How TO – Navbar with Icons

Learn how to create a responsive navigation menu with icons, using CSS.

Navigation Bar With Icons

Responsive Navigation Bar with Icons

Try to resize the browser window to see the responsive effect.

Try it Yourself

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css”>
<style>
body {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}

.navbar {
width: 100%;
background-color: #555;
overflow: auto;
}

.navbar a {
float: left;
padding: 12px;
color: white;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 17px;
}

.navbar a:hover {
background-color: #000;
}

.active {
background-color: #04AA6D;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 500px) {
.navbar a {
float: none;
display: block;
}
}
</style>
<body>

<h2>Responsive Navigation Bar with Icons</h2>
<p>Try to resize the browser window to see the responsive effect.</p>

<div>
<a href=”#”><i></i> Home</a>
<a href=”#”><i></i> Search</a>
<a href=”#”><i></i> Contact</a>
<a href=”#”><i></i> Login</a>
</div>

</body>
</html>

Create A Responsive Navbar with Icons

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<!– Load an icon library –>
<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css”>

<div class=”navbar”>
  <a class=”active” href=”#”><i class=”fa fa-fw fa-home”></i> Home</a>
  <a href=”#”><i class=”fa fa-fw fa-search”></i> Search</a>
  <a href=”#”><i class=”fa fa-fw fa-envelope”></i> Contact</a>
  <a href=”#”><i class=”fa fa-fw fa-user”></i> Login</a>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS: