Dropdown Menu

Examples

Anatomy

Every row has the same horizontal slot layout: an optional left slot, the label, and an optional right slot.

Separators bleed edge-to-edge of the popup (-mx-1), so use them to split groups visually.

The trigger receives a data-popup-open attribute while the menu is open — wire your own active styles to it (the demos pass className="data-[popup-open]:bg-tertiary" through Button asChild, matching the outline variant's hover background) so users can tell which trigger owns the visible popover.

Usage

Basic with shortcuts

<DropdownMenu>
  <DropdownMenuTrigger>
    <button>Open</button>
  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
  <DropdownMenuContent>
    <DropdownMenuLabel>My Account</DropdownMenuLabel>
    <DropdownMenuItem>
      Profile
      <DropdownMenuShortcut>⇧⌘P</DropdownMenuShortcut>
    </DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
    <DropdownMenuItem>Log out</DropdownMenuItem>
  </DropdownMenuContent>
</DropdownMenu>

Single select (right-slot checkmark)

Render plain DropdownMenuItems and pass selected to draw a checkmark on the right. The menu closes on select by default.

const [value, setValue] = useState("Option 1");

<DropdownMenuContent>
  <DropdownMenuLabel>Group title</DropdownMenuLabel>
  {options.map((option) => (
    <DropdownMenuItem
      key={option}
      selected={value === option}
      onSelect={() => setValue(option)}
    >
      {option}
    </DropdownMenuItem>
  ))}
</DropdownMenuContent>;

Multi select (left-slot checkbox)

DropdownMenuCheckboxItem renders a checkbox visual on the left. Pass closeOnClick={false} so the menu stays open while toggling, and showSelectedIndicator={false} so checked rows don't double up with a right-slot checkmark — the left checkbox already communicates state.

<DropdownMenuContent>
  <DropdownMenuLabel>Labels</DropdownMenuLabel>
  {labels.map((label) => (
    <DropdownMenuCheckboxItem
      key={label}
      checked={state[label]}
      onCheckedChange={(checked) => setState((p) => ({ ...p, [label]: checked === true }))}
      closeOnClick={false}
      showSelectedIndicator={false}
    >
      {label}
    </DropdownMenuCheckboxItem>
  ))}
</DropdownMenuContent>

The prop pairing is intentional: single-select uses the right-slot checkmark via DropdownMenuItem selected, multi-select uses the left-slot checkbox via DropdownMenuCheckboxItem — never both. If you really need extra emphasis on the checked row, set showSelectedIndicator to true to bring the right-slot checkmark back.

Searchable (Linear style)

Drop a DropdownMenuSearch as the first child of DropdownMenuContent. It autofocuses on open and renders a full-width divider below — the input is just a plain text input by default. Pass prefix / suffix to add an icon, clear button, or hint. Filtering logic is yours; the demos use Fuse.js with threshold: 0.4 and a memoized index, which tolerates typos and partial matches without re-allocating on each keystroke.

import { IconMagnifyingGlass } from "@rogo-technologies/ui/icons";

<DropdownMenuSearch
  value={query}
  onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
  prefix={<IconMagnifyingGlass className="text-tertiary size-4" />}
/>;

const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
const filtered = options.filter((o) => o.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()));

<DropdownMenuContent className="min-w-72">
  <DropdownMenuSearch
    value={query}
    onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
    placeholder="Search metrics..."
  />
  {filtered.length === 0 ? (
    <div className="text-tertiary px-2 py-6 text-center text-sm">No results</div>
  ) : (
    filtered.map((option) => (
      <DropdownMenuItem key={option} selected={value === option} onSelect={() => setValue(option)}>
        {option}
      </DropdownMenuItem>
    ))
  )}
</DropdownMenuContent>;

Arrow keys move focus through items even while the input has focus. Pass autoFocusOnMount={false} if you don't want the input to grab focus on open.

Radio items

Single-select via a DropdownMenuRadioGroup. Selected items show a checkmark in the right slot.

<DropdownMenuRadioGroup value={sort} onValueChange={setSort}>
  <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="relevance">Relevance</DropdownMenuRadioItem>
  <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="date">Date</DropdownMenuRadioItem>
  <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="name">Name</DropdownMenuRadioItem>
</DropdownMenuRadioGroup>

Tooltips on items (tooltip prop)

Pass tooltip on any DropdownMenuItem to explain what the row does on hover/focus — no need to wrap anything yourself. DropdownMenuContent already provides a TooltipProvider internally, so the first tooltip waits ~400ms, and once it opens, hovering neighbours shows their tooltips instantly.

<DropdownMenuItem
  prefix={<IconEyeOpen className="text-tertiary" />}
  tooltip="Can open and read but cannot make changes."
>
  Viewer
</DropdownMenuItem>

tooltip accepts a string or any ReactNode, so you can pass richer content when needed:

<DropdownMenuItem
  prefix={<IconSettingsGear2 className="text-tertiary" />}
  tooltip={
    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
      <span className="font-medium">Admin</span>
      <span className="text-xs opacity-80">
        Full control — share, manage members, change settings, delete.
      </span>
    </div>
  }
>
  Admin
</DropdownMenuItem>

By default the tooltip appears on the right so it clears the menu. Override with tooltipSide="top" | "right" | "bottom" | "left" if the menu sits against the viewport edge and the right side gets clipped — Base UI's collision detection will also flip automatically if needed.

Arbitrary content in prefix / suffix

prefix and suffix on DropdownMenuItem are typed React.ReactNode, so any element works — toggles, badges, avatars, kbd hints, count pills. Pair with closeOnClick={false} so toggling the control doesn't dismiss the menu, and stop event propagation inside the control if its click shouldn't also fire onSelect on the row.

<DropdownMenuItem
  closeOnClick={false}
  onSelect={() => setEnabled(!enabled)}
  prefix={<IconBell className="text-tertiary" />}
  suffix={<Switch checked={enabled} onCheckedChange={setEnabled} label="Push notifications" />}
>
  Push notifications
</DropdownMenuItem>

DropdownMenuCheckboxItem and DropdownMenuRadioItem manage their own slots — for non-default controls (toggles instead of checkboxes, custom selected indicators, etc.) use a plain DropdownMenuItem and put your control in suffix.

Items with a description (two-line layout)

When the option list is small and the differences between items matter (model pickers, plan selectors, integration choices), put the description inline instead of behind a tooltip. Pass the provider/leading icon via prefix and a vertical flex column as children — the row stays as one DropdownMenuItem so selected still drives the right-slot checkmark.

<DropdownMenuItem
  selected={value === model.id}
  onSelect={() => setValue(model.id)}
  prefix={<ProviderIcon />}
>
  <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col leading-tight">
    <span className="text-primary truncate">{model.name}</span>
    <span className="text-tertiary truncate text-xs">{model.description}</span>
  </div>
</DropdownMenuItem>

leading-tight pulls the two lines closer than the row's default; min-w-0 + truncate on each line stops a long description from blowing out the menu width.

Submenus

Submenus open on hover and on keyboard highlight (after a 100 ms delay) so users can peek inside without committing — focus only moves into the submenu when the user presses Right Arrow or Enter. Pass openOnHover={false} on the sub-trigger to disable hover-open for nested cases where the eager reveal feels noisy.

<DropdownMenuSub>
  <DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
    <IconShareOs className="text-tertiary" />
    <span>Share</span>
  </DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
  <DropdownMenuSubContent>
    <DropdownMenuItem>
      <IconChainLink1 className="text-tertiary" />
      <span>Copy link</span>
    </DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuItem>
      <IconEmail1 className="text-tertiary" />
      <span>Email</span>
    </DropdownMenuItem>
  </DropdownMenuSubContent>
</DropdownMenuSub>

Destructive items

<DropdownMenuItem actionType="destructive">Delete</DropdownMenuItem>

Trigger with asChild

Compose the trigger with a real Button. The data-popup-open attribute is forwarded to the rendered element, so you can darken the trigger while the menu is open by passing a Tailwind selector through className:

import { Button } from "@rogo-technologies/ui/button";
import { IconChevronDownSmall } from "@rogo-technologies/ui/icons";

<DropdownMenu>
  <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
    <Button
      variant="outline"
      suffix={<IconChevronDownSmall />}
      className="data-[popup-open]:bg-tertiary"
    >
      Options
    </Button>
  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
  <DropdownMenuContent>
    <DropdownMenuItem>Edit</DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuItem>Delete</DropdownMenuItem>
  </DropdownMenuContent>
</DropdownMenu>;

Positioning

<DropdownMenuContent side="right" align="start" sideOffset={8}>…</DropdownMenuContent>
<DropdownMenuContent side="top" align="center">…</DropdownMenuContent>

Accessibility

• Menu uses role="menu" with role="menuitem" children
• Keyboard: ↑/↓ to move, Enter/Space to select, Esc to close
• Submenus open with → and close with ←
• Focus is trapped while open
• Closes when clicking outside or pressing Escape
• Checkbox items use role="menuitemcheckbox"
• Radio items use role="menuitemradio" within role="group"
• DropdownMenuSearch is a plain text input — arrow keys still navigate items so keyboard users can search and select without leaving the keyboard

API

DropdownMenu

DropdownMenuTrigger

DropdownMenuContent

Convenience wrapper that renders Portal → Positioner → Popup.

DropdownMenuSearch

DropdownMenuItem

DropdownMenuCheckboxItem

DropdownMenuRadioGroup

DropdownMenuRadioItem

DropdownMenuSubTrigger

DropdownMenuSubContent

DropdownMenuLabel

Other subcomponents

Guidelines

Do

• Use dropdown menus for contextual actions related to a specific element
• Group related items with labels and separators
• Place destructive actions last, separated visually
• Keep menu items concise — use short, action-oriented labels
• Use selected on DropdownMenuItem for single-select pickers (filters with one value)
• Use DropdownMenuCheckboxItem for multi-select pickers (filters with many values)
• Use DropdownMenuRadioGroup when the values are a fixed enum (sort order, view mode)
• Add a DropdownMenuSearch when the list could exceed ~10 items
• Add a left-side icon to every item in a settings or row-actions menu — keep them in text-tertiary so they don't compete with the label (destructive items skip text-tertiary so the icon takes the destructive color)
• Style your trigger's open state via the data-popup-open attribute so users can see which trigger owns the visible popover

Don't

• Don't use dropdown menus for navigation — use a navigation component instead
• Don't nest submenus more than one level deep — it becomes difficult to use
• Don't place too many items in a single menu without a search input
• Don't use dropdown menus for form inputs — use select, combobox, or radio groups instead
• Don't put both a selected checkmark and a custom suffix on the same DropdownMenuItem — suffix wins