Example

Indicate the current page’s location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.

Examples

            
              <nav aria-label="breadcrumb">
                <ol class="breadcrumb">
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">Home</li>
                </ol>
              </nav>

              <nav aria-label="breadcrumb">
                <ol class="breadcrumb">
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">Library</li>
                </ol>
              </nav>

              <nav aria-label="breadcrumb">
                <ol class="breadcrumb">
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="#">Library</a></li>
                  <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">Data</li>
                </ol>
              </nav>

Example with image

Howdy, Natalie!

natalie.curtis@gmail.com

              
                <!-- Breadcrumb Section -->
                <div class="bg-primary">
                  <div class="container u-space-1">
                    <div class="row">
                      <div class="col-lg-5 order-lg-2 text-lg-right mb-4 mb-lg-0">
                        <div class="d-flex d-lg-inline-block justify-content-between justify-content-lg-end align-items-center align-items-lg-start">
                          <!-- Breadcrumb -->
                          <ol class="breadcrumb breadcrumb-white breadcrumb-no-gutter mb-0">
                            <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="breadcrumb-link" href="../../html/home/index.html">Home</a></li>
                            <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="breadcrumb-link" href="../../html/account/dashboard.html">Account</a></li>
                            <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">Dashboard</li>
                          </ol>
                          <!-- End Breadcrumb -->
                        </div>
                      </div>

                      <div class="col-lg-7 order-lg-1">
                        <!-- User Info -->
                        <div class="media d-block d-sm-flex align-items-sm-center">
                          <div class="u-lg-avatar position-relative mb-3 mb-sm-0 mr-3">
                            <img class="u-lg-avatar rounded-circle" src="../../assets/img/160x160/img2.jpg" alt="Image Description">
                            <span class="u-badge u-badge-border-success u-badge--md u-badge-pos--bottom-right-0 rounded-circle">
                              <span class="fa fa-check"></span>
                            </span>
                          </div>
                          <div class="media-body">
                            <h1 class="h3 text-white font-weight-medium mb-1">Howdy, Natalie!</h1>
                            <span class="d-block text-white">natalie.curtis@gmail.com</span>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <!-- End User Info -->
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <!-- End Breadcrumb Section -->

Changing the separator

Separators are automatically added in CSS through ::before and content. They can be changed by changing $breadcrumb-divider. The quote function is needed to generate the quotes around a string, so if you want > as seperator, you can use this:

            
              $breadcrumb-divider: quote(">");

It’s also possible to use a base64 embedded SVG icon:

            
              $breadcrumb-divider: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjgiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0yLjUgMEwxIDEuNSAzLjUgNCAxIDYuNSAyLjUgOGw0LTQtNC00eiIgZmlsbD0iY3VycmVudENvbG9yIi8+PC9zdmc+);

The separator can be removed by setting $breadcrumb-divider to none:

            
              $breadcrumb-divider: none;

Accessibility

Since breadcrumbs provide a navigation, it’s a good idea to add a meaningful label such as aria-label="breadcrumb" to describe the type of navigation provided in the <nav> element, as well as applying an aria-current="page" to the last item of the set to indicate that it represents the current page.

For more information, see the WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices for the breadcrumb pattern.