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Pagination

Pagination splits long content into numbered pages with previous and next controls.

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  1. Pagination
Syntax
markup
<nav aria-label="Page navigation">
  <ul class="pagination">
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Pagination

Build it with nav aria-label, ul.pagination and li.page-item containing a.page-link. Mark the current page with .active and unavailable controls with .disabled.

Sizes use .pagination-lg and .pagination-sm, and alignment uses flex utilities like justify-content-center.

Note: Use aria-label on previous and next links, since they are often icons.

Example: Pagination

markup
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="p-3">
<div class="container">
  <nav aria-label="Page navigation">
    <ul class="pagination justify-content-center">
      <li class="page-item disabled"><a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Previous">&laquo;</a></li>
      <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
      <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
      <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
      <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Next">&raquo;</a></li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Live Example
Related Topics
Common Mistakes
  1. Missing page-link class
  2. No aria-labels on icon links
  3. Not disabling unavailable buttons
Chapter Summary
  • ul.pagination with page-item and page-link
  • active marks the current page
  • disabled for unavailable links
  • Size and alignment utilities
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