---
url: /reference/default-theme-prev-next-links.md
description: >-
  Customize the previous and next page links displayed at the bottom of doc
  pages in VitePress.
---

# Prev Next Links

You can customize the text and link for the previous and next pages (shown at doc footer). This is helpful if you want a different text there than what you have on your sidebar. Additionally, you may find it useful to disable the footer or link to a page that is not included in your sidebar.

## prev

* Type: `string | false | { text?: string; link?: string }`

* Details:

  Specifies the text/link to show on the link to the previous page. If you don't set this in frontmatter, the text/link will be inferred from the sidebar config.

* Examples:

  * To customize only the text:

    ```yaml
    ---
    prev: 'Get Started | Markdown'
    ---
    ```

  * To customize both text and link:

    ```yaml
    ---
    prev:
      text: 'Markdown'
      link: '/guide/markdown'
    ---
    ```

  * To hide previous page:

    ```yaml
    ---
    prev: false
    ---
    ```

## next

Same as `prev` but for the next page.