Divider styling

In breadcrumb navigation, the choice of dividers between links is key to maintaining clarity and user-friendliness. Commonly used dividers like chevrons (>), arrows (→), and slashes (/) are preferred because they are familiar and intuitively suggest a hierarchy or sequence. Unconventional dividers that use unique symbols can be confusing as they might not clearly indicate the navigational path and could be mistaken for a different type of navigation panel.

Once a specific style of divider is chosen, it should be uniformly applied throughout the site. This uniformity helps in reducing cognitive load for users as they don't have to repeatedly adjust to different navigation styles on different pages.