# What is Breadcrumb Navigation? | Yungle glossary

> Breadcrumbs are the trail of links showing a visitor's location within a site's hierarchy.

Source: https://yungle.ai/glossary/breadcrumb-navigation/

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# Breadcrumb Navigation

In plain words

Breadcrumb navigation is a secondary navigation trail, usually shown near the top of a page, that displays a visitor's path through a site's hierarchy (e.g. Home > Blog > Article). Breadcrumbs improve usability and are frequently pulled into search engine results as structured, clickable trails, reinforcing site architecture.

Example

On /resources/glossary/seo the trail reads Resources › Glossary › SEO, and BreadcrumbList schema lets Google show that path in results.

Related resources

-   Glossary

    ## Sticky Navigation

    Sticky navigation keeps the menu bar visible at the top of the screen as a visitor scrolls.

    [See term](https://yungle.ai/glossary/sticky-navigation)
-   Glossary

    ## Heading Hierarchy

    Heading hierarchy is the logical order of H1 through H6 tags that structures a page's content.

    [See term](https://yungle.ai/glossary/heading-hierarchy)
-   FAQ

    ## What Makes a Website User-Friendly?

    A user-friendly website has clear navigation, fast load times, obvious next steps, and content that answers visitor questions without making them dig for it. Good UX is mostly invisible — visitors don't notice it, they just don't get frustrated. The test is simple: can someone unfamiliar with your business find what they need in under 10 seconds? If not, the structure needs work before the visuals do.

    [See answer](https://yungle.ai/resources?type=faq#what-makes-a-website-user-friendly)
-   FAQ

    ## Why Isn't My Website Converting Visitors Into Customers?

    Most non-converting websites have unclear messaging, weak or missing calls-to-action, or a mismatch between what visitors expect and what the page actually delivers. Traffic isn't the problem for most businesses — clarity is. If a visitor can't tell what you do, who it's for, and what to do next within seconds, they leave. Fixing this usually means rewriting above-the-fold messaging and simplifying the path to action, not redesigning the whole site.

    [See answer](https://yungle.ai/resources?type=faq#why-isnt-my-website-converting-visitors-into-customers)

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