HTML5: nav – group of navigational links (NEW)

ⓘ nav – group of navigational links NEW # T

The nav element represents a section of a document that links to other documents or to parts within the document itself; that is, a section of navigation links.

Permitted contents #

flow content

Permitted attributes #

ⓘ global attributes: Any attributes permitted globally.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

The sectioning element nav must not appear as a descendant of the address element.

Tag omission #

A nav element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain flow elements

DOM interface #

Uses HTMLElement.

Typical default display properties #

nav {

display: block; }

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