diff --git a/less/breadcrumbs.less b/less/breadcrumbs.less
index 92643d16741b32af0db9ffe6158d67b13589fb47..aded518ce1c798c5c8d2308af2584f07222fdc02 100644
--- a/less/breadcrumbs.less
+++ b/less/breadcrumbs.less
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   > li {
     display: inline-block;
     &+li:before {
-      content: "/\00a0"; // Unicode space added since inline-block means non-collapsing white-space
+      content: "@{breadcrumb-separator}\00a0"; // Unicode space added since inline-block means non-collapsing white-space
       padding: 0 5px;
       color: @breadcrumb-color;
     }
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index caa7630f6896c89bb54e3008845a6aa9113765ff..cfe768ccbdfede67a7e00674d3212cd39d145f1c 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@
 @breadcrumb-bg:               #f5f5f5;
 @breadcrumb-color:            #ccc;
 @breadcrumb-active-color:     @gray-light;
+@breadcrumb-separator:        "/";
 
 
 // Carousel