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# Breadcrumb
**Breadcrumb** is the trail of links that shows shoppers where they are in your store, for example Home > Collection > Product. It gives them a one click way back to the level above instead of relying on the browser back button, which matters most for visitors who arrive on a deep page from an ad or a search result. It also makes a large catalog feel navigable rather than flat.
This is a global section, so once configured the trail follows the same style everywhere it is displayed.
### Where to find it
{% hint style="success" %}
**Steps:**
1. Go to **Online Store > Themes > Customize**.
2. In the left sidebar, click **Breadcrumb**.
3. Set the section width, the content alignment, and the padding.
{% endhint %}
*Result:* the breadcrumb trail in the preview updates to the width and alignment you chose.
### Section settings
#### General settings
| Setting | Description |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Section width** |
How far the row holding the trail stretches across the screen.
Stretch width: the links run close to the screen edges whatever the display size.
Fixed width: the links line up with the rest of your page, using the width set in Theme settings > Layout.
Full width: the row fills the whole screen and rescales itself to fit it.
|
| **Content alignment** |
Where the trail sits inside that row.
Left: where shoppers expect it, and where it reads first.
Center: suits pages with a centred title underneath.
Right: keeps the trail clear of left aligned content below.
|
#### Section padding
| Setting | Description |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Top** | Adds space above the trail. Increase it when the links sit too close to the header. |
| **Bottom** | Adds space under the trail, separating it from the page title or content that follows. |
### Where it appears
Breadcrumb is available by default on **Product**, **Collection**, **Collection list**, and **Page** templates. Click the **view** icon next to the section name to show or hide it. The section is built into these templates and cannot be removed.
### What changes on the storefront
* Shoppers see the path back to the parent collection or page, and can jump up a level in one click.
* The trail is generated from where the shopper is, so there is no content to write. You only control how it sits on the page.
### Related pages
* [Page](/velare/customize-your-pages/page.md): the section that renders the page title, often used together with the breadcrumb
* [Header](/velare/set-up-your-store/header-group/header.md): the main navigation above the breadcrumb
* [Layout](/velare/set-up-your-store/layout.md): the page content width used by **Fixed width**
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