Indicate the current page’s location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.
Separators are automatically added in CSS through
::before
and
content
.
<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.