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Subnavigation

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Overview

A subnavigation allows users to navigate between a small number of page links.

import '@rhds/elements/rh-subnav/rh-subnav.js';
 
<rh-subnav>
  <a href="#">Users</a>
  <a href="#">Containers</a>
  <a href="#">Databases</a>
  <a href="#" aria-current="page">Servers</a>
  <a href="#">System</a>
  <a href="#">Network</a>
  <a href="#">Cloud</a>
</rh-subnav>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../rh-subnav-lightdom.css">

Sets color palette, which affects the element's styles as well as descendants' color theme. Overrides parent color context. Your theme will influence these colors so check there first if you are seeing inconsistencies. See CSS Custom Properties for default values

Customize the default aria-label on the <nav> container. Defaults to "subnavigation" if no attribute/property is set.

Label for the scroll back button

Label for the scroll forward button

Status

When to use

  • When you need to connect a group of related pages together
  • When you need to offer users a more granular navigation
  • When you want to allow users to browse high-level and low-level pages in the same experience

Status checklist

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