Last updated: 2026-09-12
<nav>The NAV Element
Represents a section of major navigation links, such as primary nav, breadcrumbs or pagination.
| Category | Semantic |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </nav> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<nav>navigation links</nav>
▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <nav> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: Not every link group needs nav; reserve it for major navigation.
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