---
category: Components
type: Navigation
title: Breadcrumb
cover: https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/alicdn/9Ltop8JwH/Breadcrumb.svg
---

A breadcrumb displays the current location within a hierarchy. It allows going back to states higher up in the hierarchy.

## When To Use

- When the system has more than two layers in a hierarchy.
- When you need to inform the user of where they are.
- When the user may need to navigate back to a higher level.

## API

| Property | Description | Type | Optional | Default | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| itemRender | Custom item renderer, #itemRender="{route, params, routes, paths}" | ({route, params, routes, paths}) => vNode |  | - |  |
| params | Routing parameters | object |  | - |  |
| routes | The routing stack information of router | [routes\[\]](#routes) |  | - |  |
| separator | Custom separator | string\|slot |  | `/` |  |

### Breadcrumb.Item

| Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| href | Target of hyperlink | string | - |  |
| overlay | The dropdown menu | [Menu](/components/menu) \| () => Menu | - |  |

#### Events

| Events Name | Description     | Arguments             | Version |
| -------- | -------- | -------------------- | ---- |
| click    | handler to handle click event | (e:MouseEvent)=>void | -    | 1.5.0 |

### Breadcrumb.Separator `1.5.0`

| Property | Description      | Type      | Default | Version |
| -------- | ---------------- | --------- | ------- | ------- |
| - | - | - | - | - |

> When using `Breadcrumb.Separator`,its parent component must be set to `separator=""`, otherwise the default separator of the parent component will appear.

### routes

```ts
interface Route {
  path: string;
  breadcrumbName: string;
  children?: Array<{
    path: string;
    breadcrumbName: string;
  }>;
}
```

### Use with browserHistory

The link of Breadcrumb item targets `#` by default, you can use `itemRender` to make a `browserHistory` Link.

```html
<template>
  <a-breadcrumb :routes="routes">
    <template #itemRender="{ route, params, routes, paths }">
      <span v-if="routes.indexOf(route) === routes.length - 1">
        {{route.breadcrumbName}}
      </span>
      <router-link v-else :to="paths.join('/')">
        {{route.breadcrumbName}}
      </router-link>
    </template>
  </a-breadcrumb>
</template>
<script lang="ts">
import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue';
interface Route {
  path: string;
  breadcrumbName: string;
  children?: Array<{
    path: string;
    breadcrumbName: string;
  }>;
}
export default defineComponent({
  setup () {
    const routes = ref<Route[]>([
      {
        path: 'index',
        breadcrumbName: 'home',
      },
      {
        path: 'first',
        breadcrumbName: 'first',
        children: [
          {
            path: '/general',
            breadcrumbName: 'General',
          },
          {
            path: '/layout',
            breadcrumbName: 'Layout',
          },
          {
            path: '/navigation',
            breadcrumbName: 'Navigation',
          },
        ],
      },
      {
        path: 'second',
        breadcrumbName: 'second',
      },
    ]);
    return {
      routes,
    }
  }
});
</script>
```