Popover

An overlay that displays additional information or options when triggered.

Anatomy

To set up the popover correctly, you'll need to understand its anatomy and how we name its parts.

Each part includes a data-part attribute to help identify them in the DOM.

Examples

Learn how to use the Popover component in your project. Let's take a look at the most basic example:

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Basic = () => (
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Basic = () => (
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me
      <Popover.Indicator>{{ '>' }}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Using a Portal

By default, the popover is rendered in the same DOM hierarchy as the trigger. To render the popover within a portal, set the portalled prop to true.

Note: This requires that you render the component within a Portal based on the framework you use.

import { Popover, Portal } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Portalled = () => (
  <Popover.Root portalled>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Portalled = () => (
  <Popover.Root portalled>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root portalled>
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me
      <Popover.Indicator>{{ '>' }}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Adding an arrow

To render an arrow within the popover, render the component Popover.Arrow and Popover.ArrowTip as children of Popover.Positioner.

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Arrow = () => (
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Arrow>
          <Popover.ArrowTip />
        </Popover.Arrow>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Arrow = () => (
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Arrow>
          <Popover.ArrowTip />
        </Popover.Arrow>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Arrow>
          <Popover.ArrowTip />
        </Popover.Arrow>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Listening for open and close events

When the popover is opened or closed, we invoke the onOpenChange callback.

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const OnOpenChange = () => {
  return (
    <Popover.Root onOpenChange={(open) => alert(open ? 'opened' : 'closed')}>
      <Popover.Trigger>
        Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
      </Popover.Trigger>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Popover.Root>
  )
}

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const OnOpenChange = () => {
  return (
    <Popover.Root onOpenChange={(open) => alert(open ? 'opened' : 'closed')}>
      <Popover.Trigger>
        Click Me <Popover.Indicator>{'>'}</Popover.Indicator>
      </Popover.Trigger>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Popover.Root>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root @open-change="(open) => console.log(open ? 'opened' : 'closed')">
    <Popover.Trigger>
      Click Me
      <Popover.Indicator>{{ '>' }}</Popover.Indicator>
    </Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Control the open state

Use the isOpen prop to control the open state of the popover.

import { useState } from 'react'
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Controlled = () => {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
  return (
    <>
      <button type="button" onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}>
        Toggle
      </button>
      <Popover.Root open={isOpen}>
        <Popover.Anchor>Anchor</Popover.Anchor>
        <Popover.Positioner>
          <Popover.Content>
            <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
            <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
            <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
          </Popover.Content>
        </Popover.Positioner>
      </Popover.Root>
    </>
  )
}

import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Controlled = () => {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = createSignal(false)
  return (
    <>
      <button type="button" onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen())}>
        Toggle
      </button>
      <Popover.Root open={isOpen()}>
        <Popover.Anchor>Anchor</Popover.Anchor>
        <Popover.Positioner>
          <Popover.Content>
            <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
            <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
            <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
          </Popover.Content>
        </Popover.Positioner>
      </Popover.Root>
    </>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'

const open = ref(false)
</script>

<template>
  <Fragment>
    <button @click="() => (open = !open)">toggle</button>
    <Popover.Root v-model:open="open">
      <Popover.Anchor>Anchor</Popover.Anchor>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
          <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Popover.Root>
  </Fragment>
</template>

Modifying the close behavior

The popover is designed to close on blur and when the esc key is pressed.

To prevent it from closing on blur (clicking or focusing outside), pass the closeOnInteractOutside prop and set it to false.

To prevent it from closing when the esc key is pressed, pass the closeOnEsc prop and set it to false.

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const CloseBehavior = () => (
  <Popover.Root closeOnEscape closeOnInteractOutside>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const CloseBehavior = () => (
  <Popover.Root closeOnEscape={false} closeOnInteractOutside={false}>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <Popover.Positioner>
        <Popover.Content>
          <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
          <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
          <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root :closeOnEsc="false" :closeOnInteractOutside="false">
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Changing the placement

To change the placement of the popover, set the positioning prop.

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Positioning = () => (
  <Popover.Root
    positioning={{
      placement: 'left-start',
      offset: { mainAxis: 12, crossAxis: 12 },
    }}
  >
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Positioning = () => (
  <Popover.Root
    positioning={{
      placement: 'left-start',
      offset: { mainAxis: 12, crossAxis: 12 },
    }}
  >
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root
    :positioning="{
      placement: 'left-start',
      gutter: 16,
      offset: { mainAxis: 12, crossAxis: 12 },
    }"
  >
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

Changing the modality

In some cases, you might want the popover to be modal. This means that it'll:

trap focus within its content
block scrolling on the body
disable pointer interactions outside the popover
hide content behind the popover from screen readers

To make the popover modal, set the modal prop to true. When modal={true}, we set the portalled attribute to true as well.

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Modal = () => (
  <Popover.Root modal>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Modal = () => (
  <Popover.Root modal>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Popover } from '@ark-ui/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <Popover.Root modal>
    <Popover.Trigger>Click Me</Popover.Trigger>
    <Popover.Positioner>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Popover.Title>Title</Popover.Title>
        <Popover.Description>Description</Popover.Description>
        <Popover.CloseTrigger>Close</Popover.CloseTrigger>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover.Positioner>
  </Popover.Root>
</template>

API Reference

Root

Prop	Default	Type
`autoFocus`	`true`	`boolean` Whether to automatically set focus on the first focusable content within the popover when opened.
`closeOnEscape`	`true`	`boolean` Whether to close the popover when the escape key is pressed.
`closeOnInteractOutside`	`true`	`boolean` Whether to close the popover when the user clicks outside of the popover.
`defaultOpen`		`boolean` The initial open state of the popover when it is first rendered. Use when you do not need to control its open state.
`id`		`string` The unique identifier of the machine.
`ids`		`Partial<{ anchor: string trigger: string content: string title: string description: string closeTrigger: string positioner: string arrow: string }>` The ids of the elements in the popover. Useful for composition.
`initialFocusEl`		`() => HTMLElement` The element to focus on when the popover is opened.
`lazyMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to enable lazy mounting
`modal`	`false`	`boolean` Whether the popover should be modal. When set to `true`: - interaction with outside elements will be disabled - only popover content will be visible to screen readers - scrolling is blocked - focus is trapped within the popover
`open`		`boolean` Whether the popover is open
`persistentElements`		`(() => Element)[]` Returns the persistent elements that: - should not have pointer-events disabled - should not trigger the dismiss event
`portalled`	`true`	`boolean` Whether the popover is portalled. This will proxy the tabbing behavior regardless of the DOM position of the popover content.
`positioning`		`PositioningOptions` The user provided options used to position the popover content
`unmountOnExit`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to unmount on exit.

Emit	Event
`escapeKeyDown`	`[event: KeyboardEvent]` Function called when the escape key is pressed
`focusOutside`	`[event: FocusOutsideEvent]` Function called when the focus is moved outside the component
`interactOutside`	`[event: InteractOutsideEvent]` Function called when an interaction happens outside the component
`openChange`	`[details: OpenChangeDetails]` Function invoked when the popover opens or closes
`pointerDownOutside`	`[event: PointerDownOutsideEvent]` Function called when the pointer is pressed down outside the component
`update:open`	`[open: boolean]`

Anchor

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Arrow

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

ArrowTip

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

CloseTrigger

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Content

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	popover
`[data-part]`	content
`[data-state]`	"open" \| "closed"
`[data-expanded]`	Present when expanded
`[data-placement]`	The placement of the content

Description

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Indicator

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	popover
`[data-part]`	indicator
`[data-state]`	"open" \| "closed"

Positioner

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

RootProvider

Prop	Default	Type
`value`		`MachineApi<PropTypes>`
`lazyMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to enable lazy mounting
`unmountOnExit`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to unmount on exit.

Title

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Trigger

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	popover
`[data-part]`	trigger
`[data-placement]`	The placement of the trigger
`[data-state]`	"open" \| "closed"

Accessibility

Keyboard Support

Key	Description
`Space`	Opens/closes the popover.
`Enter`	Opens/closes the popover.
`Tab`	Moves focus to the next focusable element within the content. Note: If there are no focusable elements, focus is moved to the next focusable element after the trigger.
`Shift + Tab`	Moves focus to the previous focusable element within the content Note: If there are no focusable elements, focus is moved to the trigger.
`Esc`	Closes the popover and moves focus to the trigger.