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Navigation Menu

Navigation Menu with thoughtful defaults, semantic styling, and editable source.

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Make it yours.

Install the editable source and its dependencies into your React + Tailwind project.

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pnpm dlx shadcn@4.0.8 add http://localhost:3000/r/navigation-menu.json

Use it

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"use client";
import { NavigationMenu } from "@/components/jez-ui/ui/navigation-menu";

export default function Example() {
  return (
    <>
      <NavigationMenu
        items={[
          { label: "Components", href: "/components" },
          { label: "Blocks", href: "/blocks" },
          { label: "Templates", href: "/templates" },
        ]}
      />
    </>
  );
}

Compose your own

These styled parts are included in the same install. Use children to build your layout; add className only when you want an override.

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import { NavigationMenu, NavigationMenuList, NavigationMenuItem, NavigationMenuLink, NavigationMenuTrigger, NavigationMenuContent } from "@/components/jez-ui/ui/navigation-menu";
Read the composition guide →

Props & types

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React.ComponentProps<typeof P.Root> & {
  items?: { label: React.ReactNode; href: string }[];
}

Source

View 2 source files

registry/ui/navigation-menu.tsx

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"use client";
import * as React from "react";
import { NavigationMenu as P } from "radix-ui";
import { ChevronDown } from "lucide-react";
import { cn } from "./utils";
export function NavigationMenu({
  items,
  children,
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof P.Root> & {
  items?: { label: React.ReactNode; href: string }[];
}) {
  return (
    <P.Root className={cn("relative", className)} {...props}>
      {items ? (
        <NavigationMenuList>
          {items.map((i) => (
            <NavigationMenuItem key={i.href}>
              <NavigationMenuLink href={i.href}>{i.label}</NavigationMenuLink>
            </NavigationMenuItem>
          ))}
        </NavigationMenuList>
      ) : (
        children
      )}
    </P.Root>
  );
}
export function NavigationMenuList({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof P.List>) {
  return (
    <P.List className={cn("flex flex-wrap gap-1", className)} {...props} />
  );
}
export const NavigationMenuItem = P.Item;
export function NavigationMenuLink({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof P.Link>) {
  return (
    <P.Link
      className={cn(
        "block rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm outline-none hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary data-[active]:bg-muted",
        className,
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  );
}
export function NavigationMenuTrigger({
  className,
  children,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof P.Trigger>) {
  return (
    <P.Trigger
      className={cn(
        "group flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm outline-none hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary",
        className,
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      {children}
      <ChevronDown
        size={14}
        className="transition-transform group-data-[state=open]:rotate-180"
      />
    </P.Trigger>
  );
}
export function NavigationMenuContent({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof P.Content>) {
  return (
    <P.Content
      className={cn(
        "jez-popover absolute left-0 top-full z-30 grid w-72 max-w-[calc(100vw-32px)] gap-1 rounded-xl border border-border bg-background p-3 text-foreground shadow-xl",
        className,
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  );
}

registry/ui/utils.ts

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import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
export function cn(...values: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(values));
}

Dependencies

radix-ui@1.6.7 · lucide-react@0.577.0 · clsx@2.1.1 · tailwind-merge@3.5.0

Accessibility & behaviour

Provide meaningful labels and preserve keyboard focus styles. Check contrast when customising theme colours.

Read the accessibility and performance guide →