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HTML

<ul>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Test</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Testing</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Abc</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Testing Cate</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Category</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Cat Test</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">New Nav</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Nav</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Hody</span>
        </a>

    </li>
    <li> <a title="" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="catName">Fun</span>
        </a>

    </li>
</ul>

CSS

ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    height: 24px;
    width: 978px;
    border-right: 1px solid #2e2f2f;
    border-left: 1px solid #595a5b;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: red;
    display: table;
}
li {
    line-height: 23px;
    display: table-cell;
    text-align: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 12px;
    width: auto;
}
li a:hover {
    color: orange;
}
li a {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: white;
    border-right: 1px solid #2e2f2f;
    border-left: 1px solid #595a5b;
    height: 24px;
    padding: 0 27px;
}
body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}