Learn how to create a stylish, hover-activated dropdown menu using Next.js and Shadcn UI. This quick tutorial will guide you through the steps to enhance your web navigation effortlessly. Perfect for developers!
Before creating a dropdown menu in Next.js with Shadcn UI, you need to install it using npx shadcn-ui add navigation-menu.
npx shadcn-ui add navigation-menu
#or
npx shadcn-ui@latest addNextJS with Shadcn UI Dropdown On Hover Example
1. Build a Next.js project with a Shadcn UI dropdown menu that activates when hovering over navigation-menu components.
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import {
NavigationMenu,
NavigationMenuContent,
NavigationMenuItem,
NavigationMenuLink,
NavigationMenuList,
NavigationMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu"
export default function DropdownHover() {
return (
<NavigationMenu>
<NavigationMenuList>
<NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuTrigger>Dropdown Menu</NavigationMenuTrigger>
<NavigationMenuContent className="grid gap-3 p-2 md:w-[200px] md:grid-cols-1">
<NavigationMenuLink className="block select-none rounded-md p-1 no-underline outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent">
Link 1
</NavigationMenuLink>
<NavigationMenuLink className="block select-none rounded-md p-1 no-underline outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent">
Link 1
</NavigationMenuLink>
<NavigationMenuLink className="block select-none rounded-md p-1 no-underline outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent">
Link 1
</NavigationMenuLink>
</NavigationMenuContent>
</NavigationMenuItem>
</NavigationMenuList>
</NavigationMenu>
)
}
2. Create a dropdown menu that appears when you hover over it, containing a title, description, and link using Next.js and Shadcn UI.
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import {
NavigationMenu,
NavigationMenuContent,
NavigationMenuItem,
NavigationMenuLink,
NavigationMenuList,
NavigationMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu"
const components: { title: string; href: string; description: string }[] = [
{
title: "Title 1",
href: "/docs/primitives/alert-dialog",
description:
"A modal dialog that interrupts the user with important ",
},
{
title: "Title 2",
href: "/docs/primitives/hover-card",
description:
"For sighted users to preview content available behind a",
},
{
title: "Title 3",
href: "/docs/primitives/progress",
description:
"Displays an indicator showing the completion progress of",
},
]
export default function DropdownHover() {
return (
<NavigationMenu>
<NavigationMenuList>
<NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuTrigger>Dropdown Hover menu</NavigationMenuTrigger>
<NavigationMenuContent>
<ul className="grid w-[400px] gap-3 p-4 md:grid-cols-1">
{components.map((component) => (
<ListItem
key={component.title}
title={component.title}
href={component.href}
>
{component.description}
</ListItem>
))}
</ul>
</NavigationMenuContent>
</NavigationMenuItem>
</NavigationMenuList>
</NavigationMenu>
)
}
const ListItem = React.forwardRef<
React.ElementRef<"a">,
React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"a">
>(({ className, title, children, ...props }, ref) => {
return (
<li>
<NavigationMenuLink asChild>
<a
ref={ref}
className={cn(
"block select-none space-y-1 rounded-md p-3 leading-none no-underline outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground",
className
)}
{...props}
>
<div className="text-sm font-medium leading-none">{title}</div>
<p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm leading-snug text-muted-foreground">
{children}
</p>
</a>
</NavigationMenuLink>
</li>
)
})
ListItem.displayName = "ListItem"
3. Build a Next.js with Shadcn UI dropdown menu that appears on hover, featuring a grid layout for items.
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import Link from "next/link"
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import {
NavigationMenu,
NavigationMenuContent,
NavigationMenuItem,
NavigationMenuLink,
NavigationMenuList,
NavigationMenuTrigger,
navigationMenuTriggerStyle,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu"
import { Icons } from "@/components/icons"
const components: { title: string; href: string; description: string }[] = [
{
title: "Alert Dialog",
href: "/docs/primitives/alert-dialog",
description:
"A modal dialog that interrupts the user with important content and expects a response.",
},
{
title: "Hover Card",
href: "/docs/primitives/hover-card",
description:
"For sighted users to preview content available behind a link.",
},
{
title: "Progress",
href: "/docs/primitives/progress",
description:
"Displays an indicator showing the completion progress of a task, typically displayed as a progress bar.",
},
{
title: "Scroll-area",
href: "/docs/primitives/scroll-area",
description: "Visually or semantically separates content.",
},
{
title: "Tabs",
href: "/docs/primitives/tabs",
description:
"A set of layered sections of content—known as tab panels—that are displayed one at a time.",
},
{
title: "Tooltip",
href: "/docs/primitives/tooltip",
description:
"A popup that displays information related to an element when the element receives keyboard focus or the mouse hovers over it.",
},
]
export default function DropdownHover() {
return (
<NavigationMenu>
<NavigationMenuList>
<NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuTrigger>Getting started</NavigationMenuTrigger>
<NavigationMenuContent>
<ul className="grid gap-3 p-6 md:w-[400px] lg:w-[500px] lg:grid-cols-[.75fr_1fr]">
<li className="row-span-3">
<NavigationMenuLink asChild>
<a
className="flex h-full w-full select-none flex-col justify-end rounded-md bg-gradient-to-b from-muted/50 to-muted p-6 no-underline outline-none focus:shadow-md"
href="/"
>
<Icons.logo className="h-6 w-6" />
<div className="mb-2 mt-4 text-lg font-medium">
shadcn/ui
</div>
<p className="text-sm leading-tight text-muted-foreground">
Beautifully designed components built with Radix UI and
Tailwind CSS.
</p>
</a>
</NavigationMenuLink>
</li>
<ListItem href="/docs" title="Introduction">
Re-usable components built using Radix UI and Tailwind CSS.
</ListItem>
<ListItem href="/docs/installation" title="Installation">
How to install dependencies and structure your app.
</ListItem>
<ListItem href="/docs/primitives/typography" title="Typography">
Styles for headings, paragraphs, lists...etc
</ListItem>
</ul>
</NavigationMenuContent>
</NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuTrigger>Components</NavigationMenuTrigger>
<NavigationMenuContent>
<ul className="grid w-[400px] gap-3 p-4 md:w-[500px] md:grid-cols-2 lg:w-[600px] ">
{components.map((component) => (
<ListItem
key={component.title}
title={component.title}
href={component.href}
>
{component.description}
</ListItem>
))}
</ul>
</NavigationMenuContent>
</NavigationMenuItem>
<NavigationMenuItem>
<Link href="/docs" legacyBehavior passHref>
<NavigationMenuLink className={navigationMenuTriggerStyle()}>
Documentation
</NavigationMenuLink>
</Link>
</NavigationMenuItem>
</NavigationMenuList>
</NavigationMenu>
)
}
const ListItem = React.forwardRef<
React.ElementRef<"a">,
React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"a">
>(({ className, title, children, ...props }, ref) => {
return (
<li>
<NavigationMenuLink asChild>
<a
ref={ref}
className={cn(
"block select-none space-y-1 rounded-md p-3 leading-none no-underline outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground",
className
)}
{...props}
>
<div className="text-sm font-medium leading-none">{title}</div>
<p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm leading-snug text-muted-foreground">
{children}
</p>
</a>
</NavigationMenuLink>
</li>
)
})
ListItem.displayName = "ListItem"
