"Responsive breadcrumbs"
Bootstrap 3.1.0 Snippet by ArtfulKnave

<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <h2>Breadcrumbs 1 (6 elements)</h2> <div id="bc1" class="btn-group btn-breadcrumb"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><i class="fa fa-home"></i></a> <div class="btn btn-default">...</div> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 1</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 2. A very very long one to truncate</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 3</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 4</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 5</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 6. A very very long one to truncate</div></a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <h2>Breadcrumbs 2 (8 elements)</h2> <div id="bc2" class="btn-group btn-breadcrumb"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><i class="fa fa-home"></i></a> <div class="btn btn-default">...</div> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 1. A very very long one to truncate</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 2</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 3</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 4</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 5. A very very long one to truncate</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 6</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 7</div></a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"><div>label 8</div></a> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="margin-top:30px; color:green; font-weight:bold"> <div class="visible-xs">Phone (2 elements, max-size:60px)</div> <div class="visible-sm">Tablet (4 elements, max-size:100px)</div> <div class="hidden-xs hidden-sm">Desktop (6 elements, max-size:160px)</div> </div> <div class="row" style="margin-top:30px"> Responsive breadcrumbs that: <ul> <li>display only the last n elements. Ellipses are added at the beginning of the list if elements are hidden.</li> <li>set a maximum size for each elements. Ellipses are added after the label if it's too long.</li> </ul> <p>By setting breakpoints you can set the number of elements to display and their maximum size for different screen sizes.</p> <p>Adapted from <a href="http://bootsnipp.com/snippets/featured/triangle-breadcrumbs-arrows">Triangle Breadcrumbs Arrows</a></p> </div> </div>
/* Breadcrumbs from http://bootsnipp.com/snippets/featured/triangle-breadcrumbs-arrows */ .btn-breadcrumb .btn:not(:last-child):after { content: " "; display: block; width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 17px solid transparent; border-bottom: 17px solid transparent; border-left: 10px solid white; position: absolute; top: 50%; margin-top: -17px; left: 100%; z-index: 3; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn:not(:last-child):before { content: " "; display: block; width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 17px solid transparent; border-bottom: 17px solid transparent; border-left: 10px solid rgb(173, 173, 173); position: absolute; top: 50%; margin-top: -17px; margin-left: 1px; left: 100%; z-index: 3; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn { padding:6px 12px 6px 24px; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn:first-child { padding:6px 6px 6px 10px; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn:last-child { padding:6px 18px 6px 24px; } /** Default button **/ .btn-breadcrumb .btn.btn-default:not(:last-child):after { border-left: 10px solid #fff; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn.btn-default:not(:last-child):before { border-left: 10px solid #ccc; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn.btn-default:hover:not(:last-child):after { border-left: 10px solid #ebebeb; } .btn-breadcrumb .btn.btn-default:hover:not(:last-child):before { border-left: 10px solid #adadad; } /* The responsive part */ .btn-breadcrumb > * > div { /* With less: .text-overflow(); */ white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; } .btn-breadcrumb > *:nth-child(n+2) { display:none; } /* === For phones =================================== */ @media (max-width: 767px) { .btn-breadcrumb > *:nth-last-child(-n+2) { display:block; } .btn-breadcrumb > * div { max-width: 60px; } } /* === For tablets ================================== */ @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width:991px) { .btn-breadcrumb > *:nth-last-child(-n+4) { display:block; } .btn-breadcrumb > * div { max-width: 100px; } } /* === For desktops ================================== */ @media (min-width: 992px) { .btn-breadcrumb > *:nth-last-child(-n+6) { display:block; } .btn-breadcrumb > * div { max-width: 170px; } }
$(document).ready(function(){ $(window).resize(function() { ellipses1 = $("#bc1 :nth-child(2)") if ($("#bc1 a:hidden").length >0) {ellipses1.show()} else {ellipses1.hide()} ellipses2 = $("#bc2 :nth-child(2)") if ($("#bc2 a:hidden").length >0) {ellipses2.show()} else {ellipses2.hide()} }) });

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