Breadcrumb

Displays the path to the current resource using a hierarchy of links.

import Link from "next/link"
import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbEllipsis,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuGroup,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"

export function BreadcrumbDemo() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="#">Home</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <DropdownMenu>
            <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
              <Button size="icon-sm" variant="ghost">
                <BreadcrumbEllipsis />
                <span className="sr-only">Toggle menu</span>
              </Button>
            </DropdownMenuTrigger>
            <DropdownMenuContent align="start">
              <DropdownMenuGroup>
                <DropdownMenuItem>Documentation</DropdownMenuItem>
                <DropdownMenuItem>Themes</DropdownMenuItem>
                <DropdownMenuItem>GitHub</DropdownMenuItem>
              </DropdownMenuGroup>
            </DropdownMenuContent>
          </DropdownMenu>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="#">Components</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

Installation


pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add breadcrumb

Usage

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"

<Breadcrumb>
  <BreadcrumbList>
    <BreadcrumbItem>
      <BreadcrumbLink href="/">Home</BreadcrumbLink>
    </BreadcrumbItem>
    <BreadcrumbSeparator />
    <BreadcrumbItem>
      <BreadcrumbLink href="/components">Components</BreadcrumbLink>
    </BreadcrumbItem>
    <BreadcrumbSeparator />
    <BreadcrumbItem>
      <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
    </BreadcrumbItem>
  </BreadcrumbList>
</Breadcrumb>

Examples

Basic

A basic breadcrumb with a home link and a components link.

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"

export function BreadcrumbBasic() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink href="#">Home</BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink href="#">Components</BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

Custom separator

Use a custom component as children for <BreadcrumbSeparator /> to create a custom separator.

import Link from "next/link"
import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"
import { DotIcon } from "lucide-react"

export function BreadcrumbSeparatorDemo() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/">Home</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator>
          <DotIcon />
        </BreadcrumbSeparator>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/components">Components</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator>
          <DotIcon />
        </BreadcrumbSeparator>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

You can compose <BreadcrumbItem /> with a <DropdownMenu /> to create a dropdown in the breadcrumb.

import Link from "next/link"
import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuGroup,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
import { ChevronDownIcon, DotIcon } from "lucide-react"

export function BreadcrumbDropdown() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/">Home</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator>
          <DotIcon />
        </BreadcrumbSeparator>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <DropdownMenu>
            <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
              <button className="flex items-center gap-1">
                Components
                <ChevronDownIcon className="size-3.5" />
              </button>
            </DropdownMenuTrigger>
            <DropdownMenuContent align="start">
              <DropdownMenuGroup>
                <DropdownMenuItem>Documentation</DropdownMenuItem>
                <DropdownMenuItem>Themes</DropdownMenuItem>
                <DropdownMenuItem>GitHub</DropdownMenuItem>
              </DropdownMenuGroup>
            </DropdownMenuContent>
          </DropdownMenu>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator>
          <DotIcon />
        </BreadcrumbSeparator>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

Collapsed

We provide a <BreadcrumbEllipsis /> component to show a collapsed state when the breadcrumb is too long.

import Link from "next/link"
import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbEllipsis,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"

export function BreadcrumbEllipsisDemo() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/">Home</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbEllipsis />
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/docs/components">Components</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

Link component

To use a custom link component from your routing library, you can use the asChild prop on <BreadcrumbLink />.

import Link from "next/link"
import {
  Breadcrumb,
  BreadcrumbItem,
  BreadcrumbLink,
  BreadcrumbList,
  BreadcrumbPage,
  BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"

export function BreadcrumbLinkDemo() {
  return (
    <Breadcrumb>
      <BreadcrumbList>
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/">Home</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbLink asChild>
            <Link href="/components">Components</Link>
          </BreadcrumbLink>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
        <BreadcrumbSeparator />
        <BreadcrumbItem>
          <BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
        </BreadcrumbItem>
      </BreadcrumbList>
    </Breadcrumb>
  )
}

API Reference

The Breadcrumb component is the root navigation element that wraps all breadcrumb components.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbList

The BreadcrumbList component displays the ordered list of breadcrumb items.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbItem

The BreadcrumbItem component wraps individual breadcrumb items.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbLink

The BreadcrumbLink component displays a clickable link in the breadcrumb.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbPage

The BreadcrumbPage component displays the current page in the breadcrumb (non-clickable).

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbSeparator

The BreadcrumbSeparator component displays a separator between breadcrumb items. You can pass custom children to override the default separator icon.

Prop	Type	Default
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-
`className`	`string`	-

BreadcrumbEllipsis

The BreadcrumbEllipsis component displays an ellipsis indicator for collapsed breadcrumb items.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`	-

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