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Dropdown Menu

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Displays a menu to the user — such as a set of actions or functions — triggered by a button.

"use client"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @dots/dropdown-menu

Usage

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuGroup,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuLabel,
  DropdownMenuSeparator,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
<DropdownMenuTrigger>
  <Button variant="outline">Open</Button>
  <DropdownMenu>
    <DropdownMenuGroup>
      <DropdownMenuLabel>My Account</DropdownMenuLabel>
      <DropdownMenuItem>Profile</DropdownMenuItem>
      <DropdownMenuItem>Billing</DropdownMenuItem>
    </DropdownMenuGroup>
    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
    <DropdownMenuGroup>
      <DropdownMenuItem>Team</DropdownMenuItem>
      <DropdownMenuItem>Subscription</DropdownMenuItem>
    </DropdownMenuGroup>
  </DropdownMenu>
</DropdownMenuTrigger>

Composition

Use the following composition to build a DropdownMenu:

DropdownMenuTrigger
├── Button
└── DropdownMenu
    ├── DropdownMenuGroup
    │   ├── DropdownMenuLabel
    │   ├── DropdownMenuItem
    │   └── DropdownMenuItem
    ├── DropdownMenuSeparator
    ├── DropdownMenuGroup
    │   ├── DropdownMenuLabel
    │   ├── DropdownMenuItem
    │   └── DropdownMenuItem
    └── DropdownMenuSub
        ├── DropdownMenuSubTrigger
        └── DropdownMenuSubContent
            └── DropdownMenuGroup
                ├── DropdownMenuLabel
                ├── DropdownMenuItem
                └── DropdownMenuItem

Basic

A basic dropdown menu with labels and separators.

"use client"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

Use DropdownMenuSub to nest secondary actions.

"use client"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

Shortcuts

Add DropdownMenuShortcut to show keyboard hints.

"use client"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

Icons

Combine icons with labels for quick scanning.

"use client"

import {

Checkboxes

Use selectionMode="multiple" for toggles.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Checkboxes Icons

Add icons to checkbox items.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Radio Group

Use selectionMode="single" for exclusive choices.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Radio Icons

Show radio options with icons.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Destructive

Use variant="destructive" for irreversible actions.

"use client"

import { PencilIcon, ShareIcon, TrashIcon } from "lucide-react"

Avatar

An account switcher dropdown triggered by an avatar.

"use client"

import {

Complex

A richer example combining groups, icons, and submenus.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

API Reference

See the React Aria documentation for the full API reference.