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WAI-ARIA APG Breadcrumb Pattern

Defines breadcrumbs as hierarchical parent-page links in a labeled navigation landmark, with aria-current="page" on the current page link when it is a link.

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Breadcrumbs Choose breadcrumbs when the current page has meaningful ancestor pages that help users orient and move upward. Activating an ancestor crumb moves to that ancestor page without implying a back-in-history action. APG documents hierarchical parent-page links, labeled navigation landmarks, and aria-current behavior for the current page.

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