<div class='type'>Composable Component</div>



Navigation bars offer a persistent and convenient way to switch between primary destinations in
an app.

<img loading='lazy' class='hero-img' alt='Navigation bar image' src='/static/images/material3/navigation-bar.png'>

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<h2 id="navigationbar-modifier-containercolor-contentcolor-tonalelevation-windowinsets-content">NavigationBar</h2>

<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
@Composable
fun NavigationBar(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    containerColor: Color = NavigationBarDefaults.containerColor,
    contentColor: Color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.contentColorFor(containerColor),
    tonalElevation: Dp = NavigationBarDefaults.Elevation,
    windowInsets: WindowInsets = NavigationBarDefaults.windowInsets,
    content: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit,
)
```


#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| modifier | the `Modifier` to be applied to this navigation bar |
| containerColor | the color used for the background of this navigation bar. Use `Color.Transparent` to have no color. |
| contentColor | the preferred color for content inside this navigation bar. Defaults to either the matching content color for `containerColor`, or to the current `LocalContentColor` if `containerColor` is not a color from the theme. |
| tonalElevation | when `containerColor` is `ColorScheme.surface`, a translucent primary color overlay is applied on top of the container. A higher tonal elevation value will result in a darker color in light theme and lighter color in dark theme. See also: `Surface`. |
| windowInsets | a window insets of the navigation bar. |
| content | the content of this navigation bar, typically 3-5 `NavigationBarItem`s |