The Breadcrumb informs the users on their current location relative to the homepage of the website and allows them to navigate to higher levels. It is a series links except the last item in the group, which is the current page.
Dos
- the first element of the breadcrumb must always be labelled "Home" and must link to the homepage of the actual site where the current user page is located
Don'ts
- use long labels which creates visual clutter
When to use
- if your website's navigational structure is a tree of more than 2 levels
When not to use
- if your website's navigational structure has less than 3 levels of depth