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Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Implement accessible breadcrumb navigation. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.
Use when auditing metadata, crawlability, structured data, or indexability related to Implement valid BreadcrumbList schema. Verify the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than relying only on source files.
Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Declare UTF-8 character encoding. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.
Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Set text direction for RTL languages. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction.
Use when auditing a site's meta tag uniqueness, generating page-specific meta descriptions, or reviewing CMS templates that inject the same description globally.
Use when you need to find the 2-3 most popular and well-maintained npm packages relevant to a frontend checklist rule, validate they meet quality thresholds, and add them to the rule's frontmatter.
Use when auditing or improving any frontend codebase against the full Front-End Checklist rule corpus through one entry point.
| name | breadcrumb-navigation |
| description | Use when reviewing templates, rendered HTML, or shared components related to Implement accessible breadcrumb navigation. Validate the final browser-facing markup, not just the source framework abstraction. |
| metadata | {"category":"html","priority":"medium","difficulty":"beginner","estimatedTime":"15","source":"frontendchecklist.io","url":"https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/html/breadcrumb-navigation"} |
Proper breadcrumb markup helps screen reader users understand site hierarchy and their current location, while also improving SEO through structured data.
Verify breadcrumbs use nav element with aria-label, ordered list markup, and aria-current for the current page.
Implement breadcrumbs using semantic nav, ol/li structure, and proper ARIA attributes including aria-current='page'.
Explain how properly marked up breadcrumbs improve navigation, SEO, and screen reader accessibility.
Review templates, server-rendered HTML, and shared components that output markup related to Implement accessible breadcrumb navigation. Flag exact elements, attributes, and routes where the rendered HTML violates the rule.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/html/breadcrumb-navigation
