Primer

Sub nav

A sub nav is a secondary navigation element, typically positioned beneath a primary navigation.
import {SubNav} from '@primer/react-brand'

Examples

Default

Shadow

Optional CTA

Optional submenu

Submenus appear as a dropdown by default.

Optional anchor-based submenu

Component props

nametypedefaultrequireddescription
hasShadowbooleanfalsefalseApplies optional shadow, along with a fixed background color
fullWidthbooleanfalsefalseAllows the SubNav to be used at full width, removing default internal padding

SubNav.Heading is a styled a tag which describes the overarching category of the other links within the SubNav. The SubNav.Heading is structurally identical to a SubNav.Link and differs only in visual styling.

nametypedefaultrequireddescription
hrefstringURL of the page the link goes to
nametypedefaultrequireddescription
aria-currentstringtrueRequired for indicating the current active link
hrefstringtrueURL of the page the link goes to
nametypedefaultrequireddescription
hrefstringfalseURL of the page the action goes to
nametypedefaultrequireddescription
childrenSubNav.LinkfalseContainer for submenu links
variant'dropdown'
'anchor'
'default'falseAlternative presentation for submenus