
Indicate the current page’s location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.
<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>
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.