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HTML

<ul>
<li><a href="#">Item 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 4</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 5</a></li>
</ul>

CSS

ul {
    display: block;
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 20px;
}

li {
    display: inline-block;
}

li a {
    background: #999;
    color: #fff;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px;
}

li a:hover {
    background: #555;
}