Navbar-right vs pull-right
Demonstrates a problem where navbar-right is aligned to the extreme right. Workaround is pull-right
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<header class="container">
<div class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="navbar-header"> <a href="." class="navbar-brand">Brand</a>
</div>
<!--<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">-->
<ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right">
<li class="nav"><a href=".">Item 1</a>
</li>
<li class="nav"><a href=".">Item 2</a>
</li>
<li class="nav"><a href=".">Item 3</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</header>