---
title: Dropdown Menu
description: Displays a menu to the user — such as a set of actions or functions — triggered by a button.
featured: true
component: true
radix:
  link: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/dropdown-menu
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/dropdown-menu#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview name="dropdown-menu-demo" />

## Installation

<Tabs defaultValue="cli">

<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn-ui@latest add dropdown-menu
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="dropdown-menu" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</Tabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuLabel,
  DropdownMenuSeparator,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
```

```tsx
<DropdownMenu>
  <DropdownMenuTrigger>Open</DropdownMenuTrigger>
  <DropdownMenuContent>
    <DropdownMenuLabel>My Account</DropdownMenuLabel>
    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
    <DropdownMenuItem>Profile</DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuItem>Billing</DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuItem>Team</DropdownMenuItem>
    <DropdownMenuItem>Subscription</DropdownMenuItem>
  </DropdownMenuContent>
</DropdownMenu>
```

## Examples

### Checkboxes

<ComponentPreview name="dropdown-menu-checkboxes" />

### Radio Group

<ComponentPreview name="dropdown-menu-radio-group" />
