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 >} }

{ {< /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 >} }

{ {< /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. When customizing the CSS variable, you must handle this yourself. Read Kevin Weber's explanations on CodePen for more info. { {< /callout >} }

{ {< example >} }

{ {< /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 >} }

{ {< /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" >} }