{"id":16950,"date":"2025-01-22T05:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andacademy.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=16950"},"modified":"2025-01-24T05:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T05:40:17","slug":"breadcrumb","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.andacademy.com\/resources\/glossary\/ui-ux-design\/breadcrumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Breadcrumbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Not to be confused with<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"not_confuse\">\n<div class=\"card-box\">\n<div class=\"glo-box hovercard\">\n<p><strong>Back Button<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIt is a button that takes the user back to the previous page.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Benefits of Breadcrumbs in UI<\/h2>\n<p>The following are the benefits derived from adding breadcrumb navigation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andacademy.com\/resources\/blog\/ui-ux-design\/what-is-ui-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UI design<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Breadcrumbs improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andacademy.com\/resources\/blog\/ui-ux-design\/what-is-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user experience<\/a> and reduce confusion.<\/li>\n<li>It makes the website easy to navigate and helps users understand the structure.<\/li>\n<li>Breadcrumb navigation makes users stay on a website longer as it simplifies the process of browsing.<\/li>\n<li>It improves the structure of the website, enhancing its overall quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips to Create Breadcrumb Navigation for a Website<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some tips to create seamless breadcrumb navigation on a website.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Breadcrumb should be on top of the page and ideally go from left to right.<\/li>\n<li>The text used for breadcrumb navigation should be easy to understand<\/li>\n<li>For mobile devices, the breadcrumb text should be shortened.<\/li>\n<li>Breadcrumb trails should be short and separated by delimiters like \u2018>\u2019 or \u2018\/\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: All information and\/or data from external sources is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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