How can I center the brand and split nav links left/right in Bootstrap 5?

Asked on Jun 04, 2025

1 Answer

To center the brand and split the navigation links to the left and right in Bootstrap 5, you can use the `navbar` component with utility classes for alignment. Here's a concise example:

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
            <div class="container-fluid">
                <div class="d-flex justify-content-between w-100">
                    <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto">
                        <li class="nav-item">
                            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Left Link 1</a>
                        </li>
                        <li class="nav-item">
                            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Left Link 2</a>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                    <a class="navbar-brand mx-auto" href="#">Brand</a>
                    <ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto">
                        <li class="nav-item">
                            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Right Link 1</a>
                        </li>
                        <li class="nav-item">
                            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Right Link 2</a>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
        </nav>
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

The `d-flex` class is used to create a flexbox container, and `justify-content-between` ensures space between the left and right nav links.
`mx-auto` centers the brand within the flex container.
`me-auto` and `ms-auto` are used to push the left and right nav links to the edges.
This setup works well for responsive designs, as Bootstrap's grid and flex utilities handle different screen sizes.

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