The following indicates the same nav bar that is on this page but with the following additions made to the stylesheet

• Adding a height: 1% on the li definition
• Adding a height: 1% on the a definition
• Adding enough line-height, in this case, line-height: 16px on the a definition to eliminate any of the whitespace. You'll need to experiment with your specific implementation depending on the font family you are using.
• Depending on the size of your font and your line height, you may have to add the height: 1% on your ul