---
productId: material-ui
title: React Breadcrumbs component
components: Breadcrumbs, Link, Typography
githubLabel: 'scope: breadcrumbs'
waiAria: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/breadcrumb/
githubSource: packages/mui-material/src/Breadcrumbs
---

# Breadcrumbs

A breadcrumbs is a list of links that help visualize a page's location within a site's hierarchical structure, it allows navigation up to any of the ancestors.



## Basic breadcrumbs

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function BasicBreadcrumbs() {
  return (
    <div role="presentation" onClick={handleClick}>
      <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="/">
          MUI
        </Link>
        <Link
          underline="hover"
          color="inherit"
          href="/material-ui/getting-started/installation/"
        >
          Core
        </Link>
        <Typography sx={{ color: 'text.primary' }}>Breadcrumbs</Typography>
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </div>
  );
}

```

## Active last breadcrumb

Keep the last breadcrumb interactive.

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function ActiveLastBreadcrumb() {
  return (
    <div role="presentation" onClick={handleClick}>
      <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="/">
          MUI
        </Link>
        <Link
          underline="hover"
          color="inherit"
          href="/material-ui/getting-started/installation/"
        >
          Core
        </Link>
        <Link
          underline="hover"
          color="text.primary"
          href="/material-ui/react-breadcrumbs/"
          aria-current="page"
        >
          Breadcrumbs
        </Link>
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </div>
  );
}

```

## Custom separator

In the following examples, we are using two string separators and an SVG icon.

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
import NavigateNextIcon from '@mui/icons-material/NavigateNext';

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function CustomSeparator() {
  const breadcrumbs = [
    <Link underline="hover" key="1" color="inherit" href="/" onClick={handleClick}>
      MUI
    </Link>,
    <Link
      underline="hover"
      key="2"
      color="inherit"
      href="/material-ui/getting-started/installation/"
      onClick={handleClick}
    >
      Core
    </Link>,
    <Typography key="3" sx={{ color: 'text.primary' }}>
      Breadcrumb
    </Typography>,
  ];

  return (
    <Stack spacing={2}>
      <Breadcrumbs separator="›" aria-label="breadcrumb">
        {breadcrumbs}
      </Breadcrumbs>
      <Breadcrumbs separator="-" aria-label="breadcrumb">
        {breadcrumbs}
      </Breadcrumbs>
      <Breadcrumbs
        separator={<NavigateNextIcon fontSize="small" />}
        aria-label="breadcrumb"
      >
        {breadcrumbs}
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </Stack>
  );
}

```

## Breadcrumbs with icons

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
import HomeIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Home';
import WhatshotIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Whatshot';
import GrainIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Grain';

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function IconBreadcrumbs() {
  return (
    <div role="presentation" onClick={handleClick}>
      <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
        <Link
          underline="hover"
          sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}
          color="inherit"
          href="/"
        >
          <HomeIcon sx={{ mr: 0.5 }} fontSize="inherit" />
          MUI
        </Link>
        <Link
          underline="hover"
          sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}
          color="inherit"
          href="/material-ui/getting-started/installation/"
        >
          <WhatshotIcon sx={{ mr: 0.5 }} fontSize="inherit" />
          Core
        </Link>
        <Typography
          sx={{ color: 'text.primary', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}
        >
          <GrainIcon sx={{ mr: 0.5 }} fontSize="inherit" />
          Breadcrumb
        </Typography>
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </div>
  );
}

```

## Collapsed breadcrumbs

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function CollapsedBreadcrumbs() {
  return (
    <div role="presentation" onClick={handleClick}>
      <Breadcrumbs maxItems={2} aria-label="breadcrumb">
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="#">
          Home
        </Link>
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="#">
          Catalog
        </Link>
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="#">
          Accessories
        </Link>
        <Link underline="hover" color="inherit" href="#">
          New Collection
        </Link>
        <Typography sx={{ color: 'text.primary' }}>Belts</Typography>
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </div>
  );
}

```

## Condensed with menu

As an alternative, consider adding a Menu component to display the condensed links in a dropdown list:

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
import Menu from '@mui/material/Menu';
import MenuItem from '@mui/material/MenuItem';
import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
import MoreHorizIcon from '@mui/icons-material/MoreHoriz';

export default function CondensedWithMenu() {
  const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
  const open = Boolean(anchorEl);

  const handleClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement> | null) => {
    if (event) {
      setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget);
    }
  };

  const handleClose = () => {
    setAnchorEl(null);
  };

  return (
    <React.Fragment>
      <Menu
        anchorEl={anchorEl}
        open={open}
        onClose={handleClose}
        aria-labelledby="with-menu-demo-breadcrumbs"
      >
        <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Breadcrumb 2</MenuItem>
        <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Breadcrumb 3</MenuItem>
        <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Breadcrumb 4</MenuItem>
      </Menu>
      <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumbs">
        <Link color="primary" href="#condensed-with-menu">
          Breadcrumb 1
        </Link>
        <IconButton color="primary" size="small" onClick={handleClick}>
          <MoreHorizIcon />
        </IconButton>
        <Link color="primary" href="#condensed-with-menu">
          Breadcrumb 5
        </Link>
        <Link color="primary" href="#condensed-with-menu">
          Breadcrumb 6
        </Link>
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </React.Fragment>
  );
}

```

## Customization

Here is an example of customizing the component.
You can learn more about this in the [overrides documentation page](/material-ui/customization/how-to-customize/).

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import { emphasize, styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import Chip from '@mui/material/Chip';
import HomeIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Home';
import ExpandMoreIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ExpandMore';

const StyledBreadcrumb = styled(Chip)(({ theme }) => {
  return {
    backgroundColor: theme.palette.grey[100],
    height: theme.spacing(3),
    color: (theme.vars || theme).palette.text.primary,
    fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightRegular,
    '&:hover, &:focus': {
      backgroundColor: emphasize(theme.palette.grey[100], 0.06),
      ...theme.applyStyles('dark', {
        backgroundColor: emphasize(theme.palette.grey[800], 0.06),
      }),
    },
    '&:active': {
      boxShadow: theme.shadows[1],
      backgroundColor: emphasize(theme.palette.grey[100], 0.12),
      ...theme.applyStyles('dark', {
        backgroundColor: emphasize(theme.palette.grey[800], 0.12),
      }),
    },
    ...theme.applyStyles('dark', {
      backgroundColor: theme.palette.grey[800],
    }),
  };
}) as typeof Chip; // TypeScript only: need a type cast here because https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/26591

function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent<Element, MouseEvent>) {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.info('You clicked a breadcrumb.');
}

export default function CustomizedBreadcrumbs() {
  return (
    <div role="presentation" onClick={handleClick}>
      <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
        <StyledBreadcrumb
          component="a"
          href="#"
          label="Home"
          icon={<HomeIcon fontSize="small" />}
        />
        <StyledBreadcrumb component="a" href="#" label="Catalog" />
        <StyledBreadcrumb
          label="Accessories"
          deleteIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon />}
          onDelete={handleClick}
        />
      </Breadcrumbs>
    </div>
  );
}

```

## Integration with react-router

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
import List from '@mui/material/List';
import Link, { LinkProps } from '@mui/material/Link';
import { ListItemProps } from '@mui/material/ListItem';
import ListItemButton from '@mui/material/ListItemButton';
import Collapse from '@mui/material/Collapse';
import ListItemText from '@mui/material/ListItemText';
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
import ExpandLess from '@mui/icons-material/ExpandLess';
import ExpandMore from '@mui/icons-material/ExpandMore';
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
import {
  Link as RouterLink,
  Route,
  Routes,
  MemoryRouter,
  useLocation,
} from 'react-router';

interface ListItemLinkProps extends ListItemProps {
  to: string;
  open?: boolean;
}

const breadcrumbNameMap: { [key: string]: string } = {
  '/inbox': 'Inbox',
  '/inbox/important': 'Important',
  '/trash': 'Trash',
  '/spam': 'Spam',
  '/drafts': 'Drafts',
};

function ListItemLink(props: ListItemLinkProps) {
  const { to, open, ...other } = props;
  const primary = breadcrumbNameMap[to];

  let icon = null;
  if (open != null) {
    icon = open ? <ExpandLess /> : <ExpandMore />;
  }

  return (
    <li>
      <ListItemButton component={RouterLink as any} to={to} {...other}>
        <ListItemText primary={primary} />
        {icon}
      </ListItemButton>
    </li>
  );
}

interface LinkRouterProps extends LinkProps {
  to: string;
  replace?: boolean;
}

function LinkRouter(props: LinkRouterProps) {
  return <Link {...props} component={RouterLink as any} />;
}

function Page() {
  const location = useLocation();
  const pathnames = location.pathname.split('/').filter((x) => x);

  return (
    <Breadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
      <LinkRouter underline="hover" color="inherit" to="/">
        Home
      </LinkRouter>
      {pathnames.map((value, index) => {
        const last = index === pathnames.length - 1;
        const to = `/${pathnames.slice(0, index + 1).join('/')}`;

        return last ? (
          <Typography key={to} sx={{ color: 'text.primary' }}>
            {breadcrumbNameMap[to]}
          </Typography>
        ) : (
          <LinkRouter underline="hover" color="inherit" to={to} key={to}>
            {breadcrumbNameMap[to]}
          </LinkRouter>
        );
      })}
    </Breadcrumbs>
  );
}

export default function RouterBreadcrumbs() {
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(true);

  const handleClick = () => {
    setOpen((prevOpen) => !prevOpen);
  };

  return (
    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/inbox']} initialIndex={0}>
      <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', width: 360 }}>
        <Routes>
          <Route path="*" element={<Page />} />
        </Routes>
        <Box
          sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', mt: 1 }}
          component="nav"
          aria-label="mailbox folders"
        >
          <List>
            <ListItemLink to="/inbox" open={open} onClick={handleClick} />
            <Collapse component="li" in={open} timeout="auto" unmountOnExit>
              <List disablePadding>
                <ListItemLink sx={{ pl: 4 }} to="/inbox/important" />
              </List>
            </Collapse>
            <ListItemLink to="/trash" />
            <ListItemLink to="/spam" />
          </List>
        </Box>
      </Box>
    </MemoryRouter>
  );
}

```

## Accessibility

(WAI-ARIA: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/breadcrumb/)

Be sure to add a `aria-label` description on the `Breadcrumbs` component.

The accessibility of this component relies on:

- The set of links is structured using an ordered list (`<ol>` element).
- To prevent screen reader announcement of the visual separators between links, they are hidden with `aria-hidden`.
- A nav element labeled with `aria-label` identifies the structure as a breadcrumb trail and makes it a navigation landmark so that it is easy to locate.


# Breadcrumbs API

## Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

- [Breadcrumbs](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-breadcrumbs/)

## Import

```jsx
import Breadcrumbs from '@mui/material/Breadcrumbs';
// or
import { Breadcrumbs } from '@mui/material';
```

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| children | `node` | - | No |  |
| classes | `object` | - | No | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. |
| component | `elementType` | - | No |  |
| expandText | `string` | `'Show path'` | No |  |
| itemsAfterCollapse | `integer` | `1` | No |  |
| itemsBeforeCollapse | `integer` | `1` | No |  |
| maxItems | `integer` | `8` | No |  |
| separator | `node` | `'/'` | No |  |
| slotProps | `{ collapsedIcon?: func \| object }` | `{}` | No |  |
| slots | `{ CollapsedIcon?: elementType }` | `{}` | No |  |
| sx | `Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object` | - | No | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. |

> **Note**: The `ref` is forwarded to the root element (HTMLElement).

> Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element ([Typography](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/api/typography/)).

## Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the [Typography](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/api/typography/) component are also available on Breadcrumbs.

## Theme default props

You can use `MuiBreadcrumbs` to change the default props of this component with the theme.

## CSS

### Rule name

| Global class | Rule name | Description |
|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| - | li | Styles applied to the li element. |
| - | ol | Styles applied to the ol element. |
| - | root | Styles applied to the root element. |
| - | separator | Styles applied to the separator element. |

## Source code

If you did not find the information on this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.

- [/packages/mui-material/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.js](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/HEAD/packages/mui-material/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.js)

# Link API

## Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

- [Breadcrumbs](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-breadcrumbs/)
- [Links](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-link/)

## Import

```jsx
import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
// or
import { Link } from '@mui/material';
```

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| children | `node` | - | No |  |
| classes | `object` | - | No | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. |
| color | `'primary' \| 'secondary' \| 'success' \| 'error' \| 'info' \| 'warning' \| 'textPrimary' \| 'textSecondary' \| 'textDisabled' \| string` | `'primary'` | No |  |
| component | `element type` | - | No |  |
| sx | `Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object` | - | No | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. |
| TypographyClasses | `object` | - | No |  |
| underline | `'always' \| 'hover' \| 'none'` | `'always'` | No |  |
| variant | `'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'button' \| 'caption' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| 'overline' \| 'subtitle1' \| 'subtitle2' \| string` | `'inherit'` | No |  |

> **Note**: The `ref` is forwarded to the root element (HTMLAnchorElement).

> Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element ([Typography](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/api/typography/)).

## Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the [Typography](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/api/typography/) component are also available on Link.

## Theme default props

You can use `MuiLink` to change the default props of this component with the theme.

## CSS

### Rule name

| Global class | Rule name | Description |
|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| - | button | Styles applied to the root element if `component="button"`. |
| `.Mui-focusVisible` | - | State class applied to the root element if the link is keyboard focused. |
| - | root | Styles applied to the root element. |
| - | underlineAlways | Styles applied to the root element if `underline="always"`. |
| - | underlineHover | Styles applied to the root element if `underline="hover"`. |
| - | underlineNone | Styles applied to the root element if `underline="none"`. |

## Source code

If you did not find the information on this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.

- [/packages/mui-material/src/Link/Link.js](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/HEAD/packages/mui-material/src/Link/Link.js)

# Typography API

## Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

- [Breadcrumbs](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-breadcrumbs/)
- [Typography](https://deploy-preview-47727--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-typography/)

## Import

```jsx
import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
// or
import { Typography } from '@mui/material';
```

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| align | `'center' \| 'inherit' \| 'justify' \| 'left' \| 'right'` | `'inherit'` | No |  |
| children | `node` | - | No |  |
| classes | `object` | - | No | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. |
| color | `'primary' \| 'secondary' \| 'success' \| 'error' \| 'info' \| 'warning' \| 'textPrimary' \| 'textSecondary' \| 'textDisabled' \| string` | - | No |  |
| component | `elementType` | - | No |  |
| gutterBottom | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| noWrap | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| paragraph (deprecated) | `bool` | `false` | No | ⚠️ Use the `component` prop instead. This prop will be removed in a future major release. See [Migrating from deprecated APIs](https://mui.com/material-ui/migration/migrating-from-deprecated-apis/) for more details. |
| sx | `Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object` | - | No | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. |
| variant | `'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'button' \| 'caption' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| 'overline' \| 'subtitle1' \| 'subtitle2' \| string` | `'body1'` | No |  |
| variantMapping | `object` | `{
  h1: 'h1',
  h2: 'h2',
  h3: 'h3',
  h4: 'h4',
  h5: 'h5',
  h6: 'h6',
  subtitle1: 'h6',
  subtitle2: 'h6',
  body1: 'p',
  body2: 'p',
  inherit: 'p',
}` | No |  |

> **Note**: The `ref` is forwarded to the root element (HTMLParagraphElement).

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

## Theme default props

You can use `MuiTypography` to change the default props of this component with the theme.

## CSS

### Rule name

| Global class | Rule name | Description |
|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| - | alignCenter | Styles applied to the root element if `align="center"`. |
| - | alignJustify | Styles applied to the root element if `align="justify"`. |
| - | alignLeft | Styles applied to the root element if `align="left"`. |
| - | alignRight | Styles applied to the root element if `align="right"`. |
| - | body1 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="body1"`. |
| - | body2 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="body2"`. |
| - | button | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="button"`. |
| - | caption | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="caption"`. |
| - | gutterBottom | Styles applied to the root element if `gutterBottom={true}`. |
| - | h1 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h1"`. |
| - | h2 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h2"`. |
| - | h3 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h3"`. |
| - | h4 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h4"`. |
| - | h5 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h5"`. |
| - | h6 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h6"`. |
| - | inherit | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="inherit"`. |
| - | noWrap | Styles applied to the root element if `nowrap={true}`. |
| - | overline | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="overline"`. |
| - | paragraph | Styles applied to the root element if `paragraph={true}`. |
| - | root | Styles applied to the root element. |
| - | subtitle1 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="subtitle1"`. |
| - | subtitle2 | Styles applied to the root element if `variant="subtitle2"`. |

> **Note**: As a CSS utility, the `Typography` component also supports all system properties. You can use them as props directly on the component.

## Source code

If you did not find the information on this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.

- [/packages/mui-material/src/Typography/Typography.js](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/HEAD/packages/mui-material/src/Typography/Typography.js)