Context Menu
Right-click context menu with items and submenus. Install Context Menu from the VLLNT UI registry with the shadcn CLI.
Supported platforms:WebNative
1 storyView componentDropdown Menu
Accessible dropdown menu with items, checkboxes, radio groups, and submenus. Install Dropdown Menu from the VLLNT UI registry with the shadcn CLI. React Native source for Dropdown Menu is included in VLLNT UI 0.4.0 for iOS and Android. It is source-only; npm publication is pending.
Supported platforms:WebNative
What it is and when to use
Dropdown Menu is an accessible menu triggered by a button, built on Radix UI's dropdown-menu primitive. It supports plain items, checkbox items, radio groups, nested submenus, labels, separators, and keyboard shortcuts, with optional inset spacing for alignment. Use it for action menus, account switchers, and command surfaces where users pick an option. Radix provides keyboard navigation, typeahead, focus management, and correct ARIA roles out of the box.
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Accessible dropdown menu with items, checkboxes, radio groups, and submenus. Part of the overlay family in VLLNT UI, it ships as a machine-readable registry entry — copy the source directly into your app with the shadcn CLI and own it, no runtime dependency on a component library.
Platform comparison
| Platform | Dependencies | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Web | @vllnt/ui@^0.3.0 | Browser rendering, DOM events, and ARIA semantics |
| Native | @vllnt/ui-native, react-native | Native-adapted interaction and accessibility |
Installation
Add Dropdown Menu to your project with the shadcn CLI. The source lands in your codebase, ready to adapt:
# React Native is source-only; copy the React Native source aboveSource
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FAQ
- What is Dropdown Menu?
- Dropdown Menu is an accessible menu component for React that opens from a trigger button. Built on Radix UI, it supports items, checkbox items, radio groups, submenus, labels, separators, and shortcuts.
- How do I add Dropdown Menu?
- Run `pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://ui.vllnt.com/r/dropdown-menu.json` to install it into your project via the shadcn CLI.
- Is Dropdown Menu keyboard accessible?
- Yes. It is built on Radix UI's dropdown-menu primitive, which handles keyboard navigation, typeahead, focus management, and ARIA roles, including nested submenus and checkbox and radio items.