![]() ![]() If for example you have a multi-document online course where one tutorial builds on top of the last one, you could use an ordered list like in this ordered list example. ![]() If the order in which the visitors go through all the documents is important then you need to use an ordered list. If the order of the pages is not important you can use an unordered list as in this unordered list menu example. If you haven’t read the links and lists articles earlier in the course, you should do, as they a required prerequisites for understanding this one.Īnchors/links do not just become menus on their own - you need to structure and style them to let both the browser and your users know that their function is as a navigation menu, not just a set of random links. These don’t get automatically followed by the user agent instead they’ll be activated by your visitors by whatever mean available to them (mouse, keyboard, voice recognition, etc.) Anchors (aka elements) allow you to either link to another document, resource or document section, or to a certain section of the current document.You can for example tell a user agent that the current document is part of a larger set that spans several documents, including a table of contents, and define the relationships between the documents. elements describe relationships across several documents.There are several different types of menu and navigation idioms to consider in HTML, all connected closely with and (anchor) elements. Your main HTML menu tools - links, anchors and lists So, a navigation block would look something like this:īear in mind that should only be used for the main user navigation of a web page, not for advertising links down the bottom of the page, or for a secondary navigation relating to a small part of the page. gives us a consistent way to unambiguously define with the primary navigation is, which is good for things like search engine optimization, and for visually impaired users using a screen reader, who will be able to find the navigation much more easier if it is clearly signposted (this does depend on the screen reader they are using supporting the element, so it might be a little way off yet). Yes, you can identify this for styling purposes pretty well, but it is a, and therefore semantically anonymous. This is a good idea, as previous to this we would contain the navigation block inside something like. HTML5 defines a menu, which is to be used to contain the primary navigation of a web site, be it a list of links or a form element such as a search box. ![]() There are code examples to download to go along with this article - we will refer to these throughout the tutorial. ![]() We won’t go into styling menus yet, but this article will lay the foundations. We’ll also touch on the subject of menu usability and accessibility. You’ll learn about different types of menus and how to create them in HTML. In this article we’ll talk about web site navigation and menus.
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