Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumb, also known as a breadcrumb trail, is a navigational tool through which users can easily find their way around a website or an app. It is a secondary navigational scheme used to locate where a user is on the website.

For websites with many pages and sub-pages, breadcrumb navigation is useful for browsing and accessing information. Breadcrumb is convenient for users and simplifies their user journey. It is important to note that breadcrumbs are not a replacement for traditional navigation bars, they are an added feature to enhance user experience.

Benefits of Breadcrumbs in UI

The following are the benefits derived from adding breadcrumb navigation in UI design:

• Breadcrumbs improve the user experience and reduce confusion.
• It makes the website easy to navigate and helps users understand the structure.
• Breadcrumb navigation makes users stay on a website longer as it simplifies the process of browsing.
• It improves the structure of the website, enhancing its overall quality.

Tips to Create Breadcrumb Navigation for a Website

Here are some tips to create seamless breadcrumb navigation on a website.

• Breadcrumb should be on top of the page and ideally go from left to right.
• The text used for breadcrumb navigation should be easy to understand
• For mobile devices, the breadcrumb text should be shortened.
• Breadcrumb trails should be short and separated by delimiters like ‘>’ or ‘/’.

Note: All information and/or data from external sources is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication.