Select

Displays a list of options for the user to pick from.

Framework

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 { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { Portal, Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Basic = () => {
  const items = ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue']
  return (
    <Select.Root items={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>
              {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 { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Basic = () => {
  const items = ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue']
  return (
    <Select.Root items={items}>
      <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={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 { ref } from 'vue'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/vue'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'

const items = ref(['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'])
</script>

<template>
  <Select.Root :items="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>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <Select.Positioner>
        <Select.Content>
          <Select.ItemGroup>
            <Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
            <Select.Item v-for="item in 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:

import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { Portal, Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Advanced = () => {
  type Item = { label: string; value: string; disabled?: boolean }
  const items: Item[] = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]
  return (
    <Select.Root items={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>
              {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 { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/solid'

interface Item {
  label: string
  value: string
  disabled?: boolean
}

export const Advanced = () => {
  const items: Item[] = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]
  return (
    <Select.Root items={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={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 { ref } from 'vue'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/vue'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'

const items = ref([
  { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
  { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
  { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
  { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
])
</script>

<template>
  <Select.Root :items="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>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <Select.Positioner>
        <Select.Content>
          <Select.ItemGroup>
            <Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
            <Select.Item v-for="item in 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>

Multiple Selection

To enable multiple item selection:

import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { Portal, Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Multiple = () => {
  type Item = { label: string; value: string; disabled?: boolean }
  const items: Item[] = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]
  return (
    <Select.Root items={items} 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>
              {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 { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const Multiple = () => {
  const items = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]
  return (
    <Select.Root items={items} 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={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 { ref } from 'vue'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/vue'

const items = ref([
  { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
  { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
  { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
  { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
])
</script>

<template>
  <Select.Root :items="items" 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 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 { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { useState } from 'react'
import { Portal, Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const Controlled = () => {
  type Item = { label: string; value: string; disabled?: boolean }
  const [_, setSelectedItems] = useState<Item[]>([])

  const items: Item[] = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]

  return (
    <Select.Root items={items} 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>
              {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 { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
import { Index, Portal } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/solid'

interface Item {
  label: string
  value: string
  disabled?: boolean
}

export const Controlled = () => {
  const [, setSelectedItems] = createSignal<Item[]>([])

  const items: Item[] = [
    { label: 'React', value: 'react' },
    { label: 'Solid', value: 'solid' },
    { label: 'Vue', value: 'vue' },
    { label: 'Svelte', value: 'svelte', disabled: true },
  ]

  return (
    <Select.Root items={items} 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={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 { ref } from 'vue'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/vue'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'

const items = ref([
  { 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 :items="items" 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 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 { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { type SubmitHandler, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
import { Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

interface Inputs {
  framework: string
}

export const FormLibrary = () => {
  const 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 items={items}>
        <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>
              {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.

import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react'
import { Field, Select } from '@ark-ui/react'

export const WithField = (props: Field.RootProps) => {
  const items = ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue']

  return (
    <Field.Root {...props}>
      <Select.Root items={items}>
        <Select.Label>Label</Select.Label>
        <Select.Control>
          <Select.Trigger>
            <Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
            <Select.Indicator>
              <ChevronDownIcon />
            </Select.Indicator>
          </Select.Trigger>
        </Select.Control>
        <Select.Positioner>
          <Select.Content>
            {items.map((item) => (
              <Select.Item key={item} item={item}>
                <Select.ItemText>{item}</Select.ItemText>
                <Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
              </Select.Item>
            ))}
          </Select.Content>
        </Select.Positioner>
        <Select.HiddenSelect />
      </Select.Root>
      <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
      <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
    </Field.Root>
  )
}

import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-solid'
import { Index } from 'solid-js/web'
import { Field, Select } from '@ark-ui/solid'

export const WithField = (props: Field.RootProps) => {
  const items = ['React', 'Solid', 'Vue']

  return (
    <Field.Root {...props}>
      <Select.Root items={items}>
        <Select.Label>Label</Select.Label>
        <Select.Control>
          <Select.Trigger>
            <Select.ValueText placeholder="Select a Framework" />
            <Select.Indicator>
              <ChevronDownIcon />
            </Select.Indicator>
          </Select.Trigger>
        </Select.Control>
        <Select.Positioner>
          <Select.Content>
            <Select.ItemGroup>
              <Select.ItemGroupLabel>Frameworks</Select.ItemGroupLabel>
              <Index each={items}>
                {(item) => (
                  <Select.Item item={item()}>
                    <Select.ItemText>{item()}</Select.ItemText>
                    <Select.ItemIndicator>✓</Select.ItemIndicator>
                  </Select.Item>
                )}
              </Index>
            </Select.ItemGroup>
          </Select.Content>
        </Select.Positioner>
        <Select.HiddenSelect />
      </Select.Root>
      <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
      <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
    </Field.Root>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { Field, Select } from '@ark-ui/vue'
import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-vue-next'

const items = ref(['React', 'Solid', 'Vue'])
</script>

<template>
  <Field.Root>
    <Select.Root :items="items">
      <Select.Label>Label</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 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>
    <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
    <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
  </Field.Root>
</template>

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.