Dropdown Menu

Menu representing a set of actions, triggered by a button.

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<DropdownMenu.Root>
  <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <Button variant="soft">
      Options
      <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
    </Button>
  </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
  <DropdownMenu.Content>
    <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
    <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
    <DropdownMenu.Separator />
    <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>

    <DropdownMenu.Sub>
      <DropdownMenu.SubTrigger>More</DropdownMenu.SubTrigger>
      <DropdownMenu.SubContent>
        <DropdownMenu.Item>Move to project…</DropdownMenu.Item>
        <DropdownMenu.Item>Move to folder…</DropdownMenu.Item>

        <DropdownMenu.Separator />
        <DropdownMenu.Item>Advanced options…</DropdownMenu.Item>
      </DropdownMenu.SubContent>
    </DropdownMenu.Sub>

    <DropdownMenu.Separator />
    <DropdownMenu.Item>Share</DropdownMenu.Item>
    <DropdownMenu.Item>Add to favorites</DropdownMenu.Item>
    <DropdownMenu.Separator />
    <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ ⌫" color="red">
      Delete
    </DropdownMenu.Item>
  </DropdownMenu.Content>
</DropdownMenu.Root>

API Reference

This component inherits props from the Dropdown Menu primitive.

Root

Contains all the parts of a dropdown menu.

Trigger

Wraps the control that will open the dropdown menu.

Trigger Icon

An optional icon part.

Content

The component that pops out when the dropdown menu is open.

Prop	Type	Default
`size`	`Responsive<"1" \| "2">`	`"2"`
`variant`	`"solid" \| "soft"`	`"solid"`
`color`	`enum`	No default value
`highContrast`	`boolean`	No default value

Label

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

Item

The component that contains the dropdown menu items.

Prop	Type	Default
`asChild`	`boolean`	No default value
`color`	`enum`	No default value
`shortcut`	`string`	No default value

Group

Used to group multiple Item parts.

RadioGroup

Used to group multiple RadioItem parts.

RadioItem

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

Prop	Type	Default
`color`	`enum`	No default value

CheckboxItem

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

Prop	Type	Default
`color`	`enum`	No default value
`shortcut`	`string`	No default value

Sub

Contains all the parts of a submenu.

SubTrigger

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

SubContent

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

Examples

Size

Use the size prop to control the size.

<Flex gap="3" align="center">
  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" size="1">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content size="1">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>

      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ ⌫" color="red">
        Delete
      </DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" size="2">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content size="2">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>

      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ ⌫" color="red">
        Delete
      </DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>
</Flex>

Variant

Use the variant prop to customize the visual style of the dropdown menu.

<Flex gap="3" align="center">
  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="solid">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="solid">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>

      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ ⌫" color="red">
        Delete
      </DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="soft">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>

      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ ⌫" color="red">
        Delete
      </DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>
</Flex>

Color

Use the color prop to assign a specific color. You can also pass color to a specific item to override for semantic reasons (ie. destruction action).

<Flex gap="3">
  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" color="indigo">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="soft" color="indigo">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" color="cyan">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="soft" color="cyan">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" color="orange">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="soft" color="orange">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button variant="soft" color="crimson">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content variant="soft" color="crimson">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>
</Flex>

High-contrast

Use the highContrast prop to increase color contrast with the background.

<Grid columns="2" gap="3" display="inline-grid">
  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button color="gray">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content color="gray">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button color="gray" highContrast>
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content color="gray" highContrast>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button color="gray" variant="soft">
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content color="gray" variant="soft">
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>

  <DropdownMenu.Root>
    <DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <Button color="gray" variant="soft" highContrast>
        Options
        <DropdownMenu.TriggerIcon />
      </Button>
    </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
    <DropdownMenu.Content color="gray" variant="soft" highContrast>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ E">Edit</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ D">Duplicate</DropdownMenu.Item>
      <DropdownMenu.Separator />
      <DropdownMenu.Item shortcut="⌘ N">Archive</DropdownMenu.Item>
    </DropdownMenu.Content>
  </DropdownMenu.Root>
</Grid>

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