Is fluorine and fluorine and ionic or covalent bond?

Fluorine by itself is an element. An ionic bond is formed between the attraction of two ions with opposite charges (positive/negative). For Example- NaCl sodium chloride(table salt) Sodium is positively charged and Chlorine is negatively charged. In Covalent bonds, the compound is made by two atoms sharing their valance electrons, or the electrons in the outermost ring, For example H2O(water). There are Two Hydrogen atoms (Hydrogen is in the first group therefor has 1 valance electron) plus one Oxegyn Atom (Oxegyn is found in group eight therfor has 6 valance electrons) They want to have a full outer ring (eight electrons) so this compound works. Website With More Info- http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistrystudentfaqs/f/bondtypes.htm hope that helped!