Bootstrap 4 Center Navbar Brand and Links [duplicate] - html

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Center Navbar links without brand pushing it to the right in Bootstrap 4?
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What if I want to center the nav-items (links) on the navbar according to the browser window size in Bootstrap 4. Take a look at the code:
<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-faded">
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
<div class="navbar-nav">
<a class="nav-item nav-link active" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
Now I want to center the div "navbar-nav" according to browser width. One thing that I have tried is giving it mr-auto and ml-auto which does seem to center it but not exactly. What it actually does it centers it according to the width "browser window width - logo width" . I want it centered exactly in the middle of the screen.
I have tried changing position to absolute as well but again that kind of messes up layout in collapsed mode as well.

Answer 1

Use the flexbox and margin utils responsively...
Bootstrap 4 alpha 6
http://codeply.com/go/YvzHvQQRAs (center brand & links)
<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-faded">
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="d-md-flex d-block flex-row mx-md-auto mx-0">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse mr-auto" id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
<div class="navbar-nav">
<a class="nav-item nav-link active" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
Bootstrap 4.1
https://www.codeply.com/go/sTJUthyswN (center brand, align left on mobile)
EDIT..
The answer is still basically the same. Use mx-auto to center.
http://codeply.com/go/mycC5z8lpJ (center links, brand left)
<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-faded">
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
<div class="navbar-nav mx-auto">
<a class="nav-link active" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
<a class="nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
If you want the links exactly centered in the viewport, see the 2nd example here: http://www.codeply.com/go/RCBftzZCD8
Other Bootstrap 4 Navbar alignment examples
Also see...
Center an element in Bootstrap 4 Navbar
Center Navbar links without brand pushing it to the right in Bootstrap 4?
How to center navbar in Bootstrap 4 using Flexbox
How to position navbar contents in Bootstrap 4
Bootstrap 4 Navbar align logo center and toggle icon on the left

Answer 2

.navbar-nav .nav-link,
.navbar-brand {
text-align: center;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-rwoIResjU2yc3z8GV/NPeZWAv56rSmLldC3R/AZzGRnGxQQKnKkoFVhFQhNUwEyJ" crossorigin="anonymous">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-A7FZj7v+d/sdmMqp/nOQwliLvUsJfDHW+k9Omg/a/EheAdgtzNs3hpfag6Ed950n" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/tether/1.4.0/js/tether.min.js" integrity="sha384-DztdAPBWPRXSA/3eYEEUWrWCy7G5KFbe8fFjk5JAIxUYHKkDx6Qin1DkWx51bBrb" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.6/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-vBWWzlZJ8ea9aCX4pEW3rVHjgjt7zpkNpZk+02D9phzyeVkE+jo0ieGizqPLForn" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-faded">
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-controls="navbarNavAltMarkup" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavAltMarkup">
<div class="navbar-nav">
<a class="nav-item nav-link active" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
<a class="nav-item nav-link disabled" href="#">Disabled</a>
</div>
</div>
</nav>

Answer 3

You can use this CSS:
#navbarNavAltMarkup {
position: absolute;
text-align: center;
}
#navbarNavAltMarkup > div {
display: inline-block;
width: 100%;
}
#navbarNavAltMarkup > div > a {
display: inline;
}
It makes the container of the menu independent from its parent, gives it full width and aligns the elements inside it in the center.
https://codepen.io/anon/pen/XRggYY