diff --git a/src/components/HeaderLink.astro b/src/components/HeaderLink.astro
index f60a4c6..985e16e 100644
--- a/src/components/HeaderLink.astro
+++ b/src/components/HeaderLink.astro
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 ---
 import Button from '@/components/Button.astro';
+import { isActiveNavItem } from '@/utils/strings';
+import { cn } from '@/utils/styles';
 
 import type { Props } from '@/components/Button.astro';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const { slot, ...props } = Astro.props as Props;
-const isActive = Astro.url.pathname.startsWith(`${props.href}`);
+
+const isActive = isActiveNavItem({
+  routePathname: Astro.url.pathname,
+  navItemHref: props.href as string,
+});
+
 if (isActive) {
   props['aria-current'] = 'page';
 }
 ---
 
-<Button {...props} class={isActive ? 'bg-slate-200/50 dark:bg-slate-800/50' : ''}>
+<Button {...props} class={cn({ 'bg-slate-200/50 dark:bg-slate-800/50': isActive })}>
   <slot name="icon" />
   <slot />
 </Button>
diff --git a/src/utils/strings.ts b/src/utils/strings.ts
index dff07d1..bb6ffa1 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings.ts
+++ b/src/utils/strings.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ROUTES } from '@/constants/routes';
+
 export const getRandomInt = (max: number, min = 0) =>
   Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
 
@@ -13,3 +15,36 @@ export const trimHttpProtocol = (url: string) => {
 
   return withoutProtocol;
 };
+
+export const isActiveNavItem = ({
+  routePathname,
+  navItemHref,
+}: {
+  routePathname: string;
+  navItemHref: string;
+}): boolean => {
+  let isActive: boolean;
+
+  switch (true) {
+    // navItemHref identifies button, routePathname is route
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.BLOG && routePathname === ROUTES.BLOG:
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.ABOUT && routePathname === ROUTES.ABOUT:
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.HOME && routePathname === ROUTES.HOME:
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.RESUME && routePathname === ROUTES.RESUME:
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.PROJECTS && routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.PROJECTS):
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.TAGS && routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.TAGS):
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.CATEGORIES && routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.CATEGORIES):
+    case navItemHref === ROUTES.BLOG &&
+      !routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.TAGS) &&
+      !routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.CATEGORIES) &&
+      routePathname.startsWith(ROUTES.BLOG):
+      isActive = true;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      isActive = false;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return isActive;
+};