Question

I have a simple UL navigation menu with width of 1000px:

<ul class="menu">
    <li class="first"><a href="/">google</a></li>
    <li><a href="/">google</a></li>
    <li><a href="/">google</a></li>
</ul>

So, how can I set the first element to fit the entire UL width and push the other list items on the right (all LIs should be on the same line – horisontal menu)?

I know I could float:left the first and float:right the rest, but this will reverse the order of the right – floated elements.

I need a quick, CSS only solution, working even in IE6.

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: To clarify, the first element is a logo, the final result is like the header of 9gag.com except the logo should be on the left and all links to the right.

Answer 1

Logo usually should not be a part of navigation menu. It’s more appropriate to mark-up it as header (H1 on home page, and H3 on rest pages).

<h3><a href="/">MyBrand</a></h3>

<ul>
    <li><a href="/products/">Products</a></li>
    <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

You can use then float: right for your UL list itself to align menu to the right.