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File: select.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

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Select

Displays a list of options for the user to pick from—triggered by a button.

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Apple

<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
	<Select.Trigger />
	<Select.Content>
		<Select.Group>
			<Select.Label>Fruits</Select.Label>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="grape" disabled>
				Grape
			</Select.Item>
		</Select.Group>
		<Select.Separator />
		<Select.Group>
			<Select.Label>Vegetables</Select.Label>
			<Select.Item value="carrot">Carrot</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="potato">Potato</Select.Item>
		</Select.Group>
	</Select.Content>
</Select.Root>

API Reference


Root

Contains all the parts of a select. It inherits props from the Select primitive Root part.

| Prop | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | size | Responsive<"1" \| "2" \| "3"> | "2" |

Trigger

The button that toggles the select. This component inherits props from the Select primitive Trigger and Value parts. It supports common margin props .

| Prop | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | variant<br><br>Prop description | "classic" \| "surface" \| "soft" \| "ghost" | "surface" | | color<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | No default value | | radius<br><br>Prop description | "none" \| "small" \| "medium" \| "large" \| "full" | No default value | | placeholder | string | No default value |

Content

The component that pops out when the select is open. It inherits props from the Select.Portal primitive and Select.Content primitive parts.

| Prop | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | variant<br><br>Prop description | "solid" \| "soft" | "solid" | | color<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | No default value | | highContrast<br><br>Prop description | boolean | No default value |

Item

The component that contains the select items. It inherits props from the Select.Item primitive part.

Group

Used to group multiple items. It inherits props from the Select.Group primitive part. Use in conjunction with Select.Label to ensure good accessibility via automatic labelling.

Label

Used to render the label of a group, it isn't focusable using arrow keys. It inherits props from the Select.Label primitive part.

Separator

Used to visually separate items in the Select. It inherits props from the Select.Separator primitive part.

Examples


Size

Use the size prop to control the size.

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<Flex gap="3" align="center">
	<Select.Root size="1" defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root size="2" defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root size="3" defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

Variant

Use the variant prop on Trigger and Content to customize the visual style.

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<Flex gap="3" align="center">
	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger variant="surface" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger variant="classic" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger variant="soft" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

Ghost

Use the ghost trigger variant to render the trigger without a visually containing element. Ghost triggers behave differently in layout as they use a negative margin to optically align themselves against their siblings while maintaining their padded active and hover states.

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<Flex gap="3" align="center">
	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger variant="surface" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger variant="ghost" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

Color

Use the color prop on Trigger and Content to assign a specific color value.

AppleAppleAppleApple

<Flex gap="3">
	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="indigo" variant="soft" />
		<Select.Content color="indigo">
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="cyan" variant="soft" />
		<Select.Content color="cyan">
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="orange" variant="soft" />
		<Select.Content color="orange">
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="crimson" variant="soft" />
		<Select.Content color="crimson">
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

High-contrast

Use the highContrast prop on Content to increase item contrast.

AppleApple

<Flex gap="3">
	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="gray" />
		<Select.Content color="gray" variant="solid">
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger color="gray" />
		<Select.Content color="gray" variant="solid" highContrast>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

Radius

Use the radius prop to assign a specific radius value.

AppleAppleApple

<Flex gap="3">
	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger radius="none" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger radius="large" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>

	<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
		<Select.Trigger radius="full" />
		<Select.Content>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
		</Select.Content>
	</Select.Root>
</Flex>

Placeholder

Use the placeholder prop to create a Trigger that doesn’t need an initial value.

Pick a fruit

<Select.Root>
	<Select.Trigger placeholder="Pick a fruit" />
	<Select.Content>
		<Select.Group>
			<Select.Label>Fruits</Select.Label>
			<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="grape" disabled>
				Grape
			</Select.Item>
		</Select.Group>
		<Select.Separator />
		<Select.Group>
			<Select.Label>Vegetables</Select.Label>
			<Select.Item value="carrot">Carrot</Select.Item>
			<Select.Item value="potato">Potato</Select.Item>
		</Select.Group>
	</Select.Content>
</Select.Root>

Position

Set position="popper" prop to position the select menu below the trigger.

Apple

<Select.Root defaultValue="apple">
	<Select.Trigger />
	<Select.Content position="popper">
		<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
		<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
	</Select.Content>
</Select.Root>

With SSR

When using server-side rendering, you might notice a layout shift after hydration. This is because Trigger executes client-side code to display the selected item’s text. To avoid that layout shift, you can render it manually by mapping values.

Apple

() => {
	const data = {
		apple: "Apple",
		orange: "Orange",
	};
	const [value, setValue] = React.useState("apple");
	return (
		<Select.Root value={value} onValueChange={setValue}>
			<Select.Trigger>{data[value]}</Select.Trigger>
			<Select.Content>
				<Select.Item value="apple">Apple</Select.Item>
				<Select.Item value="orange">Orange</Select.Item>
			</Select.Content>
		</Select.Root>
	);
};

With an icon

You can customise how Trigger renders the value by controlling its children manually. For example, you can render an icon next to the selected item’s text.

Light

() => {
	const data = {
		light: { label: "Light", icon: <SunIcon /> },
		dark: { label: "Dark", icon: <MoonIcon /> },
	};
	const [value, setValue] = React.useState("light");
	return (
		<Flex direction="column" maxWidth="160px">
			<Select.Root value={value} onValueChange={setValue}>
				<Select.Trigger>
					<Flex as="span" align="center" gap="2">
						{data[value].icon}
						{data[value].label}
					</Flex>
				</Select.Trigger>
				<Select.Content position="popper">
					<Select.Item value="light">Light</Select.Item>
					<Select.Item value="dark">Dark</Select.Item>
				</Select.Content>
			</Select.Root>
		</Flex>
	);
};

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