.breadcrumb {
	width: 100%;
	display: inline-block;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-radius: 5px;
	counter-reset: flag; 
}

.breadcrumb a {
	text-decoration: none;
	outline: none;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 36px;
	color: white;
	padding: 0 10px 0 60px;
	background: #666;
	background: linear-gradient(#8C4799, #333);
	position: relative;
}

.breadcrumb a:first-child {
	padding-left: 46px;
	border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; /*to match with the parent's radius*/
}
.breadcrumb a:first-child:before {
	left: 14px;
}
.breadcrumb a:last-child {
	border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0; /*this was to prevent glitches on hover*/
	padding-right: 20px;
}


.breadcrumb a.active, .breadcrumb a:hover{
	background: #333;
	background: linear-gradient(#333, #000);
}
.breadcrumb a.active:after, .breadcrumb a:hover:after {
	background: #333;
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #333, #000);
}


.breadcrumb a:after {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	top: 0; 
	right: -18px; /*half of square's length*/

	width: 36px; 
	height: 36px;
	transform: scale(0.707) rotate(45deg);
	z-index: 1;
	/*background same as links but the gradient will be rotated to compensate with the transform applied*/
	background: #8C4799;
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #666, #333);
	/*stylish arrow design using box shadow*/
	box-shadow: 
		2px -2px 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 
		3px -3px 0 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
	/*
		5px - for rounded arrows and 
		50px - to prevent hover glitches on the border created using shadows*/
	border-radius: 0 5px 0 50px;
}
/*we dont need an arrow after the last link*/
.breadcrumb a:last-child:after {
	content: none;
}


.flat a, .flat a:after {
	background: white;
	color: black;
	transition: all 0.5s;
}
.flat a:before {
	background: white;
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ccc;
}
.flat a:hover, .flat a.active, 
.flat a:hover:after, .flat a.active:after{
	background: #3C647D;
    color: #fff;
}