navigation bars

Website link strips

Navigation bars are interface elements on websites and applications that provide links to major sections or functions, typically appearing as horizontal strips across the top of a page or vertical columns along the side.

Often shortened to nav bars.

The navigation bar includes links to Home, About, and Contact pages.

They help users orient themselves and move through digital content without getting lost.

interface

menu

List of available dishes

hyperlinks · breadcrumbs · toolbar · sidebar · header · footer · icons · clickable · hover · toggle

structure

layout

Spatial arrangement of elements

  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • flexboxCSS layout module
  • CSSWeb presentation language

HTML · sections · panels · frames · sitemap · hierarchy · nested · horizontal · vertical · top-level

wayfinding

breadcrumbs

Dried, crushed loaf pieces

login · register · links · scroll · bookmark · findability · orientation · signposting

Opposites
UI function

navigation barscontent

What something contains

data · payload · user-generated content

interface permanence

navigation barspop-ups

Sudden appearing elements

tooltips · dropdown menus

user action type

navigation barstext editors

Software for modifying documents

search bars

Family

navigation, navigate, navigator, navigable, navigability, navigational, navigating, navigated, naval

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G