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The HTML <nav> element (HTML Navigation Element) represents a section of a page that links to other pages or to parts within the page: a section with navigation links.
Usage notes:
- Not all links of a document must be in a
<nav>element, which is intended only for major block of navigation links; typically the<footer>element often has a list of links that don't need to be in a<nav>element. - A document may have several
<nav>elements, for example, one for site navigation and one for intra-page navigation. - User agents, such as screen readers targeting disabled users, can use this element to determine whether to omit the initial rendering of this content.
| Content categories | Flow content, sectioning content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts flow content. |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<nav>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change since latest W3C snapshot. |
| HTML5 The definition of '<nav>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 5 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.10 | 4.1 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 2.2 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 (iOS 4.2) |
See also
- Other section-related elements:
<body>,<article>,<section>,<aside>,<h1>,<h2>,<h3>,<h4>,<h5>,<h6>,<hgroup>,<header>,<footer>,<address>; - Sections and outlines of an HTML5 document.