Bootstrap navbar icons not aligned properly - html

Question

I'm trying to add three icons at the right corner, search, notification bell and user. I do not want to collapse since this is for an Electron desktop application and the navbar needs to be fixed.
<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-dark">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/search.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/bell.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/person.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
In doing so, the icons appear one after another vertically which widens the navbar. How do I correct this? I am relatively new to Bootstrap.

Answer 1

On the ul element change the class to just nav instead of navbar-nav & add class d-flex
<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-dark">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<ul class="nav d-flex">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/search.svg" alt="" />
</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/bell.svg" alt="" />
</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/person.svg" alt="" />
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Here's a codesandbox where it's working https://codesandbox.io/s/weathered-wildflower-86fv8

Answer 2

Give display: inline-block to ul and li tag.
ul.navbar-nav, li.nav-item{
display: inline-block;
}
<nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-dark">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/search.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/bell.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/person.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>

Answer 3

There is a Stack Overflow answer that addresses your issue.
Extracting the code from this answer you will be able to custom your navbar properly:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark">
<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/search.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/bell.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link p-2" href="#">
<img src="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/icons/person.svg" alt="">
</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
The only thing that matter here will be the mr-auto in the first ul.
You'll have more explanation on this page to understand how it works.