Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs display a hierarchy of links to the current page or resource in an application.

install	`yarn add react-aria-components`
version	1.4.0
usage	`import {Breadcrumbs} from 'react-aria-components'`

View ARIA pattern

W3C

Example#

import {Breadcrumbs, Breadcrumb, Link} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb><Link href="/">Home</Link></Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb><Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link></Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb><Link>Breadcrumbs</Link></Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  Breadcrumbs,
  Link
} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  Breadcrumbs,
  Link
} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">
      Home
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/react-aria/">
      React Aria
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>
      Breadcrumbs
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

Show CSS

@import "@react-aria/example-theme";

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--text-color);

  .react-aria-Breadcrumb:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '›';
    content: '›' / '';
    alt: ' ';
    padding: 0 5px;
  }

  .react-aria-Link {
    color: var(--link-color-secondary);
    outline: none;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;

    &[data-hovered] {
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    &[data-current] {
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    &[data-focus-visible]:after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: -2px -4px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
    }
  }
}

@import "@react-aria/example-theme";

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--text-color);

  .react-aria-Breadcrumb:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '›';
    content: '›' / '';
    alt: ' ';
    padding: 0 5px;
  }

  .react-aria-Link {
    color: var(--link-color-secondary);
    outline: none;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;

    &[data-hovered] {
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    &[data-current] {
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    &[data-focus-visible]:after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: -2px -4px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
    }
  }
}

@import "@react-aria/example-theme";

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--text-color);

  .react-aria-Breadcrumb:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '›';
    content: '›' / '';
    alt: ' ';
    padding: 0 5px;
  }

  .react-aria-Link {
    color: var(--link-color-secondary);
    outline: none;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;

    &[data-hovered] {
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    &[data-current] {
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    &[data-focus-visible]:after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: -2px -4px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
    }
  }
}

Features#

Breadcrumbs provide a list of links to parent pages of the current page in hierarchical order. Breadcrumbs helps implement these in an accessible way.

Flexible – Support for HTML navigation links, JavaScript handled links, and client side routing.
Accessible – Implemented as an ordered list of links. The last link is automatically marked as the current page using aria-current.
Styleable – Hover, press, and keyboard focus states are provided for easy styling. These states only apply when interacting with an appropriate input device, unlike CSS pseudo classes.

Anatomy#

Breadcrumbs consist of a list of links, typically with a visual separator icon between each item. The last link represents the current page in the hierarchy, with the previous links representing the parent pages of the current page. Each of these parent links can be clicked, tapped, or triggered via the Enter key to navigate to that page.

import {Breadcrumbs, Breadcrumb, Link} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb><Link /></Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  Breadcrumbs,
  Link
} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link />
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import {
  Breadcrumb,
  Breadcrumbs,
  Link
} from 'react-aria-components';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link />
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

Concepts#

Breadcrumbs makes use of the following concepts:

Collections

Defining collections of items, async loading, and updating items over time.

Composed components#

Breadcrumbs uses the following components, which may also be used standalone or reused in other components.

Link

A link allows a user to navigate to another page.

Starter kits#

To help kick-start your project, we offer starter kits that include example implementations of all React Aria components with various styling solutions. All components are fully styled, including support for dark mode, high contrast mode, and all UI states. Each starter comes with a pre-configured Storybook that you can experiment with, or use as a starting point for your own component library.

Content#

Breadcrumbs follows the Collection Components API, accepting both static and dynamic collections. The examples above show static collections, which can be used when the full list of options is known ahead of time. Dynamic collections, as shown below, can be used when the options come from an external data source such as an API call, or update over time.

As seen below, an iterable list of options is passed to the Breadcrumbs using the items prop. A function provided as children of the <Breadcrumbs> is called to render each item. When a breadcrumb is pressed, the onAction event is triggered and the breadcrumbs array is updated.

import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';

function Example() {
  let [breadcrumbs, setBreadcrumbs] = React.useState([
    {id: 1, label: 'Home'},
    {id: 2, label: 'Trendy'},
    {id: 3, label: 'March 2022 Assets'}
  ]);

  let navigate = (id: Key) => {
    let i = breadcrumbs.findIndex(item => item.id === id);
    setBreadcrumbs(breadcrumbs.slice(0, i + 1));
  };

  return (
    <Breadcrumbs items={breadcrumbs} onAction={navigate}>
      {item => <Breadcrumb><Link>{item.label}</Link></Breadcrumb>}
    </Breadcrumbs>
  );
}

import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';

function Example() {
  let [breadcrumbs, setBreadcrumbs] = React.useState([
    { id: 1, label: 'Home' },
    { id: 2, label: 'Trendy' },
    { id: 3, label: 'March 2022 Assets' }
  ]);

  let navigate = (id: Key) => {
    let i = breadcrumbs.findIndex((item) => item.id === id);
    setBreadcrumbs(breadcrumbs.slice(0, i + 1));
  };

  return (
    <Breadcrumbs items={breadcrumbs} onAction={navigate}>
      {(item) => (
        <Breadcrumb>
          <Link>{item.label}</Link>
        </Breadcrumb>
      )}
    </Breadcrumbs>
  );
}

import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';

function Example() {
  let [
    breadcrumbs,
    setBreadcrumbs
  ] = React.useState([
    {
      id: 1,
      label: 'Home'
    },
    {
      id: 2,
      label: 'Trendy'
    },
    {
      id: 3,
      label:
        'March 2022 Assets'
    }
  ]);

  let navigate = (
    id: Key
  ) => {
    let i = breadcrumbs
      .findIndex(
        (item) =>
          item.id === id
      );
    setBreadcrumbs(
      breadcrumbs.slice(
        0,
        i + 1
      )
    );
  };

  return (
    <Breadcrumbs
      items={breadcrumbs}
      onAction={navigate}
    >
      {(item) => (
        <Breadcrumb>
          <Link>
            {item.label}
          </Link>
        </Breadcrumb>
      )}
    </Breadcrumbs>
  );
}

Client side routing#

The <Link> component works with frameworks and client side routers like Next.js and React Router. As with other React Aria components that support links, this works via the RouterProvider component at the root of your app. See the client side routing guide to learn how to set this up.

Separator icons#

The above examples use the CSS :after pseudo class to add separators between each item. These may also be DOM elements instead, e.g. SVG icons. Be sure that they have aria-hidden="true" so they are hidden from assistive technologies.

import ChevronIcon from '@spectrum-icons/workflow/ChevronDoubleRight';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb className="my-item">
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
    <ChevronIcon size="S" />
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb><Link>React Aria</Link></Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import ChevronIcon from '@spectrum-icons/workflow/ChevronDoubleRight';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb className="my-item">
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
    <ChevronIcon size="S" />
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>React Aria</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

import ChevronIcon from '@spectrum-icons/workflow/ChevronDoubleRight';

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb className="my-item">
    <Link href="/">
      Home
    </Link>
    <ChevronIcon size="S" />
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>
      React Aria
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

Show CSS

.my-item svg {
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0 5px;
  margin-top: -2px;
}

.my-item svg {
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0 5px;
  margin-top: -2px;
}

.my-item svg {
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0 5px;
  margin-top: -2px;
}

Landmarks#

When breadcrumbs are used as a main navigation element for a page, they can be placed in a navigation landmark. Landmarks help assistive technology users quickly find major sections of a page. Place breadcrumbs inside a <nav> element with an aria-label to create a navigation landmark.

<nav aria-label="Breadcrumbs">
  <Breadcrumbs>
    <Breadcrumb><Link href="/">Home</Link></Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb><Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link></Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb><Link>Breadcrumbs</Link></Breadcrumb>
  </Breadcrumbs>
</nav>

<nav aria-label="Breadcrumbs">
  <Breadcrumbs>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link href="/">Home</Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
  </Breadcrumbs>
</nav>

<nav aria-label="Breadcrumbs">
  <Breadcrumbs>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link href="/">
        Home
      </Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link href="/react-aria/">
        React Aria
      </Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
    <Breadcrumb>
      <Link>
        Breadcrumbs
      </Link>
    </Breadcrumb>
  </Breadcrumbs>
</nav>

It is best to keep the number of landmarks on a page to a minimum, so only place breadcrumbs in a navigation landmark when it represents the primary or secondary navigation for the page. For example, breadcrumbs within table rows or popovers most likely should not be landmarks.

Disabled#

Breadcrumbs can be disabled using the isDisabled prop. This indicates that navigation is not currently available. When a breadcrumb is disabled, onPress will not be triggered, navigation will not occur, and links will be marked as aria-disabled for assistive technologies.

<Breadcrumbs isDisabled>
  <Breadcrumb><Link href="/">Home</Link></Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb><Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link></Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb><Link>Breadcrumbs</Link></Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs isDisabled>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs
  isDisabled
>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">
      Home
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/react-aria/">
      React Aria
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>
      Breadcrumbs
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

Show CSS

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  .react-aria-Link {
    &[data-disabled] {
      cursor: default;

      &:not([data-current]) {
        color: var(--text-color-disabled);
      }
    }
  }
}

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  .react-aria-Link {
    &[data-disabled] {
      cursor: default;

      &:not([data-current]) {
        color: var(--text-color-disabled);
      }
    }
  }
}

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  .react-aria-Link {
    &[data-disabled] {
      cursor: default;

      &:not([data-current]) {
        color: var(--text-color-disabled);
      }
    }
  }
}

Individual breadcrumbs can also be disabled by passing the isDisabled prop to the <Link> element:

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link isDisabled href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">Home</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link isDisabled href="/react-aria/">React Aria</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link href="/">
      Home
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link
      isDisabled
      href="/react-aria/"
    >
      React Aria
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <Link>
      Breadcrumbs
    </Link>
  </Breadcrumb>
</Breadcrumbs>

Props#

Breadcrumbs#

Name	Type	Description
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the breadcrumbs are disabled.
`children`	`ReactNode \| ( (item: T )) => ReactNode`	The contents of the collection.
`dependencies`	`any[]`	Values that should invalidate the item cache when using dynamic collections.
`items`	`Iterable<T>`	Item objects in the collection.
`className`	`string`	The CSS className for the element.
`style`	`CSSProperties`	The inline style for the element.

Events

Name	Type	Description
`onAction`	`( (key: Key )) => void`	Handler that is called when a breadcrumb is clicked.

Layout

Name	Type	Description
`slot`	`string \| null`	A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component. An explicit `null` value indicates that the local props completely override all props received from a parent.

Accessibility

Name	Type	Description
`id`	`string`	The element's unique identifier. See MDN.
`aria-label`	`string`	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
`aria-labelledby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
`aria-describedby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
`aria-details`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.

Name	Type	Description
`id`	`Key`	A unique id for the breadcrumb, which will be passed to `onAction` when the breadcrumb is pressed.
`children`	`ReactNode \| ( (values: BreadcrumbRenderProps & & {defaultChildren: ReactNode \| \| undefined } )) => ReactNode`	The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state.
`className`	`string \| ( (values: BreadcrumbRenderProps & & {defaultClassName: string \| \| undefined } )) => string`	The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state.
`style`	`CSSProperties \| ( (values: BreadcrumbRenderProps & & {defaultStyle: CSSProperties } )) => CSSProperties \| undefined`	The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state.

Link#

Name	Type	Description
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the link is disabled.
`autoFocus`	`boolean`	Whether the element should receive focus on render.
`href`	`Href`	A URL to link to. See MDN.
`hrefLang`	`string`	Hints at the human language of the linked URL. SeeMDN.
`target`	`HTMLAttributeAnchorTarget`	The target window for the link. See MDN.
`rel`	`string`	The relationship between the linked resource and the current page. See MDN.
`download`	`boolean \| string`	Causes the browser to download the linked URL. A string may be provided to suggest a file name. See MDN.
`ping`	`string`	A space-separated list of URLs to ping when the link is followed. See MDN.
`referrerPolicy`	`HTMLAttributeReferrerPolicy`	How much of the referrer to send when following the link. See MDN.
`routerOptions`	`RouterOptions`	Options for the configured client side router.
`children`	`ReactNode \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultChildren: ReactNode \| \| undefined } )) => ReactNode`	The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state.
`className`	`string \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultClassName: string \| \| undefined } )) => string`	The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state.
`style`	`CSSProperties \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultStyle: CSSProperties } )) => CSSProperties \| undefined`	The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state.

Events

Name	Type	Description
`onPress`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when the press is released over the target.
`onPressStart`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press interaction starts.
`onPressEnd`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press interaction ends, either over the target or when the pointer leaves the target.
`onPressChange`	`( (isPressed: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the press state changes.
`onPressUp`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press is released over the target, regardless of whether it started on the target or not.
`onFocus`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element receives focus.
`onBlur`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element loses focus.
`onFocusChange`	`( (isFocused: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element's focus status changes.
`onKeyDown`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is pressed.
`onKeyUp`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is released.
`onHoverStart`	`( (e: HoverEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a hover interaction starts.
`onHoverEnd`	`( (e: HoverEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a hover interaction ends.
`onHoverChange`	`( (isHovering: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the hover state changes.

Layout

Name	Type	Description
`slot`	`string \| null`	A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component. An explicit `null` value indicates that the local props completely override all props received from a parent.

Accessibility

Name	Type	Description
`aria-label`	`string`	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
`aria-labelledby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
`aria-describedby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
`aria-details`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.

Styling#

React Aria components can be styled in many ways, including using CSS classes, inline styles, utility classes (e.g. Tailwind), CSS-in-JS (e.g. Styled Components), etc. By default, all components include a builtin className attribute which can be targeted using CSS selectors. These follow the react-aria-ComponentName naming convention.

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  /* ... */
}

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  /* ... */
}

.react-aria-Breadcrumbs {
  /* ... */
}

A custom className can also be specified on any component. This overrides the default className provided by React Aria with your own.

<Breadcrumbs className="my-breadcrumbs">
  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs className="my-breadcrumbs">
  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs className="my-breadcrumbs">
  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

In addition, some components support multiple UI states (e.g. focused, placeholder, readonly, etc.). React Aria components expose states using data attributes, which you can target in CSS selectors. For example:

.react-aria-Link[data-current] {
  /* ... */
}

.react-aria-Link[data-current] {
  /* ... */
}

.react-aria-Link[data-current] {
  /* ... */
}

The className and style props also accept functions which receive states for styling. This lets you dynamically determine the classes or styles to apply, which is useful when using utility CSS libraries like Tailwind.

<Link
  className={({ isCurrent }) => isCurrent ? 'bg-gray-700' : 'bg-gray-600'}
/>

<Link
  className={({ isCurrent }) =>
    isCurrent ? 'bg-gray-700' : 'bg-gray-600'}
/>

<Link
  className={(
    { isCurrent }
  ) =>
    isCurrent
      ? 'bg-gray-700'
      : 'bg-gray-600'}
/>

Render props may also be used as children to alter what elements are rendered based on the current state. For example, you could render a link for all the breadcrumb items except the current one.

<Breadcrumbs items={items}>
  {(item) => (
    <Breadcrumb>
      {({ isCurrent }) =>
        isCurrent ? <strong>{item.label}</strong> : <Link>{item.label}</Link>}
    </Breadcrumb>
  )}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs items={items}>
  {(item) => (
    <Breadcrumb>
      {({ isCurrent }) =>
        isCurrent
          ? <strong>{item.label}</strong>
          : <Link>{item.label}</Link>}
    </Breadcrumb>
  )}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs
  items={items}
>
  {(item) => (
    <Breadcrumb>
      {(
        { isCurrent }
      ) =>
        isCurrent
          ? (
            <strong>
              {item
                .label}
            </strong>
          )
          : (
            <Link>
              {item
                .label}
            </Link>
          )}
    </Breadcrumb>
  )}
</Breadcrumbs>

The states, selectors, and render props for all components used in Breadcrumbs are documented below.

Breadcrumbs#

Breadcrumbs can be targed with the .react-aria-Breadcrumbs CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className. It is rendered as an <ol> element representing the list of items.

A Breadcrumb can be targeted with the .react-aria-Breadcrumb CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className. It is rendered as an <li> element, and should contain a <Link>. It may also include another element such as a separator icon. Breadcrumb support the following states and render props:

Name	CSS Selector	Description
`isCurrent`	`[data-current]`	Whether the breadcrumb is for the current page.
`isDisabled`	`[data-disabled]`	Whether the breadcrumb is disabled.

Link#

A Link can be targeted with the .react-aria-Link CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className. It is rendered as an <a> element when a href is provided via props. If only text is provided, it is rendered as a <span>. Links support the following states and render props:

Name	CSS Selector	Description
`isCurrent`	`[data-current]`	Whether the link is the current item within a list.
`isHovered`	`[data-hovered]`	Whether the link is currently hovered with a mouse.
`isPressed`	`[data-pressed]`	Whether the link is currently in a pressed state.
`isFocused`	`[data-focused]`	Whether the link is focused, either via a mouse or keyboard.
`isFocusVisible`	`[data-focus-visible]`	Whether the link is keyboard focused.
`isDisabled`	`[data-disabled]`	Whether the link is disabled.

Advanced customization#

Contexts#

All React Aria Components export a corresponding context that can be used to send props to them from a parent element. This enables you to build your own compositional APIs similar to those found in React Aria Components itself. You can send any prop or ref via context that you could pass to the corresponding component. The local props and ref on the component are merged with the ones passed via context, with the local props taking precedence (following the rules documented in mergeProps).

Component	Context	Props	Ref
`Breadcrumbs`	`BreadcrumbsContext`	`BreadcrumbsProps`	`HTMLOListElement`

This example shows a Router component that accepts Breadcrumbs and Link elements as children, and tracks a history stack. When a link is clicked, it is pushed to the stack and automatically updates the breadcrumbs. When a breadcrumb is clicked, the stack is popped to that location.

import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {BreadcrumbsContext, LinkContext} from 'react-aria-components';

interface RouterItem {
  id: number,
  label: string
}

function Router({children}) {
  let [items, setItems] = React.useState<RouterItem[]>([
    {id: 0, label: 'Home'},
    {id: 1, label: 'React Aria'},
  ]);

  // Pop stack when a breadcrumb item is clicked.
  let onAction = (id: Key) => {
    let i = items.findIndex(item => item.id === id);
    setItems(items.slice(0, i + 1));
  };

  // Push stack when a link is clicked.
  let onPress = (e: PressEvent) => {
    let label = e.target.textContent;
    setItems(items.concat({id: items.length, label}));
  };

  return (
    <BreadcrumbsContext.Provider value={{items, onAction}}>      <LinkContext.Provider value={{onPress}}>
        {children}
      </LinkContext.Provider>
    </BreadcrumbsContext.Provider>
  );
}

import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
  BreadcrumbsContext,
  LinkContext
} from 'react-aria-components';

interface RouterItem {
  id: number;
  label: string;
}

function Router({ children }) {
  let [items, setItems] = React.useState<RouterItem[]>([
    { id: 0, label: 'Home' },
    { id: 1, label: 'React Aria' }
  ]);

  // Pop stack when a breadcrumb item is clicked.
  let onAction = (id: Key) => {
    let i = items.findIndex((item) => item.id === id);
    setItems(items.slice(0, i + 1));
  };

  // Push stack when a link is clicked.
  let onPress = (e: PressEvent) => {
    let label = e.target.textContent;
    setItems(items.concat({ id: items.length, label }));
  };

  return (
    <BreadcrumbsContext.Provider
      value={{ items, onAction }}
    >      <LinkContext.Provider value={{ onPress }}>
        {children}
      </LinkContext.Provider>
    </BreadcrumbsContext.Provider>
  );
}

import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
  BreadcrumbsContext,
  LinkContext
} from 'react-aria-components';

interface RouterItem {
  id: number;
  label: string;
}

function Router(
  { children }
) {
  let [items, setItems] =
    React.useState<
      RouterItem[]
    >([
      {
        id: 0,
        label: 'Home'
      },
      {
        id: 1,
        label:
          'React Aria'
      }
    ]);

  // Pop stack when a breadcrumb item is clicked.
  let onAction = (
    id: Key
  ) => {
    let i = items
      .findIndex(
        (item) =>
          item.id === id
      );
    setItems(
      items.slice(
        0,
        i + 1
      )
    );
  };

  // Push stack when a link is clicked.
  let onPress = (
    e: PressEvent
  ) => {
    let label =
      e.target
        .textContent;
    setItems(
      items.concat({
        id: items.length,
        label
      })
    );
  };

  return (
    <BreadcrumbsContext.Provider
      value={{
        items,
        onAction
      }}
    >      <LinkContext.Provider
        value={{
          onPress
        }}
      >
        {children}
      </LinkContext.Provider>
    </BreadcrumbsContext.Provider>
  );
}

Note: LinkContext only affects links outside Breadcrumbs because Breadcrumbs also provides a value for LinkContext which overrides an outer provider. See custom children below for more details.

Now when you place Breadcrumbs inside a Router, it automatically has access to the location history via context.

<Router>
  <Breadcrumbs>
    {(item: RouterItem) => <Breadcrumb><Link>{item.label}</Link></Breadcrumb>}
  </Breadcrumbs>
  <ul>
    <li><Link>Breadcrumbs</Link></li>
    <li><Link>Button</Link></li>
    <li><Link>Calendar</Link></li>
  </ul>
</Router>

<Router>
  <Breadcrumbs>
    {(item: RouterItem) => (
      <Breadcrumb>
        <Link>{item.label}</Link>
      </Breadcrumb>
    )}
  </Breadcrumbs>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <Link>Breadcrumbs</Link>
    </li>
    <li>
      <Link>Button</Link>
    </li>
    <li>
      <Link>Calendar</Link>
    </li>
  </ul>
</Router>

<Router>
  <Breadcrumbs>
    {(
      item: RouterItem
    ) => (
      <Breadcrumb>
        <Link>
          {item.label}
        </Link>
      </Breadcrumb>
    )}
  </Breadcrumbs>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <Link>
        Breadcrumbs
      </Link>
    </li>
    <li>
      <Link>
        Button
      </Link>
    </li>
    <li>
      <Link>
        Calendar
      </Link>
    </li>
  </ul>
</Router>

Custom children#

Breadcrumbs passes props to its child components, such as the links, via their associated contexts. These contexts are exported so you can also consume them in your own custom components. This enables you to reuse existing components from your app or component library together with React Aria Components.

Component	Context	Props	Ref
`Link`	`LinkContext`	`LinkProps`	`HTMLAnchorElement`

This example consumes from LinkContext in an existing styled link component to make it compatible with React Aria Components. The useContextProps hook merges the local props and ref with the ones provided via context by Breadcrumbs. useLink returns DOM props to spread onto the link element.

import type {LinkProps} from 'react-aria-components';
import {LinkContext, useContextProps} from 'react-aria-components';

const MyCustomLink = React.forwardRef(
  (props: LinkProps, ref: React.ForwardedRef<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
    // Merge the local props and ref with the ones provided via context.
    [props, ref] = useContextProps(props, ref, LinkContext);
    // ... your existing Link component
    let { linkProps } = useLink(props, ref);
    return <a {...linkProps} ref={ref} />;
  }
);

import type {LinkProps} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
  LinkContext,
  useContextProps
} from 'react-aria-components';

const MyCustomLink = React.forwardRef(
  (
    props: LinkProps,
    ref: React.ForwardedRef<HTMLAnchorElement>
  ) => {
    // Merge the local props and ref with the ones provided via context.
    [props, ref] = useContextProps(props, ref, LinkContext);
    // ... your existing Link component
    let { linkProps } = useLink(props, ref);
    return <a {...linkProps} ref={ref} />;
  }
);

import type {LinkProps} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
  LinkContext,
  useContextProps
} from 'react-aria-components';

const MyCustomLink =
  React.forwardRef(
    (
      props: LinkProps,
      ref:
        React.ForwardedRef<
          HTMLAnchorElement
        >
    ) => {
      // Merge the local props and ref with the ones provided via context.
      [props, ref] =
        useContextProps(
          props,
          ref,
          LinkContext
        );
      // ... your existing Link component
      let { linkProps } =
        useLink(
          props,
          ref
        );
      return (
        <a
          {...linkProps}
          ref={ref}
        />
      );
    }
  );

Now you can use MyCustomLink within Breadcrumbs, in place of the builtin React Aria Components Link.

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb><MyCustomLink>Custom link</MyCustomLink></Breadcrumb>  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <MyCustomLink>Custom link</MyCustomLink>
  </Breadcrumb>  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

<Breadcrumbs>
  <Breadcrumb>
    <MyCustomLink>
      Custom link
    </MyCustomLink>
  </Breadcrumb>  {/* ... */}
</Breadcrumbs>

Hooks#

If you need to customize things further, such as customizing the DOM structure, you can drop down to the lower level Hook-based API. See useBreadcrumbs for more details.

A RouterProvider accepts a navigate function from a framework or client side router, and provides it to all nested React Aria links to enable client side navigation.

Name	Type	Description
`navigate`	`( (path: Href, , routerOptions: RouterOptions \| \| undefined )) => void`
`children`	`ReactNode`
`useHref`	`( (href: Href )) => string`

RouterConfig extends {href: any
} ? H : string

RouterConfig extends {routerOptions: any
} ? O : never

Name	Type	Description
`isCurrent`	`boolean`	Whether the breadcrumb is for the current page.
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the breadcrumb is disabled.

Name	Type	Description
`isCurrent`	`boolean`	Whether the link is the current item within a list.
`isHovered`	`boolean`	Whether the link is currently hovered with a mouse.
`isPressed`	`boolean`	Whether the link is currently in a pressed state.
`isFocused`	`boolean`	Whether the link is focused, either via a mouse or keyboard.
`isFocusVisible`	`boolean`	Whether the link is keyboard focused.
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the link is disabled.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
`type`	`'pressstart' \| 'pressend' \| 'pressup' \| 'press'`	The type of press event being fired.
`pointerType`	`PointerType`	The pointer type that triggered the press event.
`target`	`Element`	The target element of the press event.
`shiftKey`	`boolean`	Whether the shift keyboard modifier was held during the press event.
`ctrlKey`	`boolean`	Whether the ctrl keyboard modifier was held during the press event.
`metaKey`	`boolean`	Whether the meta keyboard modifier was held during the press event.
`altKey`	`boolean`	Whether the alt keyboard modifier was held during the press event.
`x`	`number`	X position relative to the target.
`y`	`number`	Y position relative to the target.

Methods

Method	Description
`continuePropagation(): void`	By default, press events stop propagation to parent elements. In cases where a handler decides not to handle a specific event, it can call `continuePropagation()` to allow a parent to handle it.

'mouse'
  | 'pen'
  | 'touch'
  | 'keyboard'
  | 'virtual'

BaseEvent<ReactKeyboardEvent<any>>

SyntheticEvent & {stopPropagation: () => void,
continuePropagation: () => void
}

Name	Type	Description
`type`	`'hoverstart' \| 'hoverend'`	The type of hover event being fired.
`pointerType`	`'mouse' \| 'pen'`	The pointer type that triggered the hover event.
`target`	`HTMLElement`	The target element of the hover event.

Name	Type	Description
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the breadcrumbs are disabled.
`onAction`	`( (key: Key )) => void`	Handler that is called when a breadcrumb is clicked.
`children`	`ReactNode \| ( (item: T )) => ReactNode`	The contents of the collection.
`dependencies`	`any[]`	Values that should invalidate the item cache when using dynamic collections.
`items`	`Iterable<T>`	Item objects in the collection.
`id`	`string`	The element's unique identifier. See MDN.
`aria-label`	`string`	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
`aria-labelledby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
`aria-describedby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
`aria-details`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.
`className`	`string`	The CSS className for the element.
`style`	`CSSProperties`	The inline style for the element.
`slot`	`string \| null`	A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component. An explicit `null` value indicates that the local props completely override all props received from a parent.

string | number

Name	Type	Description
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	Whether the link is disabled.
`onPress`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when the press is released over the target.
`onPressStart`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press interaction starts.
`onPressEnd`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press interaction ends, either over the target or when the pointer leaves the target.
`onPressChange`	`( (isPressed: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the press state changes.
`onPressUp`	`( (e: PressEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a press is released over the target, regardless of whether it started on the target or not.
`autoFocus`	`boolean`	Whether the element should receive focus on render.
`onFocus`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element receives focus.
`onBlur`	`( (e: FocusEvent<Target> )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element loses focus.
`onFocusChange`	`( (isFocused: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the element's focus status changes.
`onKeyDown`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is pressed.
`onKeyUp`	`( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a key is released.
`href`	`Href`	A URL to link to. See MDN.
`hrefLang`	`string`	Hints at the human language of the linked URL. SeeMDN.
`target`	`HTMLAttributeAnchorTarget`	The target window for the link. See MDN.
`rel`	`string`	The relationship between the linked resource and the current page. See MDN.
`download`	`boolean \| string`	Causes the browser to download the linked URL. A string may be provided to suggest a file name. See MDN.
`ping`	`string`	A space-separated list of URLs to ping when the link is followed. See MDN.
`referrerPolicy`	`HTMLAttributeReferrerPolicy`	How much of the referrer to send when following the link. See MDN.
`routerOptions`	`RouterOptions`	Options for the configured client side router.
`aria-label`	`string`	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
`aria-labelledby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
`aria-describedby`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
`aria-details`	`string`	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.
`onHoverStart`	`( (e: HoverEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a hover interaction starts.
`onHoverEnd`	`( (e: HoverEvent )) => void`	Handler that is called when a hover interaction ends.
`onHoverChange`	`( (isHovering: boolean )) => void`	Handler that is called when the hover state changes.
`children`	`ReactNode \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultChildren: ReactNode \| \| undefined } )) => ReactNode`	The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state.
`className`	`string \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultClassName: string \| \| undefined } )) => string`	The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state.
`style`	`CSSProperties \| ( (values: LinkRenderProps & & {defaultStyle: CSSProperties } )) => CSSProperties \| undefined`	The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state.
`slot`	`string \| null`	A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component. An explicit `null` value indicates that the local props completely override all props received from a parent.

useContextProps<T, U extends SlotProps, E extends Element>(
  props: T
    &  & SlotProps,
  ref: ForwardedRef<E>,
  context: Context<ContextValue<U, E>>
): [
  T,
  RefObject<E
    | null>
]

Name	Type	Description
`slot`	`string \| null`	A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component. An explicit `null` value indicates that the local props completely override all props received from a parent.

SlottedContextValue<WithRef<T, E>>

SlottedValue<T>
  | T
  | null
  | undefined

Name	Type	Description
`slots`	`Record<string \| symbol, T>`

T & {ref?: ForwardedRef<E>
}

Breadcrumbs

Example#

Features#

Anatomy#

Concepts#

Composed components#

Starter kits#

Content#

Client side routing#

Separator icons#

Landmarks#

Disabled#

Props#

Breadcrumbs#

Breadcrumb#

Link#

Styling#

Breadcrumbs#

Breadcrumb#

Link#

Advanced customization#

Contexts#

Custom children#

Hooks#

Properties

Methods