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

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

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add dropdown-menu

Usage

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

Examples

Basic

A basic dropdown menu with labels and separators.

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

Submenu

Use DropdownMenuSub to nest secondary actions.

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

Shortcuts

Add DropdownMenuShortcut to show keyboard hints.

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

Icons

Combine icons with labels for quick scanning.

import {
  CreditCardIcon,
  LogOutIcon,

Checkboxes

Use DropdownMenuCheckboxItem 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 DropdownMenuRadioGroup 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.

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

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

Avatar

An account switcher dropdown triggered by an avatar.

import {
  BadgeCheckIcon,
  BellIcon,

Complex

A richer example combining groups, icons, and submenus.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

RTL

To enable RTL support in StyleDriven UI, see the RTL configuration guide.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

API Reference

See the Radix UI documentation for the full API reference.