diff --git a/scss/_breadcrumb.scss b/scss/_breadcrumb.scss
index b30668b5dd..aa9dd4ad70 100644
--- a/scss/_breadcrumb.scss
+++ b/scss/_breadcrumb.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
float: left; // Suppress inline spacings and underlining of the separator
padding-right: $breadcrumb-item-padding-x;
color: $breadcrumb-divider-color;
- content: escape-svg($breadcrumb-divider);
+ content: var(--bs-breadcrumb-divider, escape-svg($breadcrumb-divider));
}
}
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/breadcrumb.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/breadcrumb.md
index a6e953bb53..433d5505bb 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/breadcrumb.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/breadcrumb.md
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ layout: docs
title: Breadcrumb
description: Indicate the current page's location within a navigational hierarchy that automatically adds separators via CSS.
group: components
+toc: true
---
## Example
+Use an ordered or unordered list with linked list items to create a minimally styled breadcrumb. Use our utilities to add additional styles as desired.
+
{{< example >}}
{{< /example >}}
-## Changing the separator
+## Dividers
-Separators are automatically added in CSS through [`::before`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::before) and [`content`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/content). They can be changed by changing `$breadcrumb-divider`. The [quote](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/modules/string#quote) function is needed to generate the quotes around a string, so if you want `>` as separator, you can use this:
+Dividers are automatically added in CSS through [`::before`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::before) and [`content`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/content). They can be changed by modifying a local CSS custom property `--bs-breadcrumb-divider`, or through the `$breadcrumb-divider` Sass variable. We default to our Sass variable, which is set as a fallback to the custom property. This way, you get a global divider that you can override without recompiling CSS at any time.
+
+{{< example >}}
+
+{{< /example >}}
+
+When modifying via Sass, the [quote](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/modules/string#quote) function is required to generate the quotes around a string. For example, using `>` as the divider, you can use this:
```scss
$breadcrumb-divider: quote(">");
```
-It's also possible to use an **embedded SVG icon**:
+It's also possible to use an **embedded SVG icon**. Apply it via our CSS custom property, or use the Sass variable.
+
+{{< example >}}
+
+{{< /example >}}
```scss
$breadcrumb-divider: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='8' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.5 0L1 1.5 3.5 4 1 6.5 2.5 8l4-4-4-4z' fill='currentColor'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
```
-The separator can be removed by setting `$breadcrumb-divider` to `none`:
+You can also remove the divider setting `--bs-breadcrumb-divider: ;` (empty strings in CSS custom properties counts as a value), or setting the Sass variable to `$breadcrumb-divider: none;`.
+
+{{< example >}}
+
+{{< /example >}}
+
```scss
$breadcrumb-divider: none;