# Templates

The BottomNavigation allows you to use templates for customizing the appearance of its items.

To define a template, nest an `<ng-template>` tag with the [`kendoBottomNavigationItemTemplate`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/navigation/api/bottomnavigationitemtemplatedirective) directive inside the BottomNavigation component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/navigation/bottomnavigation/template/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the BottomNavigation Component](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/navigation/api/bottomnavigationcomponent)