How to indicate the direction in breadcrumbs?

Question

We often see that people use the “more” symbol ( > ) in the HTML code of their cracker ^[1] to indicate the direction within the cracker. This is clearly wrong because the “more” symbol is used for mathematical use and in fact has no directional meaning.

So, is there a unicode character that is intended for directed use?

I searched for some arrow-shaped characters, such as this: →, but many of them are also intended for mathematical use. And some other definitions are an “inconsistent label combination,” which, I believe, also has no directional meaning.

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• It’s good if the “more” symbol is added through the generated CSS content or background image.

Answer 1

Unicode encodes characters, not values. For example, it does not have a symbol of the abstract concept of direction. Arrow symbols are characterized as multi-purpose; Unicode Standard , chapter 15 reads: “Arrows are used for a variety of purposes: imply a directional relation, show inference or implication, and to represent cursor keys.”

Please note that breadcrumbs are not only a direction, but also a hierarchy. This does not change the applicability of the characters.

The use of ">" and "", although somewhat illogical and impractical, has become so common that people get used to it. The main practical argument in favor of “→” or some other type of arrow is that it is more recognizable than the tiny “”, and that it looks typographically better than “>”. The main practical problem is the presentation too: in some fonts, especially in Calibri, the “→” looks strange with a huge arrow. But this problem can be avoided by using a different font.

Answer 2

I sometimes used & raquo; » for breadcrumbs, but I'm not sure if this is absolutely intended for directional use! Honestly, I base my decision on which character looks best, given the particular font family and font size that I use on the page. And sometimes > it looks better! :)

In any case, the directed opposite entity » is "a"; « . See if these two goals can serve your purpose.

Codes and names of HTML objects:

& Rdquo; <t20 & 187; rectangular double angle quotation mark = right link guillemet
& LAQUO; <t23 & 171; left pointer double angle quotation mark = left pointer nut

Answer 3

\ 203A (>) works best on IE8, Chrome, FF, and Safari for Windows. Since 2003, Jacob Nielsen has been recommending a bread separator. In 2001, he said that "when a single character gains enough popularity on more than 50% of sites, then [he] would certainly recommend using this." Now he recommends. > more or less has become the standard. But I still like → (\ 2192)