How do I create an even space between links (block) in a horizontal menu? (CSS)

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Hello. I've created a horizontal menu. However, due to the fact that two of the links in the menu have long names (and are just next to each other), they appear to be messy. I'd like all of the links to have the same spacing between them. Like the menu at:
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_box-shadow.asp[^]

My code:
HTML

HTML

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Nothing yet</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="reset.css">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="base2.css">                  
    </head>
    
    	<body>
    		 <nav>
                 <ul>
                    <li><a href="#">HOME</a></li> 
                    <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">LEARNING</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">PROJECTS</a></li>    
                    <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li>    
                </ul>     
            </nav>
        </body>
</html>

CSS

CSS

@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

body {
    font-family: segoe ui, helvetica, lato, sans-serif;	
    background-color: #E9E9E9;
}

p {
    font-size: 2em;
    color: black;
}

nav {
    background-color: #008cff;
    height: 50px;
    position: fixed; /* This and the 'left', 'top' and 'width' fixes the menu */
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #949494; 
}

nav ul {
    height: 50;
    width: 660px;
    margin: auto;
}

nav ul li {
    list-style-type: none;
    width: 110px; 
    float: left;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1.2em;	
}

nav a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #ECECEC;
    line-height: 50px; 
    display: block;	
}

nav a:hover {
    color: white;
    background-color: #007CE3;	
}

Posted 19-Nov-15 6:11am

Member 12153305

Updated 19-Nov-15 8:14am

Tomas Takac

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Solution 2

This would do-

CSS

nav ul li {
    list-style-type: none;
    width: 16.666666667%; /* (100 / numofItems)% */
    float: left;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1.2em;	
}

-KR

Posted 19-Nov-15 18:43pm

Krunal Rohit

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Wombaticus · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-19T11:01:00

Solution 1

change in your CSS

HTML

nav ul li {
   width: auto;
   margin-right: 25px;
}

(leave the rest of that block the same!)

Posted 19-Nov-15 11:01am

Wombaticus

Updated 19-Nov-15 11:05am

v2