Identify the current navigation destination consistently

What to change

Ask the supplier to distinguish the current page from its broader section using understandable visual and accessible states.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A visitor on a branch detail page can identify that page in the local navigation while still understanding that it belongs to Locations.

How to check the result

Accept when the current destination is correct and recognisable regardless of arrival route, screen size or reliance on colour.

A mistake to avoid

Marking every ancestor as the current page creates contradictory cues even if each one belongs to the same section.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to recordOpen a section overview and one of its child pages. Compare the highlighted items and check that the actual destination is distinguishable from its parent section.Inspect the navigation with colour differences reduced or unavailable. Ask how a screen reader identifies the current destination within the menu.Repeat on a page reached directly from an external link. The state should follow the page itself, not depend on the visitor having clicked through the menu.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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