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GOV.UK Design System Pagination
Documents pagination navigation with previous and next links, current page using aria-current, optional page numbers and ellipses, landmark labelling, and filter/sort behavior across the whole result set.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinite scroll with no footer access | Flag this anti-pattern when automatic loading prevents reliable access to footer links, page end, support routes, legal links, feedback, or other bottom-of-page utilities. | Users can reach footer utilities without racing automatic loading. | Supports pagination as a bounded alternative with current page, previous/next, and known result position. |
| Pagination | Choose pagination when result order, bounded position, and resumability matter. | Changing page updates the collection while preserving the user's query or filters. | GOV.UK documents previous/next, current page with aria-current, pagination landmarks, ellipses, and applying filters or sorts to the whole list. |
| Pagination without current page | Flag this anti-pattern when a pagination set has no visible current page, no aria-current or equivalent current-state text, or more than one item that appears current. | Each pagination region has one owner collection and one current page or current range. | Supports current page, previous/next, ellipses, pagination landmark labelling, and filter or sort behavior across the whole result set. |
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