apps/design-system/content/docs/components/breadcrumb.mdx
npx shadcn-ui@latest add breadcrumb
<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>
<ComponentSource name="breadcrumb" /><Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>
</Steps> </TabsContent> </Tabs>import {
Breadcrumb,
BreadcrumbItem,
BreadcrumbLink,
BreadcrumbList,
BreadcrumbPage,
BreadcrumbSeparator,
} from '@/components/ui/breadcrumb'
<Breadcrumb>
<BreadcrumbList>
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbLink href="/">Home</BreadcrumbLink>
</BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbSeparator />
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbLink href="/components">Components</BreadcrumbLink>
</BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbSeparator />
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbPage>Breadcrumb</BreadcrumbPage>
</BreadcrumbItem>
</BreadcrumbList>
</Breadcrumb>
Use a custom component as children for <BreadcrumbSeparator /> to create a custom separator.
import { Slash } from "lucide-react"
...
<Breadcrumb>
<BreadcrumbList>
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbLink href="/">Home</BreadcrumbLink>
</BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbSeparator>
<Slash />
</BreadcrumbSeparator>
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbLink href="/components">Components</BreadcrumbLink>
</BreadcrumbItem>
</BreadcrumbList>
</Breadcrumb>
You can compose <BreadcrumbItem /> with a <DropdownMenu /> to create a dropdown in the breadcrumb.
import {
DropdownMenu,
DropdownMenuContent,
DropdownMenuItem,
DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
...
<BreadcrumbItem>
<DropdownMenu>
<DropdownMenuTrigger className="flex items-center gap-1">
Components
<ChevronDownIcon />
</DropdownMenuTrigger>
<DropdownMenuContent align="start">
<DropdownMenuItem>Documentation</DropdownMenuItem>
<DropdownMenuItem>Themes</DropdownMenuItem>
<DropdownMenuItem>GitHub</DropdownMenuItem>
</DropdownMenuContent>
</DropdownMenu>
</BreadcrumbItem>
We provide a <BreadcrumbEllipsis /> component to show a collapsed state when the breadcrumb is too long.
import { BreadcrumbEllipsis } from "@/components/ui/breadcrumb"
...
<Breadcrumb>
<BreadcrumbList>
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbEllipsis />
</BreadcrumbItem>
</BreadcrumbList>
</Breadcrumb>
To use a custom link component from your routing library, you can use the asChild prop on <BreadcrumbLink />.
import { Link } from "next/link"
...
<Breadcrumb>
<BreadcrumbList>
<BreadcrumbItem>
<BreadcrumbLink asChild>
<Link href="/">Home</Link>
</BreadcrumbLink>
</BreadcrumbItem>
</BreadcrumbList>
</Breadcrumb>
Here's an example of a responsive breadcrumb that composes <BreadcrumbItem /> with <BreadcrumbEllipsis />, <DropdownMenu />, and <Drawer />.
It displays a dropdown on desktop and a drawer on mobile.
<ComponentPreview name="breadcrumb-responsive" className="[&_.preview]:p-2" />