ReactNavigation Menu
A navigation bar with expandable groups and real link semantics.
Give your AI assistant this page as context.
Connect your library with MCPui/navigation-menuUsage
Get this component from a saved library export or the connected CLI. The imports below refer to local files installed in your app.
Import styles/components.css, then styles/theme.css once. Wrap your app in ThemeScope from components/ui/utils so typography, focus and overlays share the theme. The installation guide covers runtime dependencies and React/Next.js setup.
import { NavigationMenu } from './components/ui/navigation-menu';
<NavigationMenu items={[{label:"Product",links:[{label:"Overview",href:"#overview",description:"Explore the platform."},{label:"Components",href:"#components"}]}]}/>Design system
This component consumes your semantic colors, spacing, typography and shape tokens. Import the compiled styles and your theme once as described in Export.
Behavior and accessibility
- Provide meaningful labels for interactive controls.
- Connect action callbacks to your application logic.
- Verify keyboard navigation and contrast in your application.
Status: experimental during early access. Sample previews do not send emails, process payments or upload files to a service.
Source and props
This is the exported source, using the same implementation as the editor.
"use client";
import { NavigationMenu as Base } from "@base-ui/react/navigation-menu";
import { usePortalContainer } from "./utils";
export function NavigationMenu({
label = "Main navigation",
items,
value,
defaultValue,
onValueChange,
}: {
label?: string;
value?: string | null;
defaultValue?: string | null;
onValueChange?: (value: string | null) => void;
items: Array<{
value?: string;
label: string;
links: Array<{
label: string;
href: string;
description?: string;
active?: boolean;
}>;
}>;
}) {
const container = usePortalContainer();
return (
<Base.Root
value={value}
defaultValue={defaultValue}
onValueChange={onValueChange}
className="cr-navigation"
aria-label={label}
>
<Base.List className="cr-navigation-list">
{items.map((item, index) => (
<Base.Item
key={item.value ?? index}
value={item.value ?? String(index)}
>
<Base.Trigger className="cr-button" data-variant="ghost">
{item.label}{" "}
<svg
width="16"
height="16"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1.75"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
aria-hidden="true"
>
<path d="m6 9 6 6 6-6" />
</svg>
</Base.Trigger>
<Base.Content className="cr-navigation-content">
{item.links.map((link) => (
<Base.Link
key={link.href}
href={link.href}
active={link.active}
closeOnClick
className="cr-navigation-link"
>
<strong>{link.label}</strong>
{link.description && <span>{link.description}</span>}
</Base.Link>
))}
</Base.Content>
</Base.Item>
))}
</Base.List>
<Base.Portal container={container}>
<Base.Positioner sideOffset={8} className="cr-positioner">
<Base.Popup className="cr-popup">
<Base.Viewport />
</Base.Popup>
</Base.Positioner>
</Base.Portal>
</Base.Root>
);
}