Breadcrumb Navigation

Breadcrumb navigationBreadcrumb navigation shows a page's path within the website hierarchy. It improves user orientation and complements internal linking.Open glossary entry → is a small path indicator usually placed above the main content. It shows where a page sits within the site structure, for example:

Home > Guides > Shoe care > Leather shoes

Each level is typically an internal linkInternal linking refers to links that connect pages within the same website. They control how search engines and users find and thematically classify content.Open glossary entry → that leads back to the higher-level page. This gives breadcrumb navigation two functions: it improves user guidance by making a page's context visible, and it complements internal linking with clear, hierarchically ordered links.

Breadcrumbs support flat, comprehensible structures and help link categories and parent pages consistently. However, they do not replace contextual links in the main content, which matter more for topical relationships. Search engines can also display breadcrumbs in search results and thus understand a website's structure better.