Pagination

Bootstrap 5 Pagination component

Documentation and examples for showing pagination to indicate a series of related content exists across multiple pages.


Basic 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="#">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>
        
        
    

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">&laquo;</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">&raquo;</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.

While the .disabled 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 disabled">
                <a class="page-link">Previous</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 <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span></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>
        
        
    

You can optionally swap out active or disabled anchors for <span>, or omit the anchor in the case of the prev/next arrows, to remove click functionality and prevent keyboard focus while retaining intended styles.

        
            
          <nav aria-label="...">
            <ul class="pagination">
              <li class="page-item disabled">
                <span class="page-link">Previous</span>
              </li>
              <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
              <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
                <span class="page-link">
                  2
                  <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span>
                </span>
              </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>
        
        
    

Sizing

Fancy larger or smaller pagination? Add .pagination-lg or .pagination-sm for additional sizes.

        
            
          <nav aria-label="...">
            <ul class="pagination pagination-lg">
              <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
                <span class="page-link">
                  1
                  <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span>
                </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>
            </ul>
          </nav>
        
        
    
        
            
          <nav aria-label="...">
            <ul class="pagination pagination-sm">
              <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
                <span class="page-link">
                  1
                  <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span>
                </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>
            </ul>
          </nav>
        
        
    

Shape

Add .pagination-circle class to change the shape to a circle.

        
            
          <nav aria-label="...">
            <ul class="pagination pagination-circle">
              <li class="page-item">
                <a class="page-link">Previous</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 <span class="visually-hidden">(current)</span></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>
        
        
    

Alignment

Change the alignment of pagination components with flexbox utilities.

Use .justify-content-center class to center the pagination.

        
            
          <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>
        
        
    

Use .justify-content-end class to align the pagination to the right.

        
            
          <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>
        
        
    

CSS variables

        
            
        // .pagination
        --#{$prefix}pagination-padding-x: #{$pagination-padding-x};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-padding-y: #{$pagination-padding-y};
        @include rfs($pagination-font-size, --#{$prefix}pagination-font-size);
        --#{$prefix}pagination-color: #{$pagination-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-bg: #{$pagination-bg};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-border-width: #{$pagination-border-width};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-border-color: #{$pagination-border-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-hover-color: #{$pagination-hover-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-hover-bg: #{$pagination-hover-bg};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-hover-border-color: #{$pagination-hover-border-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-focus-color: #{$pagination-focus-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-focus-bg: #{$pagination-focus-bg};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-focus-box-shadow: #{$pagination-focus-box-shadow};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-color: #{$pagination-active-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-bg: #{$pagination-active-bg};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-border-color: #{$pagination-active-border-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-disabled-color: #{$pagination-disabled-color};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-disabled-bg: #{$pagination-disabled-bg};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-disabled-border-color: #{$pagination-disabled-border-color};
          
        --#{$prefix}pagination-border-radius: #{$pagination-border-radius};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-box-shadow: #{$pagination-active-box-shadow};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-transition: #{$pagination-active-transition};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-active-font-weight: #{$pagination-active-font-weight};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-border-radius: #{$pagination-circle-border-radius};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-padding-x: #{$pagination-circle-padding-x};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-padding-l-lg: #{$pagination-circle-lg-padding-left};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-padding-r-lg: #{$pagination-circle-lg-padding-right};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-padding-l-sm: #{$pagination-circle-sm-padding-left};
        --#{$prefix}pagination-circle-padding-r-sm: #{$pagination-circle-sm-padding-right};
        
        
    

SCSS variables

        
            
        $pagination-padding-y: 0.375rem;
        $pagination-padding-x: 0.75rem;
        $pagination-padding-y-sm: 0.25rem;
        $pagination-padding-x-sm: 0.5rem;
        $pagination-padding-y-lg: 0.75rem;
        $pagination-padding-x-lg: 1.5rem;

        $pagination-bg: var(--#{$prefix}body-bg);
        $pagination-border-width: var(--#{$prefix}border-width);
        $pagination-margin-start: calc(#{$pagination-border-width} * -1);
        $pagination-border-color: var(--#{$prefix}border-color);

        $pagination-focus-color: var(--#{$prefix}link-hover-color);
        $pagination-focus-bg: var(--#{$prefix}highlight-bg-color);
        $pagination-focus-box-shadow: $focus-ring-box-shadow;
        $pagination-focus-outline: 0;

        $pagination-hover-bg: var(--#{$prefix}highlight-bg-color);
        $pagination-hover-border-color: var(--#{$prefix}border-color);

        $pagination-active-border-color: $component-active-bg;
        
        $pagination-disabled-color: var(--#{$prefix}secondary-color);
        $pagination-disabled-bg: var(--#{$prefix}secondary-bg);
        $pagination-disabled-border-color: var(--#{$prefix}border-color);
        
        $pagination-border-radius-sm: var(--#{$prefix}border-radius-sm);
        $pagination-border-radius-lg: var(--#{$prefix}border-radius-lg);

        $pagination-font-size: 0.9rem;
        $pagination-color: var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
        $pagination-transition: all 0.3s linear;
        $pagination-border-radius: 0.25rem;

        $pagination-hover-color: var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
        $pagination-active-transition: all 0.2s linear;

        $pagination-circle-border-radius: 50%;
        $pagination-circle-padding-x: 0.841rem;

        $pagination-circle-lg-padding-left: 1.399414rem;
        $pagination-circle-lg-padding-right: 1.399415rem;

        $pagination-circle-sm-padding-left: 0.696rem;
        $pagination-circle-sm-padding-right: 0.688rem;

        $pagination-active-bg: var(--#{$prefix}primary-bg-subtle);
        $pagination-active-color: var(--#{$prefix}primary-text-emphasis);
        $pagination-active-font-weight: 500;