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Posted by Graham Davidson
Graham Davidson
Courses Plus Student 14,966 Points

To Nav or not to Nav

So I have had a look at a couple of sites/companies that I respect including a certain tree-dwelling group - and it would appear that the use of <nav> is not very wide spread - I was wondering if this is to stop it appearing in any outline structure or just an old habit. Do people tend to use <nav> and what is the benefit of not.

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2 Answers

Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
34,077 Points
Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
Gustavo Jose Morales Carpio
34,077 Points

I think we must use nav Html5 element, because will be the standard. If you have problem with older browsers like IE (of course) use https://code.google.com/p/html5shiv/ project that enabled to recognize html5 elements. =)

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

My 2 cents, you should be using ARIA landmarks instead of the new HTML5 structural elements.

If you want to read a very detailed and naunced analysis of strutural elements added to HTML5 check out this 3 part series on the harsh truth about HTML5 semantics over on webdesignerdepot.com