Navbar Centered
Boxed navbar card with a hard shadow: links split left and right around a tilted yellow wordmark sticker in the center, ink CTA pressing into its shadow. Mobile opens a two-column ruled menu grid.
brutalist/section/navbar-centeredSource
"use client";
import { useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
import { Menu, X } from "lucide-react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
export interface NavbarCenteredLink {
label: string;
href: string;
}
export interface NavbarCenteredProps {
brand?: string;
brandHref?: string;
leftLinks?: NavbarCenteredLink[];
rightLinks?: NavbarCenteredLink[];
cta?: NavbarCenteredLink;
className?: string;
}
export function NavbarCentered({
brand = "Shipyard",
brandHref = "/",
leftLinks = [
{ label: "Product", href: "#product" },
{ label: "Changelog", href: "#changelog" },
],
rightLinks = [
{ label: "Pricing", href: "#pricing" },
{ label: "Log in", href: "#login" },
],
cta = { label: "Start free", href: "#signup" },
className,
}: NavbarCenteredProps) {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
const menuId = useId();
const all = [...leftLinks, ...rightLinks];
useEffect(() => {
if (!open) return;
const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => e.key === "Escape" && setOpen(false);
window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
}, [open]);
const linkClass =
"da-focus da-transition px-3 py-1.5 font-da-mono text-xs font-bold tracking-da-label uppercase underline decoration-transparent decoration-[3px] underline-offset-[6px] hover:decoration-da-fg";
return (
<header className={cn("bg-da-bg px-4 pt-4 text-da-fg", className)}>
<nav aria-label="Main" className="da-stroke mx-auto grid h-16 max-w-(--da-container) grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr] items-center bg-da-surface px-3 text-da-surface-fg shadow-da-md">
<ul className="hidden items-center gap-1 md:flex">
{leftLinks.map((l) => (
<li key={l.href}>
<a href={l.href} className={linkClass}>
{l.label}
</a>
</li>
))}
</ul>
<button
type="button"
aria-expanded={open}
aria-controls={menuId}
aria-label={open ? "Close menu" : "Open menu"}
onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
className="da-focus grid size-10 place-items-center md:hidden"
>
{open ? <X aria-hidden className="size-5" /> : <Menu aria-hidden className="size-5" />}
</button>
<a
href={brandHref}
className="da-focus da-stroke col-start-2 -rotate-2 bg-da-primary px-4 py-1 font-da-display text-xl tracking-da-display text-da-primary-fg uppercase shadow-da-sm"
>
{brand}
</a>
<div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-1">
<ul className="hidden items-center gap-1 md:flex">
{rightLinks.map((l) => (
<li key={l.href}>
<a href={l.href} className={linkClass}>
{l.label}
</a>
</li>
))}
</ul>
<a
href={cta.href}
className="da-focus da-transition da-stroke ml-2 bg-da-fg px-3 py-2 text-sm font-bold text-da-bg shadow-da-sm hover:translate-x-[3px] hover:translate-y-[3px] hover:shadow-none"
>
{cta.label}
</a>
</div>
</nav>
<div id={menuId} hidden={!open} className="da-stroke mx-auto mt-2 max-w-(--da-container) bg-da-surface text-da-surface-fg shadow-da-md md:hidden">
<ul className="grid grid-cols-2">
{all.map((l, i) => (
<li key={l.href} className={cn("da-stroke-b", i % 2 === 0 && "da-stroke-r")}>
<a href={l.href} onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="da-focus block p-4 font-bold uppercase hover:bg-da-primary hover:text-da-primary-fg">
{l.label}
</a>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</div>
</header>
);
}
export default NavbarCentered;
modules/brutalist/section/navbar-centered/index.tsx
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand / brandHref | string | "Shipyard" / "/" | Wordmark sticker and its link. |
| leftLinks / rightLinks | NavbarCenteredLink[] | — | Links on each side of the logo. |
| cta | NavbarCenteredLink | Start free | Call to action. |
| className | string | — | Classes on the <header>. |
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Navbar Blur
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Navbar Mega
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Navbar Pill
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Navbar Meta
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Navbar Mega
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Navbar Scroll
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