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Pagination Playground

Classic Numbered Pagination

About This Pattern

Best for

Search results, product catalogs, data tables, and any scenario where users need to jump to specific sections.

Advantages

  • •Familiar pattern, widely used (users know how it works)
  • •Easy to navigate to a specific page
  • •Supports good SEO (separate URLs per page)
  • •Works well for large datasets
  • •Clear sense of total content available

Disadvantages

  • •Requires more clicks to get through many pages
  • •High cognitive load if too many numbers are shown
  • •Can feel slow for users who just want to "see more quickly"
  • •Not ideal for content discovery
  • •Mobile experience can be cramped

Best Practices

  • •Limit visible numbers (e.g., show 5–7 with ellipsis)
  • •Always provide "next" and "previous" in addition to numbers
  • •Ensure correct semantic markup (<nav> with aria-label="Pagination")
  • •Show current page clearly and total pages available
  • •Consider adding "First" and "Last" buttons for very long lists
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