Modern Approach - CSS3 Flexboxes
Now that we have CSS3 flexboxes, you no longer need to resort to tricks and workarounds in order to make this work. Fortunately, browser support has come a long way, and most of us can start using flexboxes.
Just set the parent element's display to flex and then change the justify-content property to either space-between or space-around in order to add space between/around the children flexbox items. Then add additional vendor prefixes for more browser support.
Using justify-content: space-between - (example here):
ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.menu {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
}
Using justify-content: space-around - (example here):
ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.menu {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
}