The <nav>
element is designed to mark up navigation. Navigation is defined as being links around a page.
<nav> <p><a href="/">Home</a></p> <p><a href="/about">About</a></p> </nav>
You can include headings for navigation, too:
<nav> <h2>Main navigation</h2> <ul> <li><a href=”/about”>About me</a></li> <li><a href=”/news”>News</a></li> </ul> </nav>