Dead Center Nav Links with Left Logo Bootstrap 5 - html

Question

I have been trying to get a navbar in Bootstrap 5 working with dead centered links and a left brand logo. However using flexbox options in Bootstrap 5 I can only seem to get the nave links sort of centered in a flex container. However the collapse behavior works as expected.
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark fixed-top navbar-default">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a href="#" class="navbar-brand me-auto">
<img style="height: 45px" src="https://lanman2018.ieee-lanman.org/files/2016/01/sample-logo#2x.png">
</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbar2">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="navbar-collapse collapse justify-content-center" id="navbar">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">page link/a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">dropdown</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdown">
<li>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">2nd Page</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#"> This is a really long page nameS</a>
</li>
<li>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">still a long name</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">about us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Page</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
If I set the logo position to absolute I get mostly what I am looking for but upon collapse the nav button sits under the logo. I am probably missing something obvious as I usually don't do front end.
Here is a link to a jsfiddle where I have both of the solutions I've been working on https://jsfiddle.net/0s24hLmf/

Answer 1

It should work if you push the toggler to the right using ms-auto...
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark navbar-default">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a href="/index.php" class="navbar-brand nav-logo me-auto position-absolute top-0">
<img style="height: 45px" src="https://lanman2018.ieee-lanman.org/files/2016/01/sample-logo#2x.png">
</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler ms-auto" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbar2">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="navbar-collapse collapse justify-content-center" id="navbar2">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Page Link</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="dropdown2" aria-expanded="false">dropdown</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdown">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">2nd Page</a>
</li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#"> This is a really long page nameS</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">still a long name</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">about us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Page</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
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