Displays a menu of items that users can select from when triggered.
Structure
Reusable Components
If you're planning to use Dropdown Menu in multiple places, you can create a reusable component that wraps the Dropdown Menu component.
This example shows you how to create a Dropdown Menu component that accepts a few custom props that make it more capable.
You can then use the MyDropdownMenu component like this:
Managing Open State
Bits UI provides flexible options for controlling and synchronizing the menu's open state.
Two-Way Binding
Use the bind:open directive for effortless two-way synchronization between your local state and the menu's internal state.
This setup enables opening the menu via the custom button and ensures the local isOpen state updates when the menu closes through any means (e.g., escape key).
Change Handler
You can also use the onOpenChange prop to update local state when the menu's open state changes. This is useful when you don't want two-way binding for one reason or another, or you want to perform additional logic when the menu opens or closes.
Groups
To group related menu items, you can use the DropdownMenu.Group component along with either a DropdownMenu.GroupLabel or an aria-label attribute on the DropdownMenu.Group component.
Group Label
The DropdownMenu.GroupLabel component must be a child of either a DropdownMenu.Group or DropdownMenu.RadioGroup component. If used on its own, an error will be thrown during development.
Checkbox Items
You can use the DropdownMenu.CheckboxItem component to create a menuitemcheckbox element to add checkbox functionality to menu items.
The checked state does not persist between menu open/close cycles. To persist the state, you must store it in a $state variable and pass it to the checked prop.
Radio Groups
You can combine the DropdownMenu.RadioGroup and DropdownMenu.RadioItem components to create a radio group within a menu.
The value state does not persist between menu open/close cycles. To persist the state, you must store it in a $state variable and pass it to the value prop.
Nested Menus
You can create nested menus using the DropdownMenu.Sub component to create complex menu structures.
Svelte Transitions
You can use the forceMount prop along with the child snippet to forcefully mount the DropdownMenu.Content component to use Svelte Transitions or another animation library that requires more control.
Of course, this isn't the prettiest syntax, so it's recommended to create your own reusable content component that handles this logic if you intend to use this approach. For more information on using transitions with Bits UI components, see the Transitions documentation.
API Reference
DropdownMenu.Root
The root component which manages & scopes the state of the dropdown menu.
Property
Type
Description
openbindable prop
boolean
The open state of the menu.
Default: false
onOpenChange
function
A callback that is fired when the menu's open state changes.
Default: ——undefined
dir
enum
The reading direction of the app.
Default: ltr
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
DropdownMenu.Trigger
The button element which toggles the dropdown menu.
Property
Type
Description
disabled
boolean
Whether or not the menu trigger is disabled.
Default: false
refbindable prop
HTMLButtonElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-state
enum
The open state of the menu or submenu the element controls or belongs to.
data-menu-trigger
''
Present on the trigger element.
DropdownMenu.Portal
A component that portals the content of the dropdown menu to the body or a custom target (if provided).
Property
Type
Description
to
union
Where to render the content when it is open. Defaults to the body. Can be disabled by passing null
Default: body
disabled
boolean
Whether the portal is disabled or not. When disabled, the content will be rendered in its original DOM location.
Default: false
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
DropdownMenu.Content
The content displayed when the dropdown menu is open.
Property
Type
Description
side
enum
The preferred side of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. Will be reversed when collisions occur.
Default: bottom
sideOffset
number
The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.
Default: 0
align
enum
The preferred alignment of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. This may change when collisions occur.
Default: start
alignOffset
number
The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.
Default: 0
arrowPadding
number
The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.
Default: 0
avoidCollisions
boolean
When true, overrides the side and align options to prevent collisions with the boundary edges.
Default: true
collisionBoundary
union
A boundary element or array of elements to check for collisions against.
Default: ——undefined
collisionPadding
union
The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.
Default: 0
sticky
enum
The sticky behavior on the align axis. 'partial' will keep the content in the boundary as long as the trigger is at least partially in the boundary whilst 'always' will keep the content in the boundary regardless.
Default: partial
hideWhenDetached
boolean
When true, hides the content when it is detached from the DOM. This is useful for when you want to hide the content when the user scrolls away.
Default: true
updatePositionStrategy
enum
The strategy to use when updating the position of the content. When 'optimized' the content will only be repositioned when the trigger is in the viewport. When 'always' the content will be repositioned whenever the position changes.
Default: optimized
strategy
enum
The positioning strategy to use for the floating element. When 'fixed' the element will be positioned relative to the viewport. When 'absolute' the element will be positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor.
Default: fixed
preventScroll
boolean
When true, prevents the body from scrolling when the content is open. This is useful when you want to use the content as a modal.
Default: true
onEscapeKeydown
function
Callback fired when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the escape keydown event.
Default: ——undefined
escapeKeydownBehavior
enum
The behavior to use when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.
Default: close
onInteractOutside
function
Callback fired when an outside interaction event completes, which is either a pointerup, mouseup, or touchend event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the outside interaction.
Default: ——undefined
onInteractOutsideStart
function
Callback fired when an outside interaction event starts, which is either a pointerdown, mousedown, or touchstart event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the continuation of the outside interaction.
Default: ——undefined
onFocusOutside
function
Callback fired when focus leaves the dismissable layer. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior on focus leaving the layer.
Default: ——undefined
interactOutsideBehavior
enum
The behavior to use when an interaction occurs outside of the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.
Default: close
onMountAutoFocus
function
Event handler called when auto-focusing the content as it is mounted. Can be prevented.
Default: ——undefined
onDestroyAutoFocus
function
Event handler called when auto-focusing the content as it is destroyed. Can be prevented.
Default: ——undefined
trapFocus
boolean
Whether or not to trap the focus within the content when open.
Default: true
forceMount
boolean
Whether or not to forcefully mount the content. This is useful if you want to use Svelte transitions or another animation library for the content.
Default: false
preventOverflowTextSelection
boolean
When true, prevents the text selection from overflowing the bounds of the element.
Default: true
dir
enum
The reading direction of the app.
Default: ltr
loop
boolean
Whether or not to loop through the menu items in when navigating with the keyboard.
Default: false
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-state
enum
The open state of the menu or submenu the element controls or belongs to.
data-menu-content
''
Present on the content element.
DropdownMenu.Item
A menu item within the dropdown menu.
Property
Type
Description
disabled
boolean
Whether or not the menu item is disabled.
Default: false
textValue
string
The text value of the checkbox menu item. This is used for typeahead.
Default: ——undefined
onSelect
function
A callback that is fired when the menu item is selected.
Default: ——undefined
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-orientation
'vertical'
data-highlighted
''
Present when the menu item is highlighted.
data-disabled
''
Present when the menu item is disabled.
data-menu-item
''
Present on the item element.
DropdownMenu.CheckboxItem
A menu item that can be controlled and toggled like a checkbox.
Property
Type
Description
disabled
boolean
Whether or not the checkbox menu item is disabled. Disabled items cannot be interacted with and are skipped when navigating with the keyboard.
Default: false
checkedbindable prop
union
The checkbox menu item's checked state.
Default: false
onCheckedChange
function
A callback that is fired when the checkbox menu item's checked state changes.
Default: ——undefined
textValue
string
The text value of the checkbox menu item. This is used for typeahead.
Default: ——undefined
onSelect
function
A callback that is fired when the menu item is selected.
Default: ——undefined
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-orientation
'vertical'
data-highlighted
''
Present when the menu item is highlighted.
data-disabled
''
Present when the menu item is disabled.
data-state
enum
The checkbox menu item's checked state.
DropdownMenu.RadioGroup
A group of radio menu items, where only one can be checked at a time.
Property
Type
Description
valuebindable prop
string
The value of the currently checked radio menu item.
Default: ——undefined
onValueChange
function
A callback that is fired when the radio group's value changes.
Default: ——undefined
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-menu-radio-group
''
Present on the radio group element.
DropdownMenu.RadioItem
A menu item that can be controlled and toggled like a radio button. It must be a child of a RadioGroup.
Property
Type
Description
valuerequired prop
string
The value of the radio item. When checked, the parent RadioGroup's value will be set to this value.
Default: ——undefined
disabled
boolean
Whether or not the radio menu item is disabled. Disabled items cannot be interacted with and are skipped when navigating with the keyboard.
Default: false
textValue
string
The text value of the checkbox menu item. This is used for typeahead.
Default: ——undefined
onSelect
function
A callback that is fired when the menu item is selected.
Default: ——undefined
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-orientation
'vertical'
data-highlighted
''
Present when the menu item is highlighted.
data-disabled
''
Present when the menu item is disabled.
data-state
enum
The radio menu item's checked state.
data-value
''
The value of the radio item.
data-menu-radio-item
''
Present on the radio item element.
DropdownMenu.Separator
A horizontal line to visually separate menu items.
Property
Type
Description
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-orientation
'vertical'
The orientation of the separator.
data-menu-separator
''
Present on the separator element.
DropdownMenu.Arrow
An optional arrow which points to the dropdown menu's anchor/trigger point.
Property
Type
Description
width
number
The width of the arrow in pixels.
Default: 8
height
number
The height of the arrow in pixels.
Default: 8
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-state
enum
The open state of the menu or submenu the element controls or belongs to.
data-menu-arrow
''
Present on the arrow element.
DropdownMenu.Group
A group of menu items. It should be passed an aria-label or have a child Menu.GroupLabel component to provide a label for a group of menu items.
Property
Type
Description
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-menu-group
''
Present on the group element.
DropdownMenu.GroupLabel
A label which will be skipped when navigating with the keyboard. It is used to provide a label for a group of menu items and must be a child of either a DropdownMenu.Group or DropdownMenu.RadioGroup component.
Property
Type
Description
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-menu-label
''
Present on the group label element.
DropdownMenu.Sub
A submenu belonging to the parent dropdown menu. Responsible for managing the state of the submenu.
Property
Type
Description
openbindable prop
boolean
The open state of the submenu.
Default: false
onOpenChange
function
A callback that is fired when the submenu's open state changes.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
DropdownMenu.SubTrigger
A menu item which when pressed or hovered, opens the submenu it is a child of.
Property
Type
Description
disabled
boolean
Whether or not the submenu trigger is disabled.
Default: false
textValue
string
The text value of the checkbox menu item. This is used for typeahead.
Default: ——undefined
onSelect
function
A callback that is fired when the menu item is selected.
Default: ——undefined
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-orientation
'vertical'
data-highlighted
''
Present when the menu item is highlighted.
data-disabled
''
Present when the menu item is disabled.
data-state
enum
The open state of the menu or submenu the element controls or belongs to.
data-menu-subtrigger
''
Present on the submenu trigger element.
DropdownMenu.SubContent
The submenu content displayed when the parent submenu is open.
Property
Type
Description
side
enum
The preferred side of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. Will be reversed when collisions occur.
Default: bottom
sideOffset
number
The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.
Default: 0
align
enum
The preferred alignment of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. This may change when collisions occur.
Default: start
alignOffset
number
The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.
Default: 0
arrowPadding
number
The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.
Default: 0
avoidCollisions
boolean
When true, overrides the side and align options to prevent collisions with the boundary edges.
Default: true
collisionBoundary
union
A boundary element or array of elements to check for collisions against.
Default: ——undefined
collisionPadding
union
The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.
Default: 0
sticky
enum
The sticky behavior on the align axis. 'partial' will keep the content in the boundary as long as the trigger is at least partially in the boundary whilst 'always' will keep the content in the boundary regardless.
Default: partial
hideWhenDetached
boolean
When true, hides the content when it is detached from the DOM. This is useful for when you want to hide the content when the user scrolls away.
Default: true
updatePositionStrategy
enum
The strategy to use when updating the position of the content. When 'optimized' the content will only be repositioned when the trigger is in the viewport. When 'always' the content will be repositioned whenever the position changes.
Default: optimized
strategy
enum
The positioning strategy to use for the floating element. When 'fixed' the element will be positioned relative to the viewport. When 'absolute' the element will be positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor.
Default: fixed
preventScroll
boolean
When true, prevents the body from scrolling when the content is open. This is useful when you want to use the content as a modal.
Default: true
onEscapeKeydown
function
Callback fired when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the escape keydown event.
Default: ——undefined
escapeKeydownBehavior
enum
The behavior to use when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.
Default: close
onInteractOutside
function
Callback fired when an outside interaction event completes, which is either a pointerup, mouseup, or touchend event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the outside interaction.
Default: ——undefined
onInteractOutsideStart
function
Callback fired when an outside interaction event starts, which is either a pointerdown, mousedown, or touchstart event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the continuation of the outside interaction.
Default: ——undefined
onFocusOutside
function
Callback fired when focus leaves the dismissable layer. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior on focus leaving the layer.
Default: ——undefined
interactOutsideBehavior
enum
The behavior to use when an interaction occurs outside of the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.
Default: close
onMountAutoFocus
function
Event handler called when auto-focusing the content as it is mounted. Can be prevented.
Default: ——undefined
onDestroyAutoFocus
function
Event handler called when auto-focusing the content as it is destroyed. Can be prevented.
Default: ——undefined
trapFocus
boolean
Whether or not to trap the focus within the content when open.
Default: true
forceMount
boolean
Whether or not to forcefully mount the content. This is useful if you want to use Svelte transitions or another animation library for the content.
Default: false
preventOverflowTextSelection
boolean
When true, prevents the text selection from overflowing the bounds of the element.
Default: true
dir
enum
The reading direction of the app.
Default: ltr
loop
boolean
Whether or not to loop through the menu items in when navigating with the keyboard.
Default: false
refbindable prop
HTMLDivElement
The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.
Default: ——undefined
children
Snippet
The children content to render.
Default: ——undefined
child
Snippet
Use render delegation to render your own element. See delegation docs for more information.
Default: ——undefined
Data Attribute
Value
Description
data-state
enum
The open state of the menu or submenu the element controls or belongs to.