HTML center nav bar

Question

How can I center my nav bar, but still appear as a line in the top of the site? I know i must change something in the css file where li is built, but i can't figure it out. The code is:

<ul>
  <li><a class="active" href="index.html">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 1</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 2</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 3</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 4</a></li>
</ul>

And the css file is like:

ul {
  display: inline-block;
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #333;
}

li {
  float: left;
}

li a {
  display: block;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

li a:hover:not(.active) {
  background-color: #111;
}

.active {
  background-color: #791519;
}

Answer 1

I would wrap it in an NAV tag and set on the NAV tag text-align to center.

nav {
  text-align:center;
}
ul {
  display: inline-block;
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #333;
  margin:0 auto;

}


<nav>
<ul>
  <li><a class="active" href="index.html">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 1</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 2</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 3</a></li>
  <li><a href="index.html">Tab 4</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>

Example

Answer 2

I recommend using Flex Box :

 ul { display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: stretch; list-style-type: none; width:100%; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; background-color: #333; } li{ flex-grow: 1; } li a { display: block; color: white; text-align: center; padding: 14px 16px; text-decoration: none; } li a:hover:not(.active) { background-color: #111; } .active { background-color: #791519; } 

 <ul> <li><a class="active" href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 1</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 2</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 3</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 4</a></li> </ul> 

Answer 3

Maybe this (add wrap and text-align: center):

 .center { margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } ul { display: inline-block; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; background-color: #333; } li { float: left; } li a { display: block; color: white; text-align: center; padding: 14px 16px; text-decoration: none; } li a:hover:not(.active) { background-color: #111; } .active { background-color: #791519; } 

 <div class="center"> <ul> <li><a class="active" href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 1</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 2</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 3</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 4</a></li> </ul> </div> 

Answer 4

You can make this by changing the position of ul Check the following css changes for ul

 ul { display: inline-block; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; background-color: #333; position:relative; left:100px; } li { float: left; } li a { display: block; color: white; text-align: center; padding: 14px 16px; text-decoration: none; } li a:hover:not(.active) { background-color: #111; } .active { background-color: #791519; } 

 <ul> <li><a class="active" href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 1</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 2</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 3</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Tab 4</a></li> </ul> 

Hope this helps