React Dropdown - Flowbite

Use the dropdown component to trigger a list of menu items when clicking on an element such as a button or link based on multiple styles, sizes, and placements with React

The dropdown component is a UI element built with React that displays a list of items when a trigger element (e.g., a button) is clicked. You can use it to build dropdown menus, lists, and more.

The default styles are built using utility classes from Tailwind CSS. You can customize the behavior and positioning of the dropdowns using custom props from React.

To start using the component make sure that you have imported it from Flowbite React:

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

Default dropdown#

Use this example to create a simple dropdown with a list of menu items by adding child <Dropdown.Item> components inside the main <Dropdown> component.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown button" dismissOnClick={false}>
      <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Dropdown divider#

Use the <Dropdown.Divider> component to add a divider between the dropdown items.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown button">
      <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Divider />
      <Dropdown.Item>Separated link</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Dropdown header#

Use the <Dropdown.Header> component to add a header to the dropdown. You can use this to add a user profile image and name, for example.

For more complex headers that include an <input> or <TextInput> control, set enableTypeAhead to false on the <Dropdown> to prevent keystrokes from being interpreted as item searches.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown button">
      <Dropdown.Header>
        <span className="block text-sm">Bonnie Green</span>
        <span className="block truncate text-sm font-medium">[email protected]</span>
      </Dropdown.Header>
      <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Divider />
      <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Dropdown items with icon#

Add custom icons next to the menu items by using the icon prop on the <Dropdown.Item> component.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";
import { HiCog, HiCurrencyDollar, HiLogout, HiViewGrid } from "react-icons/hi";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown">
      <Dropdown.Header>
        <span className="block text-sm">Bonnie Green</span>
        <span className="block truncate text-sm font-medium">[email protected]</span>
      </Dropdown.Header>
      <Dropdown.Item icon={HiViewGrid}>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item icon={HiCog}>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item icon={HiCurrencyDollar}>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Divider />
      <Dropdown.Item icon={HiLogout}>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Inline dropdown#

Use the inline prop to make the dropdown appear inline with the trigger element.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown" inline>
      <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Dropdown sizes#

You can use the size prop to change the size of the dropdown. The default size is md.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
      <Dropdown label="Small dropdown" size="sm">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Large dropdown" size="lg">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
    </div>
  );
}

Placement options#

Use the placement prop to change the placement of the dropdown by choosing one of the following options: top, right, bottom or left. If there is not enough space then the dropdown will be automatically repositioned.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4">
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown top" placement="top">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown right" placement="right">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown bottom" placement="bottom">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown left" placement="left">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown left start" placement="left-start">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
      <Dropdown label="Dropdown right start" placement="right-start">
        <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
        <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
      </Dropdown>
    </div>
  );
}

Click event handler#

Add a custom onClick event handler to the <Dropdown.Item> component to handle the click event.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="Dropdown">
      <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => alert('Dashboard!')}>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => alert('Settings!')}>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => alert('Earnings!')}>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => alert('Sign out!')}>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Custom trigger#

To customize the trigger element, you can use the renderTrigger property.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown label="" dismissOnClick={false} renderTrigger={() => <span>My custom trigger</span>}>
      <Dropdown.Item>Dashboard</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Settings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Earnings</Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item>Sign out</Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Custom item#

To customize the Dropdown.Item base element you can use the as property.

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"use client";

import { Dropdown } from "flowbite-react";

export function Component() {
  return (
    <Dropdown dismissOnClick={false} label="My custom item">
      <Dropdown.Item as={Link} href="#">
        Home
      </Dropdown.Item>
      <Dropdown.Item as="a" href="https://flowbite.com/" target="_blank">
        External link
      </Dropdown.Item>
    </Dropdown>
  );
}

Theme#

To learn more about how to customize the appearance of components, please see the Theme docs.

{
  "arrowIcon": "ml-2 h-4 w-4",
  "content": "py-1 focus:outline-none",
  "floating": {
    "animation": "transition-opacity",
    "arrow": {
      "base": "absolute z-10 h-2 w-2 rotate-45",
      "style": {
        "dark": "bg-gray-900 dark:bg-gray-700",
        "light": "bg-white",
        "auto": "bg-white dark:bg-gray-700"
      },
      "placement": "-4px"
    },
    "base": "z-10 w-fit divide-y divide-gray-100 rounded shadow focus:outline-none",
    "content": "py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200",
    "divider": "my-1 h-px bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-600",
    "header": "block px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200",
    "hidden": "invisible opacity-0",
    "item": {
      "container": "",
      "base": "flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-start px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-none dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:text-white dark:focus:bg-gray-600 dark:focus:text-white",
      "icon": "mr-2 h-4 w-4"
    },
    "style": {
      "dark": "bg-gray-900 text-white dark:bg-gray-700",
      "light": "border border-gray-200 bg-white text-gray-900",
      "auto": "border border-gray-200 bg-white text-gray-900 dark:border-none dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white"
    },
    "target": "w-fit"
  },
  "inlineWrapper": "flex items-center"
}

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