Everything About Pagination in CSS

Hello! If you are like many in web design, you need pagination for your websites, you have come to the right place. Pagination is used to divide lengthy content into smaller sections so that users can easily find the information they are looking for.

Pagination on websites usually refers to previous, next, and often page numbers that users can change to view different pages. This is why pagination is important, it simplifies the user interface by allowing users to access information more easily and quickly.

Now let's go over how to implement this technique in CSS. Usually, you should work with HTML and CSS to create the structure and layout of the pagination. As CSS rules advance, we can use flexbox or grid so that the paginations appear more modern and prettier.

Let's start with a simple example. Suppose we have a long list of data and we want to use pagination to display it with a showiness. In the example below, we'll show how we can use CSS to create pagination components.

<nav class="pagination">
  <a href="#" class="prev">Previous</a>
  <a href="#" class="page-number active">1</a>
  <a href="#" class="page-number">2</a>
  <a href="#" class="page-number">3</a>
  <a href="#" class="next">Next</a>
</nav>

<style>
.pagination {
  display: flex;
  list-style-type: none;
}
.page-number, .prev, .next {
  margin: 5px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 5px;
}
.active {
  background-color: #4CAF50;
  color: white;
}
.page-number:hover, .prev:hover, .next:hover {
  background-color: #ddd;
}
</style>

<nav>: This HTML element is used to create a navigation menu that is used here for pagination.

<a> with class prev: This link creates the text "Previous".

<a> with class page-number: These links indicate the page numbers.

Class active: This is used to highlight the current page number and shows the user which page they are on.

CSS Styles: These are the general styles that determine the appearance and layout of the navigation in this section to create a better aesthetic and usability.