Bootstrap 5 Pagination

Pagination

Documentation and examples for showing pagination to indicate a series of related content exists across multiple pages.

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Overview

We use a large block of connected links for our pagination, making links hard to miss and easily scalable—all while providing large hit areas. Pagination is built with list HTML elements so screen readers can announce the number of available links. Use a wrapping <nav> element to identify it as a navigation section to screen readers and other assistive technologies.

In addition, as pages likely have more than one such navigation section, it’s advisable to provide a descriptive aria-label for the <nav> to reflect its purpose. For example, if the pagination component is used to navigate between a set of search results, an appropriate label could be aria-label="Search results pages".

html

<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
  <ul class="pagination">
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">Previous</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">Next</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Working with icons

Looking to use an icon or symbol in place of text for some pagination links? Be sure to provide proper screen reader support with aria attributes.

html

<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
  <ul class="pagination">
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Previous">
        <span aria-hidden="true">&laquo;</span>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#" aria-label="Next">
        <span aria-hidden="true">&raquo;</span>
      </a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Disabled and active states

Pagination links are customizable for different circumstances. Use .disabled for links that appear un-clickable and .active to indicate the current page.

While the .disabled class uses pointer-events: none to try to disable the link functionality of <a>s, that CSS property is not yet standardized and doesn’t account for keyboard navigation. As such, you should always add tabindex="-1" on disabled links and use custom JavaScript to fully disable their functionality.

html

<nav aria-label="...">
  <ul class="pagination">
    <li class="page-item disabled">
      <a class="page-link">Previous</a>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
      <a class="page-link" href="#">2</a>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#">Next</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

You can optionally swap out active or disabled anchors for <span>, or omit the anchor in the case of the prev/next arrows, to remove click functionality and prevent keyboard focus while retaining intended styles.

html

<nav aria-label="...">
  <ul class="pagination">
    <li class="page-item disabled">
      <span class="page-link">Previous</span>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
      <span class="page-link">2</span>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#">Next</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Sizing

Fancy larger or smaller pagination? Add .pagination-lg or .pagination-sm for additional sizes.

html

<nav aria-label="...">
  <ul class="pagination pagination-lg">
    <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
      <span class="page-link">1</span>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

html

<nav aria-label="...">
  <ul class="pagination pagination-sm">
    <li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
      <span class="page-link">1</span>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Alignment

Change the alignment of pagination components with flexbox utilities. For example, with .justify-content-center:

html

<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
  <ul class="pagination justify-content-center">
    <li class="page-item disabled">
      <a class="page-link">Previous</a>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#">Next</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Or with .justify-content-end:

html

<nav aria-label="Page navigation example">
  <ul class="pagination justify-content-end">
    <li class="page-item disabled">
      <a class="page-link">Previous</a>
    </li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>
    <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">3</a></li>
    <li class="page-item">
      <a class="page-link" href="#">Next</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</nav>

Customizing

CSS variables

Pagination now uses local CSS variables on .pagination for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

scss/_pagination.scss

--cui-pagination-padding-x: #{$pagination-padding-x};
--cui-pagination-padding-y: #{$pagination-padding-y};
@include rfs($pagination-font-size, --cui-pagination-font-size);
--cui-pagination-color: #{$pagination-color};
--cui-pagination-bg: #{$pagination-bg};
--cui-pagination-border-width: #{$pagination-border-width};
--cui-pagination-border-color: #{$pagination-border-color};
--cui-pagination-border-radius: #{$pagination-border-radius};
--cui-pagination-hover-color: #{$pagination-hover-color};
--cui-pagination-hover-bg: #{$pagination-hover-bg};
--cui-pagination-hover-border-color: #{$pagination-hover-border-color};
--cui-pagination-focus-color: #{$pagination-focus-color};
--cui-pagination-focus-bg: #{$pagination-focus-bg};
--cui-pagination-focus-box-shadow: #{$pagination-focus-box-shadow};
--cui-pagination-active-color: #{$pagination-active-color};
--cui-pagination-active-bg: #{$pagination-active-bg};
--cui-pagination-active-border-color: #{$pagination-active-border-color};
--cui-pagination-disabled-color: #{$pagination-disabled-color};
--cui-pagination-disabled-bg: #{$pagination-disabled-bg};
--cui-pagination-disabled-border-color: #{$pagination-disabled-border-color};

SASS variables

scss/_variables.scss

$pagination-padding-y:              .375rem;
$pagination-padding-x:              .75rem;
$pagination-padding-y-sm:           .25rem;
$pagination-padding-x-sm:           .5rem;
$pagination-padding-y-lg:           .75rem;
$pagination-padding-x-lg:           1.5rem;

$pagination-font-size:              $font-size-base;

$pagination-color:                  var(--#{$prefix}link-color);
$pagination-bg:                     var(--#{$prefix}body-bg);
$pagination-border-radius:          var(--#{$prefix}border-radius);
$pagination-border-width:           var(--#{$prefix}border-width);
$pagination-margin-start:           calc(-1 * #{$pagination-border-width}); // stylelint-disable-line function-disallowed-list
$pagination-border-color:           var(--#{$prefix}border-color);

$pagination-focus-color:            var(--#{$prefix}link-hover-color);
$pagination-focus-bg:               var(--#{$prefix}secondary-bg);
$pagination-focus-box-shadow:       $focus-ring-box-shadow;
$pagination-focus-outline:          0;

$pagination-hover-color:            var(--#{$prefix}link-hover-color);
$pagination-hover-bg:               var(--#{$prefix}tertiary-bg);
$pagination-hover-border-color:     var(--#{$prefix}border-color); // Todo in v6: remove this?

$pagination-active-color:           $component-active-color;
$pagination-active-bg:              $component-active-bg;
$pagination-active-border-color:    $component-active-bg;

$pagination-disabled-color:         var(--#{$prefix}secondary-color);
$pagination-disabled-bg:            var(--#{$prefix}secondary-bg);
$pagination-disabled-border-color:  var(--#{$prefix}border-color);

$pagination-transition:              color .15s ease-in-out, background-color .15s ease-in-out, border-color .15s ease-in-out, box-shadow .15s ease-in-out;

$pagination-border-radius-sm:       var(--#{$prefix}border-radius-sm);
$pagination-border-radius-lg:       var(--#{$prefix}border-radius-lg);

SASS mixins

scss/mixins/_pagination.scss

@mixin pagination-size($padding-y, $padding-x, $font-size, $border-radius) {
  --#{$prefix}pagination-padding-x: #{$padding-x};
  --#{$prefix}pagination-padding-y: #{$padding-y};
  @include rfs($font-size, --#{$prefix}pagination-font-size);
  --#{$prefix}pagination-border-radius: #{$border-radius};
}

CoreUI vs Bootstrap

While this Pagination component is fully compatible with Bootstrap and follows its core principles, CoreUI delivers a more complete solution for modern app development.

What sets CoreUI apart from Bootstrap?

✅ Fully compatible with Bootstrap – Built directly on Bootstrap, all classes and behaviors work as expected.
🧠 Framework-native versions – CoreUI provides dedicated libraries for React.js, Vue.js, and Angular, unlike Bootstrap which relies on third-party plugins for JavaScript frameworks.
👨‍💻 Maintained by a full-time team – CoreUI is developed as a professional product, not a volunteer-driven project.
📦 More built-in components – Includes additional ready-to-use components like range sliders, multi-selects, steppers, etc.
🛠️ Sass Modules support today – CoreUI already supports Sass Modules, which are planned for Bootstrap 6.
🌍 Better LTR/RTL support – Uses modern CSS logical properties for seamless bidirectional layout support.
🔒 LTS (Long-Term Support) – Bootstrap now offers LTS only via paid third parties like HeroDevs, while CoreUI continues to offer long-term support natively and for free.

Whether you’re building internal tools, dashboards, or SaaS platforms — CoreUI combines the familiarity of Bootstrap with a more powerful, scalable, and production-ready ecosystem.

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