How To Create Right Aligned Menu Links

Learn how to create a navigation bar with left-aligned and right-aligned links

Right Aligned Menu Links

Create A Top Navigation Bar

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="topnav">
  <a class="active" href="#home">Home</a>
  <a href="#news">News</a>
  <a href="#contact">Contact</a>
  <div class="topnav-right">
    <a href="#search">Search</a>
    <a href="#about">About</a>
  </div>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Add a black background color to the top navigation */
.topnav {
    background-color: #333;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Style the links inside the navigation bar */
.topnav a {
  float: left;
  color: #f2f2f2;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 17px;
}

/* Change the color of links on hover */
.topnav a:hover {
  background-color: #ddd;
  color: black;
}

/* Add a color to the active/current link */
.topnav a.active {
  background-color: #04AA6D;
  color: white;
}

/* Right-aligned section inside the top navigation */
.topnav-right {
  float: right;
}
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Tip: To create mobile-friendly, responsive navigation bars, read our How To - Responsive Top Navigation tutorial.
Tip: Go to our CSS Navbar Tutorial to learn more about navigation bars.