How do you align Bootstrap 5 navbar items to the right? In Bootstrap 3 it's navbar-right. In Bootstrap 4 it's ml-auto. But not work for Bootstrap 5.
How do you align Bootstrap 5 navbar items to the right? In Bootstrap 3 it's navbar-right. In Bootstrap 4 it's ml-auto. But not work for Bootstrap 5.
Bootstrap 5 (update 2021)
As of Bootstrap 5 beta, left and right have been replaced by start and end for RTL support. Therefore the margin utilities changed for Bootstrap 5 beta:
ml-auto => ms-auto (start)mr-auto => me-auto (end)Also note, all uses of left and right have been replaced with start and end in Bootstrap 5...
Bootstrap 5 alpha (original answer)
This question was asked for Bootstrap 5 alpha, and therefore ml-auto should still work.
I changed mr to ms and it worked for me, this is the best solution.
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
You need to use ms-auto instead of ml-auto in bootstrap 5.
Horizontal direction sensitive variables, utilities and mixins are renamed with more logical names — start and end in lieu of left and right in Bootstrap 5.
.left-* and .right-* to .start-* and .end-*..float-left and .float-right to .float-start and .float-end..border-left and .border-right to .border-start and
.border-end..rounded-left and .rounded-right to .rounded-start and
.rounded-end..ml-* and .mr-* to .ms-* and .me-*..pl-* and .pr-* to .ps-* and .pe-*..text-left and .text-right to .text-start and .text-end.You can see more bootstrap 5 migration details here: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/migration/#sass
The justify-content-end class makes the difference.
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse justify-content-end" id="navbarResponsive">
This question is already answered here
For more clarification, as per Bootstrap 5 documentation, some utilities are renamed. including left and right.
left ==> start
right ==> end
therefore
ml has changed to ms
mr has changed to me
so right now:
ml-auto ==> ms-auto
mr-auto ==> me-auto
you can see this here in bootstrap documentation
Therefore, if you want your navbar items to be aligned "right", you have to put:
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarScroll">
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
It is the same as Bootstrap 4 you should use ml-auto. Here is a snippet from. Navbar Bootstrap 5 offical
And here is the official home page for Bootstrap 5
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/5.0.0-alpha1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-r4NyP46KrjDleawBgD5tp8Y7UzmLA05oM1iAEQ17CSuDqnUK2+k9luXQOfXJCJ4I" crossorigin="anonymous">
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-dark">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse " id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
<!-- ml-auto still works just fine-->
<div class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
<a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
<a class="nav-link disabled" href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
<!--bootstrap 5 -->
<!-- JavaScript and dependencies -->
<script src=" https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/popper.js@1.16.0/dist/umd/popper.min.js " integrity=" sha384-Q6E9RHvbIyZFJoft+2mJbHaEWldlvI9IOYy5n3zV9zzTtmI3UksdQRVvoxMfooAo " crossorigin=" anonymous "></script>
<script src=" https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/5.0.0-alpha1/js/bootstrap.min.js " integrity=" sha384-oesi62hOLfzrys4LxRF63OJCXdXDipiYWBnvTl9Y9/TRlw5xlKIEHpNyvvDShgf/ " crossorigin=" anonymous "></script>
The question was asked when bootstrap 5 was in alpha. But right now we have beta out and they did change the naming to be margin-start and margin-end
Renamed .ml-* and .mr-* to .ms-* and .me-*
Renamed .pl-* and .pr-* to.ps-* and .pe-*
So the answer should be like this:
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-giJF6kkoqNQ00vy+HMDP7azOuL0xtbfIcaT9wjKHr8RbDVddVHyTfAAsrekwKmP1" crossorigin="anonymous">
<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-dark">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand">Navbar</a>
<form class="d-flex">
<input class="form-control me-2" type="search" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
<button class="btn btn-outline-success" type="submit">Search</button>
</form>
</div>
</nav>
<!--bootstrap 5 -->
<!-- JavaScript and dependencies -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ygbV9kiqUc6oa4msXn9868pTtWMgiQaeYH7/t7LECLbyPA2x65Kgf80OJFdroafW" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
I gave my <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navLinks"> an #id. then in css, I used the id to #navLinks {justify-content:flex-end;}. Workred fine. Just run the code and do full page.
body {
background: #f5d9d5;
}
#navLinks {
justify-content: flex-end;
}
#home, #about, #portfolio, #testimonials {
margin: 2em 1em 0 1em;
font-size: large;
}
#brand_name {
font-size: 1.75em;
font-weight: 500;
padding-top: 4vh;
}
#bavbar-button {
align-items: flex-end;
}
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<!-- Required meta tags -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-BmbxuPwQa2lc/FVzBcNJ7UAyJxM6wuqIj61tLrc4wSX0szH/Ev+nYRRuWlolflfl" crossorigin="anonymous">
<!--Custom CSS-->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="KT.css">
<title>My_portofolio_home</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<!--navbar as a link-->
<nav id="mainNavbar" class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#" target="_blank" id="brand_name">AI</a>
<!--toggle_button-->
<button class="navbar-toggler" id="navbar-button" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navLinks" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<!--navbar options/buttons-->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navLinks">
<div class="navbar-nav">
<a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="" id="home">Home</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="#" id="about">About</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="KT_portfolio.html" id="portfolio">Portfolio</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="KT_testimonials.html" id="testimonials">Testimonials</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</header>
<!-- Optional JavaScript -->
<!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@popperjs/core@2.6.0/dist/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-KsvD1yqQ1/1+IA7gi3P0tyJcT3vR+NdBTt13hSJ2lnve8agRGXTTyNaBYmCR/Nwi" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta2/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-nsg8ua9HAw1y0W1btsyWgBklPnCUAFLuTMS2G72MMONqmOymq585AcH49TLBQObG" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>
As an alternative approach, you can try flex:
<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-dark d-flex justify-content-end">
"dependencies": { "bootstrap": "^5.1.3", "next": "12.1.4", "node-sass": "^7.0.1", "react": "18.0.0", "react-bootstrap": "^2.2.3", "react-dom": "18.0.0" },
first option
<Navbar.Collapse id="basic-navbar-nav" className="justify-content-end">
<Nav>
<Link href="/" passHref>
<Nav.Link>Home</Nav.Link>
</Link>
</Nav>
</Navbar.Collapse>
className="justify-content-end"
or second option
<Navbar.Collapse id="basic-navbar-nav">
<Nav className="ms-auto">
<Link href="/" passHref>
<Nav.Link>Home</Nav.Link>
</Link>
</Nav>
</Navbar.Collapse>
className="ms-auto"
This one worked fine for me,
check this out :
<ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
I have used d-flex for right side alignment
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-
scale=1">
<title>Bootstrap demo</title>
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.2.0/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-gH2yIJqKdNHPEq0n4Mqa/HGKIhSkIHeL5AyhkYV8i59U5AR6csBvApHHNl/vI1Bx" crossorigin="anonymous">
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
<ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li>
<hr class="dropdown-divider">
</li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link disabled">Disabled</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="d-flex">
<ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" aria-current="page" href="#">Right link 1</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Right link 2</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.2.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-A3rJD856KowSb7dwlZdYEkO39Gagi7vIsF0jrRAoQmDKKtQBHUuLZ9AsSv4jD4Xa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>