You have some flaws…
1 – Need to add plugin jQuery before bootstrap plugin:
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<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
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2 – You have specified closing tags for metatags. Metatags have no end tags.
It is not right:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"></meta>
It is right. Without </meta>
:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
3 – Remove the height rule height: 54px
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Resize</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" >
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<style type="text/css">
.navbar-custom {
background-color: #484848;
}
</style>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-custom navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark fixed-top" id="mainNav">
<div class="container">
<a style="font: 20px Arial,sans-serif" class="navbar-brand js-scroll-trigger" href="#">HOME</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarResponsive" aria-controls="navbarResponsive" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarResponsive">
<ul style="font: 15px Roboto,sans-serif" class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link js-scroll-trigger" href="#about">LOREM</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link js-scroll-trigger" href="#expertise">LOREM</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link js-scroll-trigger" href="#portfolio">LOREM</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link js-scroll-trigger" href="#contact">LOREM</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</body>
</html>