Sequential navigation
A 'next' and 'previous' link to pages that come before or after the user’s current web page.
Sample HTML
<nav class="ds_sequential-nav" aria-label="Article navigation">
<div class="ds_sequential-nav__item ds_sequential-nav__item--prev">
<a href="#" class="ds_sequential-nav__button ds_sequential-nav__button--left">
<span class="ds_sequential-nav__text" data-label="previous">
Apply for or renew a Blue Badge
</span>
</a>
</div>
<div class="ds_sequential-nav__item ds_sequential-nav__item--next">
<a href="#" class="ds_sequential-nav__button ds_sequential-nav__button--right">
<span class="ds_sequential-nav__text" data-label="next">
Eligibility: who can have one?
</span>
</a>
</div>
</nav>Developer notes
Configuration options
The icons used in sequential navigation use the brand colours you have defined (or the default brand colours), but they can be explicitly specified.
The properties you can override are:
$page-nav__icon-color- background colour of the icon$page-nav__icon-hover- background colour of the icon when hovering on the link$page-nav__icon-focus- background colour of the icon when focusing on the link$page-nav__prefix-color- colour of the prefix text (‘next’ and ‘previous’)
Your values for these should be included before you include the SCSS file. Note that any colours you specify will need to meet WCAG contrast rules.
$page-nav__icon-color: #f00;
$page-nav__icon-hover: #a00;
@import '/path/to/components/sequential-navigation/sequential-navigation';
About this component
Sequential navigation is displayed at the bottom of content pages where there’s a clear next or previous page, such as a step-by-step guide spread over several web pages.
If it’s the first page of content, the ‘previous’ link will not show. If it’s the last page, the ‘next’ link will not show.
On mobile, the ‘next’ link displays stacked above the ‘previous’ link.
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Why we use this component
Sequential navigation allows users to navigate without having to go back to navigational links at the top of a page.
Evidence
Analytics shows sequential navigation is used by users across mygov.scot and gov.scot, especially on mobile devices, where it is more prominent than other forms of navigation.
Website analytics
To understand user behaviour, clicks on sequential navigation links can be tracked through the original page path, the click URL, the click text, and a data attribute showing the action.
The data attributes are added automatically by the Design System’s ‘tracking’ script.
Feedback, help or support
If you need any help or want to give any feedback you can e-mail us at: designsystem@gov.scot