diff --git a/htdocs/admin/eventorganization.php b/htdocs/admin/eventorganization.php
index e1bab9af0ab..483e8d5007e 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/eventorganization.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/eventorganization.php
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ if ($action == 'edit') {
 				if ($result < 0) {
 					setEventMessages(null, $c->errors, 'errors');
 				}
-				$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+				$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 				$toprint = array();
 				foreach ($ways as $way) {
 					$toprint[] = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($c->color ? ' style="background: #' . $c->color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>' . $way . '</li>';
diff --git a/htdocs/admin/hrm.php b/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
index a2b18ea1dbf..57b1a2dbf48 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ if ($action != 'editxxx') {
 					if ($result < 0) {
 						setEventMessages(null, $c->errors, 'errors');
 					}
-					$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+					$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 					$toprint = array();
 					foreach ($ways as $way) {
 						$toprint[] = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($c->color ? ' style="background: #' . $c->color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>' . $way . '</li>';
diff --git a/htdocs/admin/knowledgemanagement.php b/htdocs/admin/knowledgemanagement.php
index ae459e9b8c0..c54e5cb0dfa 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/knowledgemanagement.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/knowledgemanagement.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ if ($action == 'edit') {
 					if ($result < 0) {
 						setEventMessages(null, $c->errors, 'errors');
 					}
-					$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+					$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 					$toprint = array();
 					foreach ($ways as $way) {
 						$toprint[] = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($c->color ? ' style="background: #' . $c->color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>' . $way . '</li>';
diff --git a/htdocs/asset/admin/setup.php b/htdocs/asset/admin/setup.php
index 0dc37661fad..1d6013325f6 100644
--- a/htdocs/asset/admin/setup.php
+++ b/htdocs/asset/admin/setup.php
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ if ($action == 'edit') {
 					if ($result < 0) {
 						setEventMessages(null, $c->errors, 'errors');
 					} elseif ($result > 0) {
-						$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+						$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 						$toprint = array();
 						foreach ($ways as $way) {
 							$toprint[] = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($c->color ? ' style="background: #' . $c->color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>' . $way . '</li>';
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php b/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
index 49b41a10597..2a75e7d67a2 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
@@ -1533,17 +1533,22 @@ class Categorie extends CommonObject
 	 * Returns the path of the category, with the names of the categories
 	 * separated by $sep (" >> " by default)
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	$sep	     Separator
-	 * @param	string	$url	     Url ('', 'none' or 'urltouse')
-	 * @param   int     $nocolor     0
-	 * @param	int		$addpicto	 Add picto into link
+	 * @param	string		$sep	     Separator
+	 * @param	string		$url	     Url ('', 'none' or 'urltouse')
+	 * @param   int     	$nocolor     0
+	 * @param	int			$addpicto	 Add picto into link
+	 * @param	int			$notrunc	 Do not truncate names of parent categories
 	 * @return	string[]
 	 */
-	public function print_all_ways($sep = '&gt;&gt;', $url = '', $nocolor = 0, $addpicto = 0)
+	public function print_all_ways($sep = 'auto', $url = '', $nocolor = 0, $addpicto = 0, $notrunc = 0)
 	{
 		// phpcs:enable
 		$ways = array();
 
+		if ($sep == 'auto') {
+			$sep = '&gt;';
+		}
+
 		$all_ways = $this->get_all_ways(); // Load array of categories to reach this->id
 
 		foreach ($all_ways as $way) {	// It seems we always have 1 entry in this array.
@@ -1567,13 +1572,21 @@ class Categorie extends CommonObject
 				}
 
 				if ($url == '') {
-					$link = '<a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/viewcat.php?id='.((int) $cat->id).'&type='.urlencode($cat->type).'" class="'.($i < count($way) ? 'small ' : '').$forced_color.'">';
-					$linkend = '</a>';
-					$w[] = $link.(($addpicto && $i == 1) ? img_object('', 'category', 'class="paddingright"') : '').$cat->label.$linkend;
+					if (($i < count($way) && empty($notrunc)) && $i > 1) {
+						$link = '';
+						$linkend = '';
+					} else {
+						$link = '<a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/viewcat.php?id='.((int) $cat->id).'&type='.urlencode($cat->type).'" class="'.(($i < count($way) && empty($notrunc)) ? 'small ' : '').$forced_color.'">';
+						$linkend = '</a>';
+					}
+					$s = $link.(($addpicto && $i == 1) ? img_object('', 'category', 'class="paddingright"') : '');
+					$s .= (($i < count($way) && empty($notrunc)) ? ($i == 1 ? dol_trunc($cat->label, 3) : '') : $cat->label);
+					$s .= $linkend;
+					$w[] = $s;
 				} elseif ($url == 'none') {
 					$link = '<span class="valignmiddle '.($i < count($way) ? 'small ' : '').$forced_color.'">';
 					$linkend = '</span>';
-					$w[] = $link.(($addpicto && $i == 1) ? img_object('', 'category', 'class="paddingright"') : '').$cat->label.$linkend;
+					$w[] = $link.(($addpicto && $i == 1) ? img_object('', 'category', 'class="paddingright"') : '').($i < count($way) ? $cat->label : $cat->label).$linkend;
 				} else {
 					$w[] = '<a class="valignmiddle '.($i < count($way) ? 'small ' : '').$forced_color.'" href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/'.$url.'?catid='.((int) $cat->id).'">'.($addpicto ? img_object('', 'category') : '').$cat->label.'</a>';
 				}
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/info.php b/htdocs/categories/info.php
index d8b3824dec9..ebbf2b61b25 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/info.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/info.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $linkback = '<a href="'.dol_sanitizeUrl($backtolist).'">'.$langs->trans("BackToL
 $object->next_prev_filter = 'type:=:'.((int) $object->type);
 $object->ref = $object->label;
 $morehtmlref = '<br><div class="refidno"><a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/categorie_list.php?leftmenu=cat&type='.urlencode($type).'">'.$langs->trans("Root").'</a> >> ';
-$ways = $object->print_all_ways(" &gt;&gt; ", '', 1);
+$ways = $object->print_all_ways("auto", '', 1);
 foreach ($ways as $way) {
 	$morehtmlref .= $way."<br>\n";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/photos.php b/htdocs/categories/photos.php
index 9aa9d18af52..4ba5a812267 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/photos.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/photos.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ if ($object->id) {
 	$object->next_prev_filter = 'type:=:'.((int) $object->type);
 	$object->ref = $object->label;
 	$morehtmlref = '<br><div class="refidno"><a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/categorie_list.php?leftmenu=cat&type='.$type.'">'.$langs->trans("Root").'</a> >> ';
-	$ways = $object->print_all_ways(" &gt;&gt; ", '', 1);
+	$ways = $object->print_all_ways("auto", '', 1);
 	foreach ($ways as $way) {
 		$morehtmlref .= $way."<br>\n";
 	}
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/traduction.php b/htdocs/categories/traduction.php
index f7c24c92ba1..983f9f6a83c 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/traduction.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/traduction.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ $linkback = '<a href="'.dol_sanitizeUrl($backtolist).'">'.$langs->trans("BackToL
 $object->next_prev_filter = 'type:=:'.((int) $object->type);
 $object->ref = $object->label;
 $morehtmlref = '<br><div class="refidno"><a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/categorie_list.php?leftmenu=cat&type='.$type.'">'.$langs->trans("Root").'</a> >> ';
-$ways = $object->print_all_ways(" &gt;&gt; ", '', 1);
+$ways = $object->print_all_ways("auto", '', 1);
 foreach ($ways as $way) {
 	$morehtmlref .= $way."<br>\n";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/viewcat.php b/htdocs/categories/viewcat.php
index 9a45f78a956..8944b4318f5 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/viewcat.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/viewcat.php
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ $backtolist = (GETPOST('backtolist') ? GETPOST('backtolist') : DOL_URL_ROOT.'/ca
 $linkback = '<a href="'.dol_sanitizeUrl($backtolist).'">'.$langs->trans("BackToList").'</a>';
 $object->next_prev_filter = 'type:=:'.((int) $object->type);
 $object->ref = $object->label;
-$morehtmlref = '<br><div class="refidno"><a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/categorie_list.php?leftmenu=cat&type='.urlencode($type).'">'.$langs->trans("Root").'</a> >> ';
-$ways = $object->print_all_ways(" &gt;&gt; ", '', 1);
+$morehtmlref = '<br><div class="refidno"><a href="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/categories/categorie_list.php?leftmenu=cat&type='.urlencode($type).'">'.$langs->trans("Root").'</a>';
+$morehtmlref .= ' > ';
+$ways = $object->print_all_ways("auto", '', 1, 0, 1);
 foreach ($ways as $way) {
 	$morehtmlref .= $way."<br>\n";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index 88f43815ed7..3765e6b17b3 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -10134,7 +10134,7 @@ class Form
 	 * Render list of categories linked to object with id $id and type $type
 	 *
 	 * @param int 		$id 		Id of object
-	 * @param string 	$type 		Type of category ('member', 'customer', 'supplier', 'product', 'contact'). Old mode (0, 1, 2, ...) is deprecated.
+	 * @param string 	$type 		Type of category ('member', 'customer', 'supplier', 'product', 'contact'). Old mode using number (0, 1, 2, ...) is deprecated.
 	 * @param int<0,1>	$rendermode 0=Default, use multiselect (deprecated). 1=Emulate multiselect (recommended)
 	 * @param int<0,1> 	$nolink 	1=Do not add html links
 	 * @return string               String with categories
@@ -10149,7 +10149,7 @@ class Form
 		if ($rendermode == 1) {
 			$toprint = array();
 			foreach ($categories as $c) {
-				$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', ($nolink ? 'none' : ''), 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+				$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', ($nolink ? 'none' : ''), 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 				foreach ($ways as $way) {
 					$color = $c->color;
 					$sfortag = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($color ? ' style="background: #' . $color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>';
diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.formsetup.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.formsetup.class.php
index ec2653bdcfc..15f75e3f126 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.formsetup.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.formsetup.class.php
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ class FormSetupItem
 			if ($result < 0) {
 				$this->setErrors($c->errors);
 			}
-			$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt;&gt; ', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
+			$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'none', 0, 1); // $ways[0] = "ccc2 >> ccc2a >> ccc2a1" with html formatted text
 			$toprint = array();
 			foreach ($ways as $way) {
 				$toprint[] = '<li class="select2-search-choice-dolibarr noborderoncategories"' . ($c->color ? ' style="background: #' . $c->color . ';"' : ' style="background: #bbb"') . '>' . $way . '</li>';
diff --git a/htdocs/fourn/product/list.php b/htdocs/fourn/product/list.php
index 696489ac1ed..602837329d1 100644
--- a/htdocs/fourn/product/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/fourn/product/list.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ print_barre_liste($title, $page, $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"], $param, $sortfield, $sort
 if (!empty($catid)) {
 	print "<div id='ways'>";
 	$c = new Categorie($db);
-	$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'fourn/product/list.php');
+	$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'fourn/product/list.php');
 	print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 	print "</div><br>";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/product/list.php b/htdocs/product/list.php
index 10216a428cc..268d6e17031 100644
--- a/htdocs/product/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/product/list.php
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ include DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php';
 if (!empty($catid)) {
 	print "<div id='ways'>";
 	$c = new Categorie($db);
-	$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'product/list.php');
+	$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'product/list.php');
 	print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 	print "</div><br>";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/product/reassort.php b/htdocs/product/reassort.php
index d4fcd04805a..08de6af6bc5 100644
--- a/htdocs/product/reassort.php
+++ b/htdocs/product/reassort.php
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ if ($resql) {
 		print "<div id='ways'>";
 		$c = new Categorie($db);
 		$c->fetch($search_categ);
-		$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'product/reassort.php');
+		$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'product/reassort.php');
 		print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 		print "</div><br>";
 	}
diff --git a/htdocs/product/reassortlot.php b/htdocs/product/reassortlot.php
index 294f5ac78e0..df8fea7de82 100644
--- a/htdocs/product/reassortlot.php
+++ b/htdocs/product/reassortlot.php
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ if ($search_categ > 0) {
 	print "<div id='ways'>";
 	$c = new Categorie($db);
 	$c->fetch($search_categ);
-	$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'product/reassortlot.php');
+	$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'product/reassortlot.php');
 	print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 	print "</div><br>";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/societe/list.php b/htdocs/societe/list.php
index aac87a42cd5..aee9f4371f6 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/list.php
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ include DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php';
 if (!empty($search_categ_cus) || !empty($search_categ_sup)) {
 	print "<div id='ways'>";
 	$c = new Categorie($db);
-	$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'societe/list.php');
+	$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'societe/list.php');
 	print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 	print "</div><br>";
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/user/list.php b/htdocs/user/list.php
index d207e6c27ef..01d36cbcd41 100644
--- a/htdocs/user/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/user/list.php
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ include DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php';
 if (!empty($catid)) {
 	print "<div id='ways'>";
 	$c = new Categorie($db);
-	$ways = $c->print_all_ways(' &gt; ', 'user/list.php');
+	$ways = $c->print_all_ways('auto', 'user/list.php');
 	print " &gt; ".$ways[0]."<br>\n";
 	print "</div><br>";
 }