Overview#
We use a large block of connected links for our pagination, making links hard to
miss and easily scalable—all while providing large hit areas. Pagination is
built with list HTML elements so screen readers can announce the number of
available links. Use a wrapping <nav>
element to identify it as a navigation
section to screen readers and other assistive technologies.
In addition, as pages likely have more than one such navigation section, it's
advisable to provide a descriptive aria-label
for the <nav>
to reflect 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"
.
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
Working with icons#
Looking to use an icon or symbol in place of text for some pagination links? Be
sure to provide proper screen reader support with aria
attributes.
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
Disabled and active states#
Pagination links are customizable for different circumstances. Use .disabled
for links that appear un-clickable and .active
to indicate the current page.
While the .disabled
class uses pointer-events: none
to try to disable the
link functionality of <a>
s, that CSS property is not yet standardized and
doesn't account for keyboard navigation. As such, you should always add
tabindex="-1"
on disabled links and use custom JavaScript to fully disable
their functionality.
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
You can optionally swap out active or disabled anchors for <span>
, 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 >} }
{ {< /example >} }
Sizing#
Fancy larger or smaller pagination? Add .pagination-lg
or .pagination-sm
for
additional sizes.
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
Alignment#
Change the alignment of pagination components with flexbox utilities. For example, with .justify-content-center
:
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
Or with .justify-content-end
:
{ {< example >} }
{ {< /example >} }
CSS#
Variables#
{ {< added-in "5.2.0" >} }
As part of Bootstrap's evolving CSS variables approach, pagination now uses
local CSS variables on .pagination
for enhanced real-time customization.
Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still
supported, too.
{ {< scss-docs name="pagination-css-vars" file="scss/_pagination.scss" >} }
Sass variables#
{ {< scss-docs name="pagination-variables" file="scss/_variables.scss" >} }
Sass mixins#
{ {< scss-docs name="pagination-mixin" file="scss/mixins/_pagination.scss" >} }