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Breadcrumbs API

The API documentation of the Breadcrumbs React component. Learn more about the properties and the CSS customization points.

import Breadcrumbs from '@material-ui/core/Breadcrumbs';

Props

Name Type Default Description
children * node The breadcrumb children.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component elementType 'nav' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component. By default, it maps the variant to a good default headline component.
itemsAfterCollapse number 1 If max items is exceeded, the number of items to show after the ellipsis.
itemsBeforeCollapse number 1 If max items is exceeded, the number of items to show before the ellipsis.
maxItems number 8 Specifies the maximum number of breadcrumbs to display. When there are more than the maximum number, only the first and last will be shown, with an ellipsis in between.
separator node '/' Custom separator node.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other properties supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

CSS

You can override all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the classes property. This property accepts the following keys:

Name Description
root Styles applied to the root element.
ol Styles applied to the ol element.
li Styles applied to the li element.
separator Styles applied to the separator element.

Have a look at the overriding styles with classes section and the implementation of the component for more detail.

If using the overrides key of the theme, you need to use the following style sheet name: MuiBreadcrumbs.

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos