DropdownMenu

Button-triggered menu for grouped actions.

Examples

Data Driven

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
/>

Compound

<DropdownMenu {...args}>
  <DropdownMenuItem icon={Edit} label="Edit" />
  <DropdownMenuItem icon={Archive} label="Archive" />
  <DropdownMenuItem icon={Trash2} label="Delete" />
</DropdownMenu>

End Aligned

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  alignment="end"
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
  isMenuOpen
  menuWidth={240}
  offsetY={8}
  placement="below"
/>

With Descriptions

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  items={[ {description: 'Modify this item', icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {description: 'Move to archive', icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {description: 'Permanently remove', icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
/>

With Tooltips

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  items={[ { icon: Edit, label: 'Edit', tooltip: 'Change the item title and details.', }, { icon: Archive, label: 'Archive', tooltip: 'Move the item out of active lists without deleting it.', }, {type: 'divider'}, { icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete', tooltip: 'Permanently remove the item.', }, ]}
/>

With Shortcuts

<DropdownMenu {...args}>
  <DropdownMenuItem
    endContent={<Kbd keys="mod+e" />}
    icon={Edit}
    label="Edit"
  />
  <DropdownMenuItem
    endContent={<Kbd keys="mod+shift+a" />}
    icon={Archive}
    label="Archive"
  />
  <DropdownMenuItem
    endContent={<Kbd keys="backspace" />}
    icon={Trash2}
    label="Delete"
  />
</DropdownMenu>

With Disabled Items

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, isDisabled: true, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {icon: Trash2, isDisabled: true, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
/>

Sections

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions'}}
  items={[ { items: [ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, ], title: 'Actions', type: 'section', }, { items: [{icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}], title: 'Danger', type: 'section', }, ]}
/>

Icon Only Trigger

<DropdownMenu
  button={{icon: MoreVertical, isIconOnly: true, label: 'More actions'}}
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
/>

Size Variants

<div style={{display: 'flex', gap: '1rem'}}>
  <DropdownMenu
    button={{label: 'Small', size: 'sm'}}
    items={[
      {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'},
      {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'},
      {type: 'divider'},
      {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'},
    ]}
  />
  <DropdownMenu
    button={{label: 'Medium'}}
    items={[
      {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'},
      {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'},
      {type: 'divider'},
      {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'},
    ]}
  />
  <DropdownMenu
    button={{label: 'Large', size: 'lg'}}
    items={[
      {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'},
      {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'},
      {type: 'divider'},
      {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'},
    ]}
  />
</div>

Ghost Trigger

<DropdownMenu
  button={{label: 'Actions', variant: 'ghost'}}
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, ]}
/>

Trigger With End Content

<DropdownMenu
  button={{ endContent: <Icon icon={Inbox} />, label: 'Inbox', variant: 'secondary', }}
  items={[ {icon: Edit, label: 'Edit'}, {icon: Archive, label: 'Archive'}, {type: 'divider'}, {icon: Trash2, label: 'Delete'}, ]}
/>

API

DropdownMenu

Button-triggered menu for grouped actions.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`alignment`	`"center" \| "start" \| "end"`	`'start'`	Alignment along the placement axis.
`button`	`DropdownMenuButtonProps`	—	Trigger button props.
`children`	`ReactNode`	—	Compound menu content (alternative to `items`).
`className`	`string`	—	Additional CSS class names applied to the menu surface.
`data-testid`	`string`	—	Test ID applied to the trigger button.
`hasAutoFocus`	`boolean`	`true`	Whether to auto-focus the first menu item on open.
`hasChevron`	`boolean`	`true`	Whether to show a chevron on the trigger button.
`isMenuOpen`	`boolean`	—	Controlled open state.
`items`	`ReadonlyArray<DropdownMenuOption>`	—	Data-driven menu items.
`menuWidth`	`number \| string`	—	Width of the menu surface.
`offsetX`	`number`	—	Gap in pixels between the menu and its trigger along the inline axis.
`offsetY`	`number`	—	Gap in pixels between the menu and its trigger along the block axis.
`onClick`	`() => void`	—	Click handler for the trigger button.
`onOpenChange`	`(isOpen: boolean) => void`	—	Called when the menu open state changes.
`placement`	`"start" \| "end" \| "above" \| "below"`	`'below'`	Position relative to the trigger.
`ref`	`Ref<HTMLButtonElement>`	—	Ref forwarded to the trigger button.
`style`	`CSSProperties`	—	Inline styles applied to the menu surface.

DropdownMenuItem

Action item inside a `DropdownMenu`.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`aria-keyshortcuts`	`AriaAttributes['aria-keyshortcuts']`	—	Keyboard shortcuts that activate the menu item.
`className`	`string`	—	Additional CSS class names applied to the item.
`data-testid`	`string`	—	Test ID applied to the item.
`description`	`ReactNode`	—	Supporting text shown below the label.
`endContent`	`ReactNode`	—	Trailing content.
`icon`	`IconComponent`	—	Icon rendered before the label.
`isDisabled`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether the item is disabled.
`label`*	`string`	—	Item label.
`onClick`	`() => void`	—	Called when the item is selected.
`ref`	`Ref<HTMLButtonElement>`	—	Ref forwarded to the item button.
`style`	`CSSProperties`	—	Inline styles applied to the item.
`tooltip`	`ReactNode`	—	Tooltip content shown when the item is hovered or focused.