properties

Permitted Parents

Any element that accepts flow content

Content

Block, inline and text

Start/End Tags

Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

<nav>

  <a href="/">Home</a> |

  <a href="/css-validator/">CSS Validator</a> |

  <a href="/html-tags/">HTML Tags</a> |

  <a href="/contact.php">Contact</a>

</nav>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <nav> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <nav> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop
9	Yes	5	4	11.1	4.1
Tablets / Mobile
Yes	Yes	4	11.1	4.2	Yes