how to use navigation menu next 13 with shadcn ui

In this tutorial, we will see how to use navigation menu in next js 13 with shadcn ui. First you need to setup next js 13 with shadcn ui project.

how to use shadcn ui in next js 13

Before use navigation-menu in next js 13 with shadcn ui you need to install npx shadcn-ui@latest add navigation-menu.

npx shadcn-ui@latest add navigation-menu

npx shadcn-ui@latest add

1. Create next js 13 with shadcn ui navigation menu using shadcn-ui NavigationMenu, NavigationMenuContent, NavigationMenuItem, NavigationMenuLink, NavigationMenuList, NavigationMenuTrigger, navigationMenuTriggerStyle component.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import Link from "next/link"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import { Icons } from "@/components/icons"
import {
  NavigationMenu,
  NavigationMenuContent,
  NavigationMenuItem,
  NavigationMenuLink,
  NavigationMenuList,
  NavigationMenuTrigger,
  navigationMenuTriggerStyle,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu"

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 NavigationMenuDemo() {
  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"