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.horizontal li {
    float: left;
}

.horizontal li a {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.horizontal li a:hover:not(.active) {
    background-color: #000;
}

.horizontal li a.active {
    background-color:#c00;
}

.lights {
border: 1px solid #000;
    background-color: #c0c0c0;
}

.lights li a {
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.lights li a:hover:not(.active) {
    background-color: #555;
}

.lights li a.active {
    color: white;
    background-color: #008CBA;
}

.vertical {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 200px;
    background-color: #252321;

}

.vertical li a {
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 8px 0 8px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.vertical li a:hover:not(.active) {
    background-color: #555;
    color:white;

}

.vertical a.active {
    background-color: #007FFF;
    color:white;

}
</style>

<ul class="horizontal">
  <li><a class="active" href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Pages</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul class="horizontal lights">
  <li><a class="active" href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Pages</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul class="vertical">
  <li><a class="active" href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Pages</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
</ul>