<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
    <div class="container">
        <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
            <li class="active"><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>
        </ul>
    </div>
</nav>

<li class="active">Item 1</li>

<li class="active"><p class='navbar-text'>Item 1</p></li>

<li class="active"><p class='navbar-text' style='background-color: #e7e7e7; padding: 15px; margin: 0'>Item 1</p></li>