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<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-demo" description="A dropdown menu with icons, shortcuts and sub menu items." />

Installation

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bash
npx shadcn@latest add dropdown-menu
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<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

bash
npm install @base-ui/react

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="dropdown-menu" title="components/ui/dropdown-menu.tsx" styleName="base-nova" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

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Usage

tsx
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuGroup,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuLabel,
  DropdownMenuSeparator,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
tsx
<DropdownMenu>
  <DropdownMenuTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
    Open
  </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.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-basic" />

Use DropdownMenuSub to nest secondary actions.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-submenu" />

Shortcuts

Add DropdownMenuShortcut to show keyboard hints.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-shortcuts" />

Icons

Combine icons with labels for quick scanning.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-icons" />

Checkboxes

Use DropdownMenuCheckboxItem for toggles.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-checkboxes" />

Checkboxes Icons

Add icons to checkbox items.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-checkboxes-icons" />

Radio Group

Use DropdownMenuRadioGroup for exclusive choices.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-radio-group" />

Radio Icons

Show radio options with icons.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-radio-icons" />

Destructive

Use variant="destructive" for irreversible actions.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-destructive" />

Avatar

An account switcher dropdown triggered by an avatar.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-avatar" />

Complex

A richer example combining groups, icons, and submenus.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-complex" />

RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the RTL configuration guide.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="dropdown-menu-rtl" direction="rtl" />

API Reference

See the Base UI documentation for the full API reference.