# Breadcrumb · Bootstrap
Indicate the current page’s location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.
Author: Mark Otto, Jacob Thornton, and Bootstrap contributors

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# Breadcrumb

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

## Overview

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.