I have this code for my navbar: <nav> <a [routerLink]="['/']" [routerLinkActive]="['nav-active']">HOME</a> <a [routerLink]="['/about']" [routerLinkActive]="['nav-active']">ABOUT</a> <a [routerLink]="['/records']" [routerLinkActive]="['nav-active']">RECORDS</a> </nav> The problem is the HOME nav point always gets the class because / seems to be always active. Is this avoidable with a small and simple solution? Thanks for the help Edit: this is the solution for now: [routerLinkActiveOptions]="{ exact: true }" Continue reading...