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HTML <nav> tag
HTML <nav> tag is used to represent a section which contains navigation links, either within current document or to another document. Examples of some navigation links are menu, table of contents, indexes, etc.
The <nav> tag is newly added tag in HTML5.
Tips: You can use multiple links within a page, but it’s not necessary to put all the links within
Syntax
Following are some specifications about the HTML <nav> tag
Display | Block |
Start tag/End tag | Both Start and End tag |
Usage | Structural |
Example
Attribute:
Tag-specific attributes:
The <nav> tag does not contain any specific attribute in HTML.
Global attribute:
The <nav> tag supports the global attributes in HTML
Event attribute:
The <nav> tag supports the event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
Element | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Opera | Safari |
<nav> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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