Headers

Vue Bootstrap 5 Headers component

Headers are compositions that extend standard navbar functionalities. They contain additional components like a jumbotron, sub-navbar, or image covers which serve as a containers for extra navigation elements - usually links, forms, or call-to-action buttons.

Jumbotron

A jumbotron is a lightweight, flexible component that can optionally extend the entire viewport to showcase key marketing messages on your site.

Heading

Subheading

Call to action 
        
            
            <template>
              <header>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <MDBNavbar expand="lg" light bg="white" container>
                  <MDBNavbarToggler target="#navbarExample01"></MDBNavbarToggler>
                  <MDBNavbarNav collapse="navbarExample01" class="mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#" active>
                      Home
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Features
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Pricing
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      About
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBNavbar>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <!-- Jumbotron -->
                <div class="p-5 text-center bg-light">
                  <h1 class="mb-3">Heading</h1>
                  <h4 class="mb-3">Subheading</h4>
                  <a class="btn btn-primary" href="" role="button"
                    >Call to action</a
                  >
                </div>
                <!-- Jumbotron -->
              </header>
            </template>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script>
              import { MDBNavbar, MDBNavbarToggler, MDBNavbarNav, MDBNavbarItem } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';

              export default {
                components: {
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem
                },
              };
            </script>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script setup lang="ts">
              import {
                MDBNavbar,
                MDBNavbarToggler,
                MDBNavbarNav,
                MDBNavbarItem
              } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
            </script>

Background image

Header with background image might help to outstand your call to action elements by catching the eyes to some beautiful image in the background.

To provide a proper contrast it's highly recommended to use a mask. You can change the color and the opacity of the mask by manipulating RGBA code.

You also must set the height of the background image, otherwise, the component will collapse. In the example below, we set the height to 400px.

We use flexbox utilities to center the content vertically and horizontally.

Heading

Subheading

Call to action 
        
            
            <template>
              <header>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                  <MDBNavbar expand="lg" light bg="white" container>
                    <MDBNavbarToggler target="#navbarExample01"></MDBNavbarToggler>
                    <MDBNavbarNav collapse="navbarExample01" class="mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                      <MDBNavbarItem to="#" active>
                        Home
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                      <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                        Features
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                      <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                        Pricing
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                      <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                        About
                      </MDBNavbarItem>
                    </MDBNavbarNav>
                  </MDBNavbar>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <!-- Background image -->
                <div
                  class="p-5 text-center bg-image"
                  style="
                    background-image: url('https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/slides/041.webp');
                    height: 400px;
                  "
                >
                  <div class="mask" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);">
                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center h-100">
                      <div class="text-white">
                        <h1 class="mb-3">Heading</h1>
                        <h4 class="mb-3">Subheading</h4>
                        <MDBBtn tag="a" lg outline="light"
                          href="#!"
                          role="button"
                          >Call to action
                        </MDBBtn>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <!-- Background image -->
              </header>
            </template>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script>
              import { MDBBtn, MDBNavbar, MDBNavbarToggler, MDBNavbarNav, MDBNavbarItem } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
              
              export default {
                components: {
                  MDBBtn,
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem
                },
              };
            </script>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script setup lang="ts">
              import {
                MDBNavbar,
                MDBNavbarToggler,
                MDBNavbarNav,
                MDBNavbarItem,
                MDBBtn
              } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
            </script>

If you need to set a different height of the background image for large and small devices it's better to set it via regular CSS instead of inline CSS.

In the example below, we give it an id="intro-example" and set a height of 400px for small devices and 600px for larger.

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            <template>
              <header>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <MDBNavbar expand="lg" light bg="white" container>
                  <MDBNavbarToggler target="#navbarExample01"></MDBNavbarToggler>
                  <MDBNavbarNav collapse="navbarExample01" class="mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#" active>
                      Home
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Features
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Pricing
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      About
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBNavbar>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <!-- Background image -->
                <div
                  id="intro-example"
                  class="p-5 text-center bg-image"
                  style="background-image: url('https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/slides/041.webp');"
                >
                  <div class="mask" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);">
                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center h-100">
                      <div class="text-white">
                        <h1 class="mb-3">Learn Bootstrap 5 with MDB</h1>
                        <h5 class="mb-4">Best & free guide of responsive web design</h5>
                        <MDBBtn lg tag="a" outline="light"
                          class="m-2"
                          href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9B4TPnak1A"
                          role="button"
                          rel="nofollow"
                          target="_blank"
                          >Start tutorial</MDBBtn>
                        <MDBBtn lg tag="a" outline="light"
                          class="m-2"
                          href="https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/vue/"
                          target="_blank"
                          role="button"
                          >Download MDB UI KIT</MDBBtn>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <!-- Background image -->
              </header>
            </template>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script>
              import { MDBBtn, MDBNavbar, MDBNavbarToggler, MDBNavbarNav, MDBNavbarItem } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';

              export default {
                components: {
                  MDBBtn,
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem
                },
              };
            </script>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script setup lang="ts">
              import {
                MDBNavbar,
                MDBNavbarToggler,
                MDBNavbarNav,
                MDBNavbarItem,
                MDBBtn
              } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
            </script>

Fixed navbar

You can stick the navbar to the top of the window by using .fixed-top class. Thanks to this whenever you scroll the page the navbar will be always visible.

Fixed navbars use position: fixed, meaning they’re pulled from the normal flow of the DOM and may require custom CSS (e.g., padding-top on the <body>) to prevent overlap with other elements. In the examples below, we add margin-top: 58px; (height of the navbar) to the jumbotron and background image for this purpose.

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Subheading

Call to action

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            <template>
              <header>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <MDBNavbar expand="lg" light bg="white" container position="sticky">
                  <MDBNavbarToggler target="#navbarExample01"></MDBNavbarToggler>
                  <MDBNavbarNav collapse="navbarExample01" class="mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#" active>
                      Home
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Features
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Pricing
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      About
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBNavbar>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <!-- Jumbotron -->
                <div class="p-5 text-center bg-light" style="margin-top: 58px;">
                  <h1 class="mb-3">Heading</h1>
                  <h4 class="mb-3">Subheading</h4>
                  <MDBBtn tag="a" href="#" color="primary">Call to action</MDBBtn>
                </div>
                <!-- Jumbotron -->
              </header>
            </template>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script>
              import { MDBBtn, MDBNavbar, MDBNavbarToggler, MDBNavbarNav, MDBNavbarItem } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
              
              export default {
                components: {
                  MDBBtn,
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem
                },
              };
            </script>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script setup lang="ts">
              import {
                MDBNavbar,
                MDBNavbarToggler,
                MDBNavbarNav,
                MDBNavbarItem,
                MDBBtn
              } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
            </script>

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Subheading

Call to action

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            <template>
              <header>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <MDBNavbar expand="lg" light bg="white" container position="sticky">
                  <MDBNavbarToggler target="#navbarExample01"></MDBNavbarToggler>
                  <MDBNavbarNav collapse="navbarExample01" class="mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#" active>
                      Home
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Features
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      Pricing
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                    <MDBNavbarItem to="#">
                      About
                    </MDBNavbarItem>
                  </MDBNavbarNav>
                </MDBNavbar>
                <!-- Navbar -->
                <!-- Background image -->
                <div
                  class="p-5 text-center bg-image"
                  style="
                    background-image: url('https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/slides/041.webp');
                    height: 400px;
                    margin-top: 58px;
                  "
                >
                  <div class="mask" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);">
                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center h-100">
                      <div class="text-white">
                        <h1 class="mb-3">Heading</h1>
                        <h4 class="mb-3">Subheading</h4>
                        <MDBBtn tag="a" size="lg" lg outline="light" href="#!" role="button"
                          >Call to action</MDBBtn
                        >
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <!-- Background image -->
              </header>
            </template>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script>
              import { MDBBtn, MDBNavbar, MDBNavbarToggler, MDBNavbarNav, MDBNavbarItem } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';

              export default {
                components: {
                  MDBBtn,
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem
                },
              };
            </script>
          
        
    
        
            
            <script setup lang="ts">
              import {
                MDBNavbar,
                MDBNavbarToggler,
                MDBNavbarNav,
                MDBNavbarItem,
                MDBBtn
              } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';
            </script>

Animated navbar

You can achieve a very impressive effect by using our animated navbar, which is transparent on start, and change the color after the scroll.

Click the button below to see the full-screen demo.

Full screen demo 
        
            
              <template>
                <!--Main Navigation-->
                <header>
                  <!-- Animated navbar-->
                  <MDBNavbar container expand="lg" position="top" scroll>
                    <MDBNavbarToggler
                      v-on:click="collapse = !collapse"
                      target="#navbarExample"
                    ></MDBNavbarToggler>
                    <MDBCollapse v-model="collapse" id="navbarExample">
                      <MDBNavbarNav class="me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
                        <MDBNavbarItem to="#intro" active>
                          Home
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5CF7mLQZhvx8O5GODZAhdA"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                        >
                          Learn Bootstrap 5
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                        >
                          Download MDB UI KIT
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                      </MDBNavbarNav>
                      <ul class="navbar-nav flex-row">
                        <!-- Icons -->
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                          class="pe-2"
                        >
                          <MDBIcon iconStyle="fab" icon="youtube" />
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://www.facebook.com/mdbootstrap"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                          class="px-2"
                        >
                          <MDBIcon iconStyle="fab" icon="facebook-f" />
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://twitter.com/MDBootstrap"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                          class="px-2"
                        >
                          <MDBIcon iconStyle="fab" icon="twitter" />
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                        <MDBNavbarItem
                          href="https://github.com/mdbootstrap/mdb-ui-kit"
                          newTab
                          rel="nofollow"
                          class="ps-2"
                        >
                          <MDBIcon iconStyle="fab" icon="github" />
                        </MDBNavbarItem>
                      </ul>
                    </MDBCollapse>
                  </MDBNavbar>
                  <!-- Animated navbar -->
                  <!-- Background image -->
                  <div
                    id="intro"
                    class="bg-image"
                    style="
                      background-image: url(https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/fluid/city/113.webp);
                      height: 100vh;
                    "
                  >
                    <div class="mask text-white" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)">
                      <MDBContainer class="d-flex align-items-center text-center h-100">
                        <div>
                          <h1 class="mb-5">This is title</h1>
                          <p>
                            Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Officiis
                            molestiae laboriosam numquam expedita ullam saepe ipsam, deserunt
                            provident corporis, sit non accusamus maxime, magni nulla quasi
                            iste ipsa architecto? Autem!
                          </p>
                        </div>
                      </MDBContainer>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <!-- Background image -->
                </header>
                <!--Main Navigation-->
                <MDBContainer class="my-5">
                  <p>
                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Nobis quam
                    minima perspiciatis eos tenetur. Praesentium dolores at quos aperiam sed,
                    sint provident consectetur incidunt, nostrum porro earum commodi, ex
                    architecto.
                  </p>
                </MDBContainer>
                <!--Main Navigation-->
              </template>
            
        
    
        
            
              <script>
                import {
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarItem,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBCollapse,
                  MDBIcon,
                  MDBContainer
                } from "mdb-vue-ui-kit";
                import { ref } from "vue";

                export default {
                  components: {
                    MDBNavbar,
                    MDBNavbarItem,
                    MDBNavbarNav,
                    MDBNavbarToggler,
                    MDBCollapse,
                    MDBIcon,
                    MDBContainer
                  },
                  setup() {
                    const collapse = ref(false);
                    return {
                      collapse
                    };
                  }
                };
              </script>
            
        
    
        
            
              <script setup lang="ts">
                import {
                  MDBNavbar,
                  MDBNavbarToggler,
                  MDBNavbarNav,
                  MDBNavbarItem,
                  MDBBtn,
                  MDBCollapse,
                  MDBIcon,
                  MDBContainer
                } from 'mdb-vue-ui-kit';

                const collapse = ref(false);
              </script>

If you want to customize the colors in the animated navbar you need to overwrite the following styles.

Note: These are the default settings. If you don't want to change anything then you don't need to add or modify the following code. 

        
            
            /* Color of the links BEFORE scroll */
            .navbar-scroll .nav-link,
            .navbar-scroll .navbar-toggler-icon {
            color: #fff;
            }
    
            /* Color of the links AFTER scroll */
            .navbar-scrolled .nav-link,
            .navbar-scrolled .navbar-toggler-icon {
            color: #4f4f4f;
            }
    
            /* Color of the navbar AFTER scroll */
            .navbar-scrolled {
            background-color: #fff;
            }
    
            /* An optional height of the navbar AFTER scroll */
            .navbar.navbar-scroll.navbar-scrolled {
            padding-top: 5px;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
            }