--- layout: docs title: Pagination description: Documentation and examples for showing pagination links. group: components --- Provide pagination links for your site or app with the multi-page pagination component. ## Contents * Will be replaced with the ToC, excluding the "Contents" header {:toc} ## Overview Simple pagination inspired by Rdio, great for apps and search results. The large block is hard to miss, easily scalable, and provides large click areas. {% example html %} {% endexample %} {% callout info %} ### Labelling the pagination component The pagination component should be wrapped in a `

` element to identify it as a navigation section to screen readers and other assistive technologies. In addition, as a page is likely to have more than one such navigation section already (such as the primary navigation in the header, or a sidebar navigation), it is advisable to provide a descriptive `aria-label` for the `

` which reflects its purpose. For example, if the pagination component is used to navigate between a set of search results, an appropriate label could be `aria-label="Search results pages"`. {% endcallout %} ## Disabled and active states Links are customizable for different circumstances. Use `.disabled` for unclickable links and `.active` to indicate the current page. {% callout warning %} #### Link functionality caveat The `.disabled` class uses `pointer-events: none` to try to disable the link functionality of ``s, but that CSS property is not yet standardized. In addition, even in browsers that do support `pointer-events: none`, keyboard navigation remains unaffected, meaning that sighted keyboard users and users of assistive technologies will still be able to activate these links. So to be safe, add a `tabindex="-1"` attribute on these links (to prevent them from receiving keyboard focus) and use custom JavaScript to disable their functionality. {% endcallout %} {% example html %} {% endexample %} You can optionally swap out active or disabled anchors for ``, or omit the anchor in the case of the prev/next arrows, to remove click functionality and prevent keyboard focus while retaining intended styles. {% example html %} {% endexample %} ## Sizing Fancy larger or smaller pagination? Add `.pagination-lg` or `.pagination-sm` for additional sizes. {% example html %} {% endexample %} {% example html %} {% endexample %}