diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index a3e818a9fa..a145b4a586 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ disableHugoGeneratorInject = true
   disableInlineCopyToClipBoard = true
   disableNextPrev = false
   disableLandingPageButton = true
+  breadcrumbSeparator = ">"
   titleSeparator = "::"
   themeVariant = [ "auto", "relearn-bright", "relearn-light", "relearn-dark", "learn", "neon", "blue", "green", "red" ]
   themeVariantAuto = [ "relearn-light", "relearn-dark" ]
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
index 20db478279..7f9afe3550 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Note that some of these parameters are explained in details in other sections of
   ordersectionsby = "weight"
   # Change default color scheme with a variant one. Eg. can be "auto", "red", "blue", "green" or an array like [ "blue", "green" ].
   themeVariant = "auto"
+  # Change the breadcrumb separator. Default to ">".
+  breadcrumbSeparator = "|"
   # Change the title separator. Default to "::".
   titleSeparator = "-"
   # If set to true, the menu in the sidebar will be displayed in a collapsible tree view. Although the functionality works with old browsers (IE11), the display of the expander icons is limited to modern browsers
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
index a5578bdb76..08961c2a8b 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ This document shows you what's new in the latest release. For a detailed list of
 
 ---
 
+## 5.14.0 (2023-05-18)
+
+- {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} The new parameter `breadcrumbSeparator` is now available in your `config.toml` to change the - well - separator of the breadcrumb items. An appropriate default is in place if you do not configure anything.
+
+---
+
 ## 5.13.0 (2023-05-17)
 
 - {{% badge style="note" title=" " %}}Change{{% /badge %}} The `swagger` shortcode was deprecated in favor for the  [`openapi` shortcode]({{% relref "shortcodes/openapi" %}}). You don't need to change anything yet as the old name will be used as a fallback. It is planned to remove the `swagger` shortcode in the next major release.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index 4e71f49f00..bd7dcd930f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
       {{- if not $title }}
         {{- $title = $to.Site.Title }}
       {{- end }}
-              <li itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" itemprop="itemListElement">{{ if $remaining }}<a itemprop="item" href="{{ partial "relLangPrettyUglyURL.hugo" (dict "to" $to) }}">{{end}}<span itemprop="name">{{ $title }}</span>{{ if $remaining }}</a>{{ end }}<meta itemprop="position" content="{{ $depth }}">{{ if $remaining }} > {{ end }}</li>
+              <li itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" itemprop="itemListElement">{{ if $remaining }}<a itemprop="item" href="{{ partial "relLangPrettyUglyURL.hugo" (dict "to" $to) }}">{{end}}<span itemprop="name">{{ $title }}</span>{{ if $remaining }}</a>{{ end }}<meta itemprop="position" content="{{ $depth }}">{{ if $remaining }} {{ default ">" .Site.Params.breadcrumbSeparator }} {{ end }}</li>
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
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