Web Code Do: Placing Glyphicons on Bootstrap Navbar

Bootstrap Navbar's appearance may be improved by adding Glyphicons on its items. Just place a <span> with classes .glyphicon and glyphicon-icon-name, e.g. glyphicon-home besides each navbar item

The navbar with icons next to each item as it appears on my laptop:

The same navbar is it initially appears in its collapsed state on my mobile is shown below:

The navbar on my mobile is now expanded. Icons appear beside each navbar item.

The codes in this posted were lifted from the samples in the tutorial links:

The final code in its entirety is as follows:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<title>Example of Twitter Bootstrap 3 Responsive Navbar with Icons</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
<script src="js/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
 .navbar{
  margin-top: 20px;
 }
</style>
</head> 
<body>
<div class="container">
    <nav role="navigation" class="navbar navbar-inverse">
        <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
        <div class="navbar-header">
            <button type="button" data-target="#navbarCollapse" data-toggle="collapse" class="navbar-toggle">
                <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            </button>
            <a href="#" class="navbar-brand">Brand</a>
        </div>
        <!-- Collection of nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
        <div id="navbarCollapse" class="collapse navbar-collapse">
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
    <!--icons are added on this navbar for improved appearance-->
                <li class="active"><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span> Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> Profile</a></li>
                <li class="dropdown">
                    <a data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle" href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-paperclip"></span> Messages <b class="caret"></b></a>
                    <ul role="menu" class="dropdown-menu">
                        <li><a href="#">Inbox</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">Drafts</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">Sent Items</a></li>
                        <li class="divider"></li>
                        <li><a href="#">Trash</a></li>
                    </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </nav>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Placing Glyphicons on Bootstrap Navbar

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