August 2018
Beginner
414 pages
3h 16m
English
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Chapter #72. Use Breadcrumb Navigation
The breadcrumb is not the sexiest of UI components, but it's a long-standing, tried-and-tested control that your users will turn to again and again.
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Websites and apps on the desktop and tablet (and often mobile) can fit a small and unobtrusive breadcrumb into their UI with ease. They are almost never misunderstood by users in testing and real-world use.
The breadcrumb allows your user to see his or her position in the system and easily return to a previous level of the hierarchy. What's more, by displaying the path the user took to get to their current location, breadcrumb navigation helps the user to form a better mental model of the layout of the product.
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