Navbar brand

Bootstrap 5 Navbar brand component

Responsive Navbar brand built with Bootstrap 5. Examples of responsive navbar brands include the image, the icon, in center or a background color.

Basic example

Use .navbar-brand to get a brand.

The .navbar-brand can be applied to most elements, but an anchor works best, as some elements might require utility classes or custom styles.

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<!-- Navbar -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-body-tertiary">
    <!-- Container wrapper -->
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <!-- Navbar brand -->
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
    </div>
    <!-- Container wrapper -->
</nav>
<!-- Navbar -->

Image and text

Adding images to the .navbar-brand will likely always require custom styles or utilities to properly size.

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<!-- Image and text -->
<nav class="navbar bg-body-tertiary">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
            <img src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/logo/mdb-transaprent-noshadows.webp" class="me-2" height="20" alt="MDB Logo" loading="lazy" />
            <small>MDBootstrap</small>
        </a>
    </div>
</nav>

Icon and text

You can place icons in .navbar-brand using the CSS Prefix fa and the icon's name. Icons are designed to be used with inline elements (we like the <i> tag for brevity, but using a <span> is more semantically correct).

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<!-- Icon and text -->
<nav class="navbar bg-body-tertiary">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <a class="navbar-brand mt-lg-0" href="#"> <i class="fas fa-icons me-2"></i><small>MDBootstrap</small> </a>
    </div>
</nav>

In center

Add .d-flex, .justify-content-between and .flex-row next to the .container-fluid, create a 3 div, in the 2nd (middle) put .navbar-brand to center the brand.

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<!-- Navbar -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-body-tertiary">
    <!-- Container wrapper -->
    <div class="container-fluid d-flex justify-content-between flex-row">
        <div>
            <!-- Toggle button -->
            <button data-mdb-button-init class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-mdb-collapse-init data-mdb-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
                <i class="fas fa-bars"></i>
            </button>

            <!-- Collapsible wrapper -->
            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
                <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                    <!-- Link -->
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
                    </li>

                    <!-- Dropdown -->
                    <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                        <a data-mdb-dropdown-init class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-mdb-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                            Dropdown
                        </a>
                        <!-- Dropdown menu -->
                        <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
                            <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>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>

        <div>
            <!-- Navbar brand -->
            <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
                <img src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/logo/mdb-transaprent-noshadows.webp" height="17" alt="MDB Logo" loading="lazy" />
            </a>
        </div>

        <div>
            <!-- Icons -->
            <ul class="navbar-nav d-flex flex-row me-1">
                <li class="nav-item me-3 me-lg-0">
                    <a class="nav-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-shopping-cart"></i></a>
                </li>
                <li class="nav-item me-3 me-lg-0">
                    <a class="nav-link" href="#"><i class="fab fa-twitter"></i></a>
                </li>
                <li class="nav-item me-3 me-lg-0 d-flex align-items-center">
                    <!-- Avatar -->
                    <div class="dropdown">
                        <a data-mdb-dropdown-init class="dropdown-toggle d-flex align-items-center hidden-arrow" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuAvatar" role="button" data-mdb-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                            <img src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/avatars/2.webp" class="rounded-circle" height="25" alt="Black and White Portrait of a Man" loading="lazy" />
                        </a>
                        <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuAvatar">
                            <li>
                                <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">My profile</a>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Settings</a>
                            </li>
                            <li>
                                <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Logout</a>
                            </li>
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
    <!-- Container wrapper -->
</nav>
<!-- Navbar -->

Background color

Theming the navbar has never been easier thanks to the combination of theming classes and background-color utilities. Choose from data-mdb-theme="light" for use with light background colors, or data-mdb-theme="dark" for dark background colors. Then, customize with .bg-* utilities.

See also our color docs to learn more about colors.

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<nav class="bg-primary navbar-dark">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-secondary navbar-dark">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-success navbar-dark">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-danger navbar-dark">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-warning">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-info">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-body-tertiary">...</nav>

<nav class="bg-dark navbar-dark">...</nav>