Bootstrap 4 .nav-link padding - html

Question

I want to remove the padding-left of the first .nav-link in .navbar-nav.
Here's an example.
In bootstrap 4 I created a nav and gave padding to .nav-link:
.navbar-dark .navbar-nav .nav-link {
color: #fff;
padding-left: 1rem;
padding-right: 1rem;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-JZR6Spejh4U02d8jOt6vLEHfe/JQGiRRSQQxSfFWpi1MquVdAyjUar5+76PVCmYl" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Gn5384xqQ1aoWXA+058RXPxPg6fy4IWvTNh0E263XmFcJlSAwiGgFAW/dAiS6JXm" crossorigin="anonymous">
<section class="navigation container-fluid">
<nav class="container navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark">
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#mainNavbar" aria-controls="mainNavbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="mainNavbar">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="http://www.flakneconstructionllc.com">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="about">About Us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="services">Services</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="gallery">Gallery</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="contact">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
</section>
But it's not working because there is a .nav-item between the .navbar-nav & .nav-link.
Do you guys have any solution?
How can I select first item in this case?

Answer 1

The easiest way is with the pl-0 padding utility class. You can use it on the first nav-link, and on the navbar too if you want to remove all of the left whitespace.
<section class="navigation container-fluid">
<nav class="container pl-0 navbar navbar-expand bg-dark navbar-dark">
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#mainNavbar" aria-controls="mainNavbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="mainNavbar">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link pl-0" href="http://www.flakneconstructionllc.com">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="about">About Us</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="services">Services</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="gallery">Gallery</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="contact">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
</section>
https://www.codeply.com/go/hIgX0LyIaB
To use CSS to target the first link use...
.navbar-nav .nav-item:first-child .nav-link {
padding-left: 0;
}