Bootstrap/site/content/docs/5.3/components/breadcrumb.md

layout	title	description	group	toc
docs	Breadcrumb	Indicate the current page's location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.	components	true

Example

Use an ordered or unordered list with linked list items to create a minimally styled breadcrumb. Use our utilities to add additional styles as desired.

{{< example >}}

1. Home

1. Home
2. Library

1. Home
2. Library
3. Data

{{< /example >}}

Dividers

Dividers are automatically added in CSS through ::before and content. They can be changed by modifying a local CSS custom property --bs-breadcrumb-divider, or through the $breadcrumb-divider Sass variable — and $breadcrumb-divider-flipped for its RTL counterpart, if needed. We default to our Sass variable, which is set as a fallback to the custom property. This way, you get a global divider that you can override without recompiling CSS at any time.

{{< example >}}

1. Home
2. Library

{{< /example >}}

When modifying via Sass, the quote function is required to generate the quotes around a string. For example, using > as the divider, you can use this:

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

It's also possible to use an embedded SVG icon. Apply it via our CSS custom property, or use the Sass variable.

{{< callout info >}} Inlined SVG requires properly escaped characters. Some reserved characters, such as <, > and #, must be URL-encoded or escaped. We do this with the $breadcrumb-divider variable using our [escape-svg() Sass function]({{< docsref "/customize/sass#escape-svg" >}}). When customizing the CSS variable, you must handle this yourself. Read Kevin Weber's explanations on CodePen for more info. {{< /callout >}}

{{< example >}}

1. Home
2. Library

{{< /example >}}

$breadcrumb-divider: url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='8' height='8'><path d='M2.5 0L1 1.5 3.5 4 1 6.5 2.5 8l4-4-4-4z' fill='#{$breadcrumb-divider-color}'/></svg>");

You can also remove the divider setting --bs-breadcrumb-divider: ''; (empty strings in CSS custom properties counts as a value), or setting the Sass variable to $breadcrumb-divider: none;.

{{< example >}}

1. Home
2. Library

{{< /example >}}

$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 ARIA Authoring Practices Guide breadcrumb pattern.

CSS

Variables

{{< added-in "5.2.0" >}}

As part of Bootstrap's evolving CSS variables approach, breadcrumbs now use local CSS variables on .breadcrumb for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

{{< scss-docs name="breadcrumb-css-vars" file="scss/_breadcrumb.scss" >}}

Sass variables

{{< scss-docs name="breadcrumb-variables" file="scss/_variables.scss" >}}