Select
Displays a list of options for the user to pick from.
You can explore the select component in the following curated examples.
Async Select
Render a Select that fetches items asynchronously.
Select Tabs
Render a Tabs component within a Select.
Virtualized Select
Render a Select that virtualizes its options.
Anatomy
To set up the select 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 Select
component in your project. Let's take a look at the most basic
example:
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/react/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
export const Basic = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({ items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'] })
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
{collection.items.map((item) => (
<Select.Item key={item} item={item}>
<Select.ItemText>{item}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
))}
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/solid/select'
import { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
export const Basic = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({ items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'] })
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>▼</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Index each={collection.items}>
{(item) => (
<Select.Item item={item()}>
<Select.ItemText>{item()}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
)}
</Index>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
<script setup lang="ts">
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/vue/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'
const collection = createListCollection({
items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'],
})
</script>
<template>
<Select.Root :collection="collection">
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Teleport to="body">
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Select.Item v-for="item in collection.items" :key="item" :item="item">
<Select.ItemText>{{ item }}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Teleport>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
</template>
Advanced Customization
For advanced customizations and item properties like disabled
:
Multiple Selection
To enable multiple
item selection:
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/react/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
export const Multiple = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection} multiple>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
{collection.items.map((item) => (
<Select.Item key={item.value} item={item}>
<Select.ItemText>{item.label}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
))}
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/solid/select'
import { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
export const Multiple = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection} multiple>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Index each={collection.items}>
{(item) => (
<Select.Item item={item()}>
<Select.ItemText>{item().label}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
)}
</Index>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
<script setup lang="ts">
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/vue/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'
const collection = createListCollection({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
</script>
<template>
<Select.Root :collection="collection" multiple>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Teleport to="body">
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Select.Item v-for="item in collection.items" :key="item.value" :item="item">
<Select.ItemText>{{ item.label }}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Teleport>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
</template>
Controlled Component
For scenarios where you want to control the Select component's state:
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/react/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { useState } from 'react'
interface Item {
label: string
value: string
disabled?: boolean
}
export const Controlled = () => {
const [_, setSelectedItems] = useState<Item[]>([])
const collection = createListCollection<Item>({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection} onValueChange={(e) => setSelectedItems(e.items)}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
{collection.items.map((item) => (
<Select.Item key={item.value} item={item}>
<Select.ItemText>{item.label}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
))}
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/solid/select'
import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
import { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
interface Item {
label: string
value: string
disabled?: boolean
}
export const Controlled = () => {
const [, setSelectedItems] = createSignal<Item[]>([])
const collection = createListCollection<Item>({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
return (
<Select.Root collection={collection} onValueChange={(e) => setSelectedItems(e.items)}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Index each={collection.items}>
{(item) => (
<Select.Item item={item()}>
<Select.ItemText>{item().label}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
)}
</Index>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
)
}
<script setup lang="ts">
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/vue/select'
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'
const collection = createListCollection({
items: [
{ label: 'React', value: 'react' },
{ label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
{ label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
{ label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
],
})
const value = ref(['vue'])
</script>
<template>
<Select.Root :collection="collection" v-model="value">
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Teleport to="body">
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Select.Item v-for="item in collection.items" :key="item.value" :item="item">
<Select.ItemText>{{ item.label }}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Teleport>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.Root>
</template>
Usage with a Form Library
See how to use the Select component with popular form libraries:
import { Select, createListCollection } from '@ark-ui/react/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { type SubmitHandler, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
interface Inputs {
framework: string
}
export const FormLibrary = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({ items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'] })
const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm<Inputs>()
const onSubmit: SubmitHandler<Inputs> = (data) => window.alert(JSON.stringify(data))
return (
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
<Select.Root collection={collection}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.HiddenSelect {...register('framework')} />
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
{collection.items.map((item) => (
<Select.Item key={item} item={item}>
<Select.ItemText>{item}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
))}
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Select.Root>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
)
}
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Using the Field Component
The Field
component helps manage form-related state and accessibility attributes of a select.
It includes handling ARIA labels, helper text, and error text to ensure proper accessibility.
Using the Root Provider
The RootProvider
component provides a context for the select. It accepts the value of the useSelect
hook.
You can leverage it to access the component state and methods from outside the select.
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'
import { Select, createListCollection, useSelect } from '@ark-ui/react/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
export const RootProvider = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({ items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'] })
const select = useSelect({ collection: collection })
return (
<>
<button onClick={() => select.focus()}>Focus</button>
<Select.RootProvider value={select}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
{collection.items.map((item) => (
<Select.Item key={item} item={item}>
<Select.ItemText>{item}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
))}
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.RootProvider>
</>
)
}
import { Select, createListCollection, useSelect } from '@ark-ui/solid/select'
import { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
export const RootProvider = () => {
const collection = createListCollection({ items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'] })
const select = useSelect({ collection: collection })
return (
<>
<button onClick={() => select().focus()}>Focus</button>
<Select.RootProvider value={select}>
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>▼</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Portal>
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Index each={collection.items}>
{(item) => (
<Select.Item item={item()}>
<Select.ItemText>{item()}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
)}
</Index>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Portal>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.RootProvider>
</>
)
}
<script setup lang="ts">
import { Select, createListCollection, useSelect } from '@ark-ui/vue/select'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'
const collection = createListCollection({
items: ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'],
})
const select = useSelect({ collection: collection })
</script>
<template>
<button @click="select.focus()">Focus</button>
<Select.RootProvider :value="select">
<Select.Label>Framework</Select.Label>
<Select.Control>
<Select.Trigger>
<Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
<Select.Indicator>
<ChevronDownIcon />
</Select.Indicator>
</Select.Trigger>
<Select.ClearTrigger>Clear</Select.ClearTrigger>
</Select.Control>
<Teleport to="body">
<Select.Positioner>
<Select.Content>
<Select.ItemGroup>
<Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
<Select.Item v-for="item in collection.items" :key="item" :item="item">
<Select.ItemText>{{ item }}</Select.ItemText>
<Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
</Select.Item>
</Select.ItemGroup>
</Select.Content>
</Select.Positioner>
</Teleport>
<Select.HiddenSelect />
</Select.RootProvider>
</template>
If you're using the
RootProvider
component, you don't need to use theRoot
component.
API Reference
Accessibility
Complies with the Listbox WAI-ARIA design pattern.
Keyboard Support
Key | Description |
---|---|
Space | When focus is on trigger, opens the select and focuses the first selected item. When focus is on the content, selects the highlighted item. |
Enter | When focus is on trigger, opens the select and focuses the first selected item. When focus is on content, selects the focused item. |
ArrowDown | When focus is on trigger, opens the select. When focus is on content, moves focus to the next item. |
ArrowUp | When focus is on trigger, opens the select. When focus is on content, moves focus to the previous item. |
Esc | Closes the select and moves focus to trigger. |
A-Za-z | When focus is on trigger, selects the item whose label starts with the typed character. When focus is on the listbox, moves focus to the next item with a label that starts with the typed character. |