In your CSS file you should do like that:
.topNav {
width: 790px;
height: 35px;
font-size: 15px;
text-align: center;
background-color: black;}
.topNav li {
display: inline-block;}
.topNav a {
padding: 10px 30px 10px 30px;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: White; }
.topNav a:hover {
background-color: lightgray}
body{
width: 800px;
background: white;
border: 5px solid black;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 10px;
margin: auto;
}
also <header> should go inside <body> tag.
If you are trying to center the tabs(li) aligned inside the Nav(ul), Add the FLOAT: LEFT; CSS to “#topNav a” element in your CSS file.
#topNav a{float:left;padding: 9px 30px 9px 30px !important;}
Refer to the below URL.
https://jsfiddle.net/rajeevRF/m1bu4fnr/1/
I’m creating a website as i’m trying to learn HTML.
I have created a few very basic websites, so I am no master.
My horizontal(top) navigation bar is underneath my header, however I cant center the tabs for some reason.
How do I get the tabs text to be centered with the nav bar?
<!--Header-->
<header>
<img id="pumpkin" src="pumpkin.gif" alt="Pumpkin">
<h2 id="halloween">The Halloween Store</h2>
<h3 id="goblin">For the little Goblin in all of us!</h3>
</header>
<!--Main Body With Drop Down Navigation-->
<body>
<nav class="topNav">
<ul id="topNav">
<li><a href="HalloweenStore.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="Products.html">Product List</a></li>
<li><a href="Personal.html">Personal</a></li>
<li><a href="Ideas.html">Decorating Ideas</a></li>
<li><a href="Email.html">Join Email</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</body>
CSS
#topNav {
width: 790px;
height: 35px;
font-size: 15px;
text-align: center;
background-color: black;}
#topNav li {
display: inline-block;}
#topNav a {
padding: 10px 30px 10px 30px;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: White; }
#topNav a:hover {
background-color: lightgray}
#body{
width: 800px;
background: white;
border: 5px solid black;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 10px;
margin: auto;}
