HTML & XHTML Pocket Reference, 4th Edition

Name

nav — HTML5

Synopsis

<nav> . . . </nav>

Represents a section of the document intended for navigation. Not all lists of links are appropriate for nav, only those that represent major navigation blocks on a page or within a section. The links within a nav element can be to other documents or to other areas within the current document.

Notes

HTML5 only.

Start/End Tags

Required/Required

Attributes

HTML5 Global Attributes

Example

<nav>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="">About us</a></li>
    <li><a href="">Contact</a></li>
    <li><a href="">Home</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>