Breadcrumb

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

Example

Badges scale to match the size of the immediate parent element by using relative font sizing and em units.

Result
HTML

                            
                              <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>

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.