Breadcrumbs - what should they display?

1. What should my breadcrumbs title be?
2. Should breadcrumbs show the current page?
3. What do breadcrumbs symbolize?
4. What is breadcrumb structure?

What should my breadcrumbs title be?

Use Full Page Titles in Breadcrumbs: It makes sense to include full page titles in the breadcrumbs so users will know exactly where each of the hyperlinks lead to. But because of long page titles or other reasons page, some prefer to cut page titles off using ellipses (see image below).

Should breadcrumbs show the current page?

Breadcrumbs should display the current location in the site's hierarchical structure, not the session history.

What do breadcrumbs symbolize?

Breadcrumbing is the act of sending out flirtatious, but non-committal social signals (i.e. "breadcrumbs") in order to lure a romantic partner in without expending much effort. In other words, it's leading someone on.

What is breadcrumb structure?

A breadcrumb trail on a page indicates the page's position in the site hierarchy, and it may help users understand and explore a site effectively. A user can navigate all the way up in the site hierarchy, one level at a time, by starting from the last breadcrumb in the breadcrumb trail.