breadcrumb trail
Website path indicator
A breadcrumb trail is a navigation aid showing the path from a website's homepage to the current page, typically displayed as a series of clickable links: Home > Products > Electronics > Headphones.
The term comes from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, where children left breadcrumbs to find their way back.
Beyond websites, any series of clues or markers showing where something has been: Investigators followed a breadcrumb trail of financial records.
- navigationDetermining position and course
- site navigationInterface for traversing pages
- user experienceInteraction quality perception
- web designWebsite visual planning
- pathRoute for traveling
Hansel · Gretel · forest · website · link · menu · hierarchy · homepage · click · back · route · wayfinding · find your way · lost · found · scattered · follow · retrace
- Mazesmaze, labyrinth, corn maze, hedge maze, ball maze
- trackerslocation tracker, pet tracker, car tracker, phone tracker, fitness tracker
- telematicstelematics, telemetry, GPS tracking, fleet management, vehicle tracking
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- backtrackingretreat, retracing steps, undoing, turning back, doubling back
breadcrumb traildead end
Passage without outlet
disorientation · maze · labyrinth · getting lost · lost in the woods
breadcrumb trailsearch bar
Input field for queries
site search · search function · keyword search · bookmark · random access
breadcrumb trailinfinite scroll
Continuously loading content mechanism
bread, crumb, trail, breads, breaded, breading, breadbox, breadwinner, crumbs