Page Widget How to - Float list items to create horizontal menu

Question

We would like to know how to float list items to create horizontal menu.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Example of clearing floats</title>
<style type="text/css">
ul {<!--from w  w  w .ja va2s.  c  o m-->
  margin: 20px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

ul li {
  float: left;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

ul li a {
  display: block;
  height: 30px;
  line-height: 30px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #92bdcc;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
}

ul li a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #e1a7b8;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
</body>
</html>

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