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HTML

<div class="nav">
	<ul>
		<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
		<li><a href="/">Some Text</a></li> 
		<li><a href="/">Double<br>Line</a></li> 
		<li><a href="/">Something</a></li> 	
	</ul>
</div>

CSS

.nav li {
    float: left;
}

.nav a {
    background: #000;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-right: 2px solid #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
	height: 34px;
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.nav a:hover {
    background: yellow;
    color: #000;
}