CSS Pagination Examples
Learn how to create a responsive pagination using CSS.
Simple Pagination
If you have a website with lots of pages, you may wish to add some sort of pagination to each page:
Example
.pagination {
display: inline-block;
}
.pagination a {
color: black;
float: left;
padding: 8px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
}
Active and Hoverable Pagination
Highlight the current page with an .active class, and use the :hover selector to change the color of each page link when moving the mouse over them:
Example
.pagination a.active {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
.pagination a:hover:not(.active) {background-color: #ddd;}
Rounded Active and Hoverable Buttons
Add the border-radius property if you want a rounded “active” and “hover” button:
Example
.pagination a {
border-radius: 5px;
}
.pagination a.active {
border-radius: 5px;
}
Hoverable Transition Effect
Add the transition property to the page links to create a transition effect on hover:
Example
.pagination a {
transition: background-color .3s;
}
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Bordered Pagination
Use the border property to add borders to the pagination:
Example
.pagination a {
border: 1px solid #ddd; /* Gray */
}
Rounded Borders
Tip: Add rounded borders to your first and last link in the pagination:
Example
.pagination a:first-child {
border-top-left-radius: 5px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
}
.pagination a:last-child {
border-top-right-radius: 5px;
border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;
}
Space Between Links
Tip: Add the margin property if you do not want to group the page links:
Example
.pagination a {
margin: 0 4px; /* 0 is for top and bottom. Feel free to change it */
}
Pagination Size
Change the size of the pagination with the font-size property:
Example
.pagination a {
font-size: 22px;
}
Centered Pagination
To center the pagination, wrap a container element (like <div>) around it with text-align:center
Example
.center {
text-align: center;
}
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Breadcrumbs
Another variation of pagination is so-called “breadcrumbs”:
Example
ul.breadcrumb {
padding: 8px 16px;
list-style: none;
background-color: #eee;
}
ul.breadcrumb li {display: inline;}
ul.breadcrumb li+li:before {
padding: 8px;
color: black;
content: “/\00a0”;
}