Bootstrap 5 Pagination component
Documentation and examples for showing pagination to indicate a series of related content exists across multiple pages.
Use pagination when there are too many results to show on the one page, so the user isn’t overwhelmed by too much information.
Pagination example
Pagination is built with list HTML elements so screen readers can announce the number of available links. Use a wrapping <nav>
element to identify it as a navigation section to screen readers and other assistive technologies.
In addition, as pages likely have more than one such navigation section, it’s advisable to provide a descriptive aria-label
for the <nav>
to reflect its purpose. For example, if the pagination component is used to navigate between a set of search results, an appropriate label could be aria-label="Search results pages"
.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active"><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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">9</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Custom icons
Looking to use an icon or symbol in place of text for some pagination links? Be sure to provide proper screen reader support with aria
attributes.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Previous">
<span aria-hidden="true">«</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="page-item"><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">
<span aria-hidden="true">»</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Use SVG as icon.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Previous">
<span aria-hidden="true">
<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" role="presentation">
<path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M9.005 10.995l4.593-4.593a.99.99 0 111.4 1.4l-3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9a.99.99 0 01-1.4 1.4L9.005 12.41a1 1 0 010-1.414z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active"><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">
<span aria-hidden="true">
<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" role="presentation">
<path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M14.995 10.995a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.593 4.593a.99.99 0 01-1.4-1.4l3.9-3.9-3.9-3.9a.99.99 0 011.4-1.4l4.593 4.593z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Disabled and active states
Pagination links are customizable for different circumstances. Use .disabled
for links that appear un-clickable and .active
to indicate the current page.
Active
<nav aria-label="...">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
<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="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Disabled
While the .disable
d class uses pointer-events: none
to try to disable the link functionality of <a>
s, that CSS property is not yet standardized and doesn’t account for keyboard navigation. As such, you should always add tabindex="-1"
on disabled links and use custom JavaScript to fully disable their functionality.
<nav aria-label="...">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link disabled" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item"><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 disabled" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Pagination size
Fancy larger or smaller pagination? Add .pagination-lg
or .pagination-sm
for additional sizes.
<nav>
<ul class="pagination pagination-sm">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
<span class="page-link">1</span>
</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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<nav>
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
<span class="page-link">1</span>
</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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<nav>
<ul class="pagination pagination-lg">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
<span class="page-link">1</span>
</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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Colors
Use the .text-bg-{color}
to .page-link
to modify the current active page backround.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link disabled" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link text-bg-primary" 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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link disabled" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link text-bg-secondary" 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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link disabled" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-left"></i></a>
</li>
<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link text-bg-light" 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="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">5</a></li>
<li class="page-item">
<a class="page-link" href="#"><i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Circular pagination
Add a .rounded-circle
class to the .page-link
makes to circle.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link rounded-circle" href="#">1</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-circle" href="#">2</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-circle" href="#">3</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-circle" href="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-circle" href="#">5</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
Rounded pagination
Add a rounded-*
class to the .page-link
.
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination">
<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link rounded-0" href="#">1</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-0" href="#">2</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-0" href="#">3</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-0" href="#">4</a></li>
<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link rounded-0" href="#">5</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
Alignment
Change the alignment of pagination components with flexbox utilities. For example, with .justify-content-center
:
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination justify-content-center">
<li class="page-item disabled">
<a class="page-link">Previous</a>
</li>
<li class="page-item"><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="#">Next</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Or with .justify-content-end
:
<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
<ul class="pagination justify-content-end">
<li class="page-item disabled">
<a class="page-link">Previous</a>
</li>
<li class="page-item"><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="#">Next</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>