<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #dddddd;
}
li {
float: left;
}
li a {
display: block;
padding: 8px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li><a href="tryit.asp-filename=trycss_navbar_horizontal_float2.html#home">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="tryit.asp-filename=trycss_navbar_horizontal_float2.html#news">News</a></li>
<li><a href="tryit.asp-filename=trycss_navbar_horizontal_float2.html#contact">Contact</a></li>
<li><a href="tryit.asp-filename=trycss_navbar_horizontal_float2.html#about">About</a></li>
</ul>
<p>A background color is added to the list instead of each link to create a full-width background color.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> overflow:hidden is added to the ul element to prevent li elements from going outside of the list.</p>
</body>
</html>