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title: "Text Separator – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings"
description: "Be default, individual items in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs are separated by an orange arrow. You actually have the option to use a different separator in your breadcrumbs, and you can change the..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/text-separator/
date: 2014-04-25
modified: 2023-06-08
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Text Separator – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings

Be default, individual items in your [Joomla 3 breadcrumbs](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/text-for-home-entry/) are separated by an orange arrow. You actually have the option to use a different separator in your breadcrumbs, and you can change the separator using the **Text Separator** breadcrumb setting.

Joomla doesn’t say much about the *Text Separator* setting. The *help* information they provide in the dashboard is as follows:

**Text Separator**

A text separator

What they meant to say was:

- If you don’t want the orange arrow to show, enter a new separator here.
- You cannot use html in this setting, such as an image, only text is valid.

Below, we’ll show you how to change the *Text Separator*.

1. [Log into your Joomla 3 dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, click **Extensions** and then click **Module Manager**
3. Find and click on your *breadcrumbs* module
4. Find the *Text Separator* setting. Depending on your Joomla version, it should be under either the *Module* tab or the *Basic Settings* tab. Enter a value here, such as a forward slash. Then save the change by clicking **Save** in the top menu. Below are screenshots showing how the change we made affected our breadcrumbs: Text Separator left blank [![Blank Text Separator](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/breadcrumbs/blank-separator.png)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/breadcrumbs/blank-separator.png) Text Separator set as / [![Slash Text Separator](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/breadcrumbs/slash-separator.png)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/breadcrumbs/slash-separator.png)