A breadcrumb trail (or 'breadcrumb navigation') helps the user to visualize how content has been structured and how to navigate back to previous web pages. Many even identify the current location in the series of web pages, commonly as the last element in the trail and with a variation in its visual style. A breadcrumb trail either displays locations in the path the user took to reach the web page, or it displays the location of the current web page within the organization of the site.
-Breadcrumb trails are implemented using links to the web pages that have been accessed in the process of navigating to the current web page. They are placed in the same location within each web page in the set.
+Breadcrumb trails are implemented using links to the web pages that have been accessed in the process of navigating to the current web page. They are placed in the same location within each web page in the set. Placing the breadcrumb high on the page, typically after the header, is a best practice and helps users quickly understand their location within the site.
It can be helpful to users to separate the items in the breadcrumb trailing with a visible separator. Examples of separators include ">", "|", "/", and "→". Alternatively, one could use decorative iconography or create separators with CSS.