Icons in Vue Breadcrumb component

16 Mar 202311 minutes to read

To load the icon on the breadcrumb item, set the iconCss property.

To place the font icon on the breadcrumb item, set the iconCss property to e-icons with the required icon CSS. By default, the icon is positioned to the left side of the item.

app.vue
<template>
<div>
<ejs-breadcrumb :enableNavigation='false'>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss= 'e-icons e-home' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Components' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/datagrid/overview'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Navigations' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/menu/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Breadcrumb' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/breadcrumb/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
    margin-top: 100px;
    text-align: center;
}
</style>

In the Breadcrumb component, images can be added for the items using the iconCss property. In the following example, an image was added to the breadcrumb item by using the iconCss class e-image-home and specifying height and width.

app.vue
<template>
<div>
<ejs-breadcrumb :enableNavigation='false'>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss= 'e-image-home' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Components' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/datagrid/overview'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Navigations' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/menu/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Breadcrumb' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/breadcrumb/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
  margin-top: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}

.e-image-home {
  background-image: url('home.png');
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
}
</style>

In the Breadcrumb component, SVG image can be added for the items using the iconCss property. In the following example, SVG image was added to the breadcrumb item by using the iconCss class e-svg-home and specifying height and width.

app.vue
<template>
<div>
<ejs-breadcrumb :enableNavigation='false'>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss= 'e-svg-home' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Components' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/datagrid/overview'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Navigations' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/menu/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Breadcrumb' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/breadcrumb/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
  margin-top: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}

.e-svg-home {
  background-image: url('home.svg');
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
}
</style>

Icon Position

By default, the icon is positioned to the left side of the item in the Breadcrumb component. If you need to add the icon right to the breadcrumb item, add the e-icon-right class to the required item. In the following example, the e-icon-right class was added to the breadcrumb items using the beforeItemRender event.

app.vue
<template>
<div id="breadcrumb-control">
<div class='header'><b>IconPosition- left</b></div><br />
<ejs-breadcrumb>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Program Files" iconCss="e-bicons e-folder"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Services" iconCss="e-bicons e-folder"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Config.json" iconCss="e-bicons e-file"></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
<br />
<br/>
<div class='header'><b>IconPosition- Right</b></div><br />
<ejs-breadcrumb :beforeItemRender="beforeItemRenderHandler">
  <e-breadcrumb-items >
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Program Files" iconCss="e-bicons e-folder"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Services" iconCss="e-bicons e-folder"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text="Config.json" iconCss="e-bicons e-file"></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  },
  methods: {
    beforeItemRenderHandler: function(args) {
      if (args.element) {
        args.element.classList.add('e-icon-right');
      }
    }
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
  margin-top: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'e-bicons';
  src:
  url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,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) format('truetype');
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

.e-bicons {
  font-family: 'e-bicons' !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.e-folder:before {
  content: "\e704";
}

.e-file:before {
  content: "\e703";
}

#breadcrumb-control {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 60%;
}

#breadcrumb-control .header {
  text-align: left;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

#breadcrumb-control .e-control.e-breadcrumb {
  text-align: left;
}
</style>

Icon only

To display only icons for the items, add icons using the iconCss property. In the following example, breadcrumb items were demonstrated with only icons by providing the iconCss property.

app.vue
<template>
<div>
<ejs-breadcrumb>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss="e-icons e-home"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss="e-bicons e-folder"></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss="e-bicons e-file"></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
  margin-top: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'e-bicons';
  src:
  url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,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) format('truetype');
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

.e-bicons {
  font-family: 'e-bicons' !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.e-folder:before {
  content: "\e704";
}

.e-file:before {
  content: "\e703";
}

</style>

Show icon only for first item

To show icon only for the first item in the Breadcrumb component, add icons to the first item using the iconCss property. In the following example, the icon was provided only for the first item by setting the iconCss property.

app.vue
<template>
<div>
<ejs-breadcrumb :enableNavigation='false'>
  <e-breadcrumb-items>
    <e-breadcrumb-item iconCss= 'e-icons e-home' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Components' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/datagrid/overview'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Navigations' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/menu/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
    <e-breadcrumb-item text= 'Breadcrumb' url= 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/demos/breadcrumb/default'></e-breadcrumb-item>
  </e-breadcrumb-items>
</ejs-breadcrumb>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { BreadcrumbPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";

Vue.use(BreadcrumbPlugin);

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {};
  }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

body {
  margin-top: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}
</style>

Icons in Vue Breadcrumb component

Loading Icons in Breadcrumb Item

Breadcrumb with font icons

Breadcrumb with Image

Breadcrumb with SVG Image

Icon Position

Icon only

Show icon only for first item