What navigation is for
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HTML Builder Lab · Lesson 2 of 10
Building Better Navigation
Build cleaner navigation menus so visitors can move across a small site without guessing.
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3 practice exercises
1 homework item
What you will learn
- Explain what website navigation helps visitors do.
- Structure a small navigation menu with nav, lists, and clear links.
- Choose consistent link wording and a logical menu order.
- Mark the current page in a simple, beginner-safe way.
- Avoid common beginner mistakes that make navigation confusing.
Lesson shape
18 minute lesson with 6 sections, 3 exercises, 3 checkpoint questions, and 1 homework submission.
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Why the nav tag exists
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Menus are often lists of links
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Clear wording and logical order
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Marking the current page
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Common beginner navigation mistakes
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Building Better Navigation: quick check
Write a short beginner explanation of the main idea from Building Better Navigation.
Keep moving
Finish this lesson, then move forward without losing your place.
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