navbarIcons.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Navbar with icons</title>
    <link
      rel="stylesheet"
      href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"
    />
    <style>
        *{
            margin: 0;padding: 0;
            font-family: sans-serif;
        }
        .navbar{
            width: 100%;
            background-color: #555;
            overflow: auto;
        }
        .navbar a{
            float: left;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: white;
            font-size: 17px;
            padding: 12px;
            text-align: center;
        }
        .navbar a:hover{
            background-color: #40AA6D;
        }
        .navbar a.active{
            background-color: #40AA6D;
        }
        /* Add resposiveness- will automatically display the navbar vertically instead of horizontally on screen less than 500pixels  */
        @media screen and (max-width: 500px){
            .navbar a{
                float: none;
                display: block;
            }
        }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="navbar">
      <a href="#" class="active"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-home"></i>Home</a>
      <a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i>Search</a>
      <a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-envelope"></i>Contact</a>
      <a href="#"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-user"></i>Login</a>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>