Pager

The Pager is a separate, simpler component from Pagination — where Pagination shows a full row of numbered pages, a Pager is just two links: Previous and Next. It's the right choice when there's no meaningful page count to show, only a "go one step in either direction" action — exactly the case when a visitor is moving between individual items, like stepping from one TrailMap trail-detail page to the next.

The .pager List

A pager is an unordered list with the .pager class, holding at most two <li> items — by default both links render side by side, centered.

<ul class="pager">
  <li><a href="#">Previous</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Next</a></li>
</ul>

.previous and .next: Pushing to Opposite Edges

Add .previous to the first <li> and .next to the second to push them apart — Previous floats to the left edge of the pager and Next floats to the right edge, instead of sitting centered next to each other.

<ul class="pager">
  <li class="previous"><a href="#">← Older</a></li>
  <li class="next"><a href="#">Newer →</a></li>
</ul>

The .disabled State

Just like Pagination, add .disabled to an <li> to visually grey out a direction that has nothing to go to — for example, "Previous" on the very first item in a list.

<ul class="pager">
  <li class="previous disabled"><a href="#">← Older</a></li>
  <li class="next"><a href="#">Newer →</a></li>
</ul>
Note: As with pagination, .disabled only changes the visual style on an <a> — it doesn't stop clicks by itself, so pair it with logic that avoids rendering a real link when there's nowhere further to go.

Worked Example: TrailMap's Previous/Next Trail Pager

A pager at the bottom of a trail-detail page, letting a visitor browse to the neighboring trail on either side without going back to the full listing.

<ul class="pager">
  <li class="previous">
    <a href="#">← Previous Trail: Blue Lake Trail</a>
  </li>
  <li class="next">
    <a href="#">Next Trail: Summit Ridge Trail →</a>
  </li>
</ul>
Removed in Bootstrap 4: The Pager component was dropped entirely in Bootstrap 4. No single dedicated component replaced it — its "two links, opposite edges" use case is instead handled with plain flexbox utilities like d-flex and justify-content-between combined with ordinary margin utilities.
Next, learn two more content components: the Jumbotron & Page Header.