Navigation & Semantics

HTML <nav> Tag

The <nav> tag defines a set of navigation links.

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Definition and Usage

The <nav> tag defines a set of navigation links.

Standard Syntax:<nav>...</nav>

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HTML <nav> Example

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Try it Yourself

Live code demonstration for the <nav> tag. Click "Try it Yourself" to edit and experiment in real time.

<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<nav>

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 </nav>
</div>

Attributes for <nav>

0 Supported Attributes

The <nav> tag does not have tag-specific attributes. It supports all standard Global Attributes.

Global Attributes

The <nav> tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.

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Event Attributes

The <nav> tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.

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