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Context Menu

Displays a menu located at the pointer, triggered by a right-click or a long-press.

import React from 'react';
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
import { DotFilledIcon, CheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from '@radix-ui/react-icons';
import './styles.css';
const ContextMenuDemo = () => {
const [bookmarksChecked, setBookmarksChecked] = React.useState(true);
const [urlsChecked, setUrlsChecked] = React.useState(false);
const [person, setPerson] = React.useState('pedro');
return (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger className="ContextMenuTrigger">Right click here.</ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content className="ContextMenuContent" sideOffset={5} align="end">
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">
Back <div className="RightSlot">⌘+[</div>
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem" disabled>
Foward <div className="RightSlot">⌘+]</div>
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">
Reload <div className="RightSlot">⌘+R</div>
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.SubTrigger className="ContextMenuSubTrigger">
More Tools
<div className="RightSlot">
<ChevronRightIcon />
</div>
</ContextMenu.SubTrigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.SubContent className="ContextMenuSubContent" sideOffset={2} alignOffset={-5} >
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">
Save Page As… <div className="RightSlot">⌘+S</div>
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">Create Shortcut…</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">Name Window…</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Separator className="ContextMenuSeparator" />
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem">Developer Tools</ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.SubContent>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.Separator className="ContextMenuSeparator" />
<ContextMenu.CheckboxItem className="ContextMenuCheckboxItem" checked={bookmarksChecked} onCheckedChange={setBookmarksChecked} >
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator className="ContextMenuItemIndicator">
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Show Bookmarks <div className="RightSlot">⌘+B</div>
</ContextMenu.CheckboxItem>
<ContextMenu.CheckboxItem className="ContextMenuCheckboxItem" checked={urlsChecked} onCheckedChange={setUrlsChecked} >
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator className="ContextMenuItemIndicator">
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Show Full URLs
</ContextMenu.CheckboxItem>
<ContextMenu.Separator className="ContextMenuSeparator" />
<ContextMenu.Label className="ContextMenuLabel">People</ContextMenu.Label>
<ContextMenu.RadioGroup value={person} onValueChange={setPerson}>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem className="ContextMenuRadioItem" value="pedro">
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator className="ContextMenuItemIndicator">
<DotFilledIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Pedro Duarte
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem className="ContextMenuRadioItem" value="colm">
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator className="ContextMenuItemIndicator">
<DotFilledIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Colm Tuite
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
</ContextMenu.RadioGroup>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
};
export default ContextMenuDemo;

Features

  • Supports submenus with configurable reading direction.
  • Supports items, labels, groups of items.
  • Supports checkable items (single or multiple) with optional indeterminate state.
  • Supports modal and non-modal modes.
  • Customize side, alignment, offsets, collision handling.
  • Focus is fully managed.
  • Full keyboard navigation.
  • Typeahead support.
  • Dismissing and layering behavior is highly customizable.
  • Triggers with a long-press on touch devices

Install the component from your command line.

npm install @radix-ui/react-context-menu

Import all parts and piece them together.

import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger />
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Label />
<ContextMenu.Item />
<ContextMenu.Group>
<ContextMenu.Item />
</ContextMenu.Group>
<ContextMenu.CheckboxItem>
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator />
</ContextMenu.CheckboxItem>
<ContextMenu.RadioGroup>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem>
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator />
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
</ContextMenu.RadioGroup>
<ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.SubTrigger />
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.SubContent />
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);

Adheres to the Menu WAI-ARIA design pattern and uses roving tabindex to manage focus movement among menu items.

Contains all the parts of a context menu.

PropTypeDefault
direnumNo default value
onOpenChangefunctionNo default value
modalbooleantrue

The area that opens the context menu. Wrap it around the target you want the context menu to open from when right-clicking (or using the relevant keyboard shortcuts).

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
disabledbooleanfalse
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"open" | "closed"

When used, portals the content part into the body.

PropTypeDefault
forceMountbooleanNo default value
containerHTMLElementdocument.body

The component that pops out in an open context menu.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
loopbooleanfalse
onCloseAutoFocusfunctionNo default value
onEscapeKeyDownfunctionNo default value
onPointerDownOutsidefunctionNo default value
onFocusOutsidefunctionNo default value
onInteractOutsidefunctionNo default value
forceMountbooleanNo default value
alignOffsetnumber0
avoidCollisionsbooleantrue
collisionBoundaryBoundary[]
collisionPaddingnumber | Padding0
stickyenum"partial"
hideWhenDetachedbooleanfalse
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"open" | "closed"
[data-side]"left" | "right" | "bottom" | "top"
[data-align]"start" | "end" | "center"
CSS VariableDescription
--radix-context-menu-content-transform-originThe transform-origin computed from the content and arrow positions/offsets
--radix-context-menu-content-available-widthThe remaining width between the trigger and the boundary edge
--radix-context-menu-content-available-heightThe remaining height between the trigger and the boundary edge
--radix-context-menu-trigger-widthThe width of the trigger
--radix-context-menu-trigger-heightThe height of the trigger

An optional arrow element to render alongside a submenu. This can be used to help visually link the trigger item with the ContextMenu.Content. Must be rendered inside ContextMenu.Content.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
widthnumber10
heightnumber5

The component that contains the context menu items.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
disabledbooleanNo default value
onSelectfunctionNo default value
textValuestringNo default value
Data AttributeValues
[data-highlighted]Present when highlighted
[data-disabled]Present when disabled

Used to group multiple ContextMenu.Items.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse

Used to render a label. It won't be focusable using arrow keys.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse

An item that can be controlled and rendered like a checkbox.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
checkedboolean | 'indeterminate'No default value
onCheckedChangefunctionNo default value
disabledbooleanNo default value
onSelectfunctionNo default value
textValuestringNo default value
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"checked" | "unchecked" | "indeterminate"
[data-highlighted]Present when highlighted
[data-disabled]Present when disabled

Used to group multiple ContextMenu.RadioItems.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
valuestringNo default value
onValueChangefunctionNo default value

An item that can be controlled and rendered like a radio.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
value*stringNo default value
disabledbooleanNo default value
onSelectfunctionNo default value
textValuestringNo default value
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"checked" | "unchecked" | "indeterminate"
[data-highlighted]Present when highlighted
[data-disabled]Present when disabled

Renders when the parent ContextMenu.CheckboxItem or ContextMenu.RadioItem is checked. You can style this element directly, or you can use it as a wrapper to put an icon into, or both.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
forceMountbooleanNo default value
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"checked" | "unchecked" | "indeterminate"

Used to visually separate items in the context menu.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse

Contains all the parts of a submenu.

PropTypeDefault
defaultOpenbooleanNo default value
openbooleanNo default value
onOpenChangefunctionNo default value

An item that opens a submenu. Must be rendered inside ContextMenu.Sub.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
disabledbooleanNo default value
textValuestringNo default value
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"open" | "closed"
[data-highlighted]Present when highlighted
[data-disabled]Present when disabled

The component that pops out when a submenu is open. Must be rendered inside ContextMenu.Sub.

PropTypeDefault
asChildbooleanfalse
loopbooleanfalse
onEscapeKeyDownfunctionNo default value
onPointerDownOutsidefunctionNo default value
onFocusOutsidefunctionNo default value
onInteractOutsidefunctionNo default value
forceMountbooleanNo default value
sideOffsetnumber0
alignOffsetnumber0
avoidCollisionsbooleantrue
collisionBoundaryBoundary[]
collisionPaddingnumber | Padding0
arrowPaddingnumber0
stickyenum"partial"
hideWhenDetachedbooleanfalse
Data AttributeValues
[data-state]"open" | "closed"
[data-side]"left" | "right" | "bottom" | "top"
[data-align]"start" | "end" | "center"
CSS VariableDescription
--radix-context-menu-content-transform-originThe transform-origin computed from the content and arrow positions/offsets
--radix-context-menu-content-available-widthThe remaining width between the trigger and the boundary edge
--radix-context-menu-content-available-heightThe remaining height between the trigger and the boundary edge
--radix-context-menu-trigger-widthThe width of the trigger
--radix-context-menu-trigger-heightThe height of the trigger

You can create submenus by using ContextMenu.Sub in combination with its parts.

<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
<ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.SubTrigger>Sub menu →</ContextMenu.SubTrigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.SubContent>
<ContextMenu.Item>Sub menu item</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item>Sub menu item</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Arrow />
</ContextMenu.SubContent>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Sub>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>

You can add special styles to disabled items via the data-disabled attribute.

// index.jsx
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
import './styles.css';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem" disabled>
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item className="ContextMenuItem"></ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
/* styles.css */
.ContextMenuItem[data-disabled] {
color: gainsboro;
}

Use the Separator part to add a separator between items.

<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>

Use the Label part to help label a section.

<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Label>Label</ContextMenu.Label>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>

Use the CheckboxItem part to add an item that can be checked.

import React from 'react';
import { CheckIcon } from '@radix-ui/react-icons';
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
export default () => {
const [checked, setChecked] = React.useState(true);
return (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item></ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Separator />
<ContextMenu.CheckboxItem checked={checked} onCheckedChange={setChecked} >
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Checkbox item
</ContextMenu.CheckboxItem>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
};

Use the RadioGroup and RadioItem parts to add an item that can be checked amongst others.

import React from 'react';
import { CheckIcon } from '@radix-ui/react-icons';
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
export default () => {
const [color, setColor] = React.useState('blue');
return (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.RadioGroup value={color} onValueChange={setColor}>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem value="red">
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Red
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem value="blue">
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Blue
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
<ContextMenu.RadioItem value="green">
<ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
<CheckIcon />
</ContextMenu.ItemIndicator>
Green
</ContextMenu.RadioItem>
</ContextMenu.RadioGroup>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
};

You can add extra decorative elements in the Item parts, such as images.

import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content>
<ContextMenu.Item>
<img src="" />
Adolfo Hess
</ContextMenu.Item>
<ContextMenu.Item>
<img src="" />
Miyah Myles
</ContextMenu.Item>
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);

You may want to constrain the width of the content (or sub-content) so that it matches the trigger (or sub-trigger) width. You may also want to constrain its height to not exceed the viewport.

We expose several CSS custom properties such as --radix-context-menu-trigger-width and --radix-context-menu-content-available-height to support this. Use them to constrain the content dimensions.

// index.jsx
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
import './styles.css';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content className="ContextMenuContent">
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
/* styles.css */
.ContextMenuContent {
width: var(--radix-context-menu-trigger-width);
max-height: var(--radix-context-menu-content-available-height);
}

We expose a CSS custom property --radix-context-menu-content-transform-origin. Use it to animate the content from its computed origin based on side, sideOffset, align, alignOffset and any collisions.

// index.jsx
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
import './styles.css';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content className="ContextMenuContent">
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
/* styles.css */
.ContextMenuContent {
transform-origin: var(--radix-context-menu-content-transform-origin);
animation: scaleIn 0.5s ease-out;
}
@keyframes scaleIn {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(0);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: scale(1);
}
}

We expose data-side and data-align attributes. Their values will change at runtime to reflect collisions. Use them to create collision and direction-aware animations.

// index.jsx
import * as ContextMenu from '@radix-ui/react-context-menu';
import './styles.css';
export default () => (
<ContextMenu.Root>
<ContextMenu.Trigger></ContextMenu.Trigger>
<ContextMenu.Portal>
<ContextMenu.Content className="ContextMenuContent">
</ContextMenu.Content>
</ContextMenu.Portal>
</ContextMenu.Root>
);
/* styles.css */
.ContextMenuContent {
animation-duration: 0.6s;
animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ContextMenuContent[data-side='top'] {
animation-name: slideUp;
}
.ContextMenuContent[data-side='bottom'] {
animation-name: slideDown;
}
@keyframes slideUp {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(10px);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
}
@keyframes slideDown {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-10px);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
}

Uses roving tabindex to manage focus movement among menu items.

KeyDescription
SpaceActivates the focused item.
EnterActivates the focused item.
ArrowDownMoves focus to the next item.
ArrowUpMoves focus to the previous item.
ArrowRightArrowLeftWhen focus is on ContextMenu.SubTrigger, opens or closes the submenu depending on reading direction.
EscCloses the context menu