Split nav and responsive breakdown

[wadem]

Hi,
Not sure how to do this.
I am making a nav bar that has the logo in the center with 2 nav links on either side.
I am note sure how to semantically set this up and have it work well with breakpoints.

Here is my current markup with no styling: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/kEpqb

Not sure if that makes sense.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[chrisburton]

@wadem http://codepen.io/chrisburton/pen/nGliq

[Kitty Giraudel]

@Chrisburton’s solution is the way to go. You have to consider your logo as a list item.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to make much sense regarding semantic. A logo shouldn’t be part of the main navigation.

[wadem]

[@Chrisburton](https://css-tricks.com/forums/profile/Chrisburton “@Chrisburton”) That is fantastically helpful. Thank you.

[chrisburton]

@wadem I updated my code and I think I’d go with Option 1 in this case. It would be much easier to maintain.

http://codepen.io/chrisburton/pen/nGliq

[wadem]

@chrisburton
I do like Option one.
Question though: When on a lower browser width I want to position the logo first and then the nav below it? ie responsive mobile friendly site.
Thanks for your help.

[chrisburton]

@wadem The only way I can think of is creating extra markup but hiding it until it hits the breakpoint. Then, hide that list-item I created. Make sense?

http://codepen.io/chrisburton/pen/nGliq

[wadem]

Yeah makes sense. I forgot its common to have 2 sets of nav in responsive design.
Thanks again @chrisburton

[chrisburton]

@wadem The good thing is that you don’t need additional `nav` markup in your case. Just swap hiding an `h1` and a list-item. Glad I could help.

[wadem]

@chrisburton Perfect thanks, working out better than I imagined.

[wolfcry911]

[Here’s a pen](http://codepen.io/wolfcry911/pen/HyLdg “”) I forked a while back showing another way of split nav. At certain breakpoints you could remove the left margin and reposition the logo (which I don’t believe belongs in the nav).

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