Empty

Use the Empty component to display a empty state.

No Projects Yet

You haven't created any projects yet. Get started by creating your first project.

import { IconFolderCode } from "@tabler/icons-react"
import { ArrowUpRightIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

export function EmptyDemo() {
  return (
    <Empty>
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
          <IconFolderCode />
        </EmptyMedia>
        <EmptyTitle>No Projects Yet</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          You haven&apos;t created any projects yet. Get started by creating
          your first project.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <div className="flex gap-2">
          <Button size="sm">Create Project</Button>
          <Button variant="outline">Import Project</Button>
        </div>
      </EmptyContent>
      <Button
        variant="link"
        asChild
        className="text-muted-foreground"
        size="sm"
      >
        <a href="#">
          Learn More <ArrowUpRightIcon />
        </a>
      </Button>
    </Empty>
  )
}

Installation


pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add empty

Usage

import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

<Empty>
  <EmptyHeader>
    <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
      <Icon />
    </EmptyMedia>
  </EmptyHeader>
  <EmptyTitle>No data</EmptyTitle>
  <EmptyDescription>No data found</EmptyDescription>
  <EmptyContent>
    <Button>Add data</Button>
  </EmptyContent>
</Empty>

Examples

Outline

Use the border utility class to create a outline empty state.

Cloud Storage Empty

Upload files to your cloud storage to access them anywhere.

import { IconCloud } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

export function EmptyOutline() {
  return (
    <Empty className="border border-dashed">
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
          <IconCloud />
        </EmptyMedia>
        <EmptyTitle>Cloud Storage Empty</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          Upload files to your cloud storage to access them anywhere.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
          Upload Files
        </Button>
      </EmptyContent>
    </Empty>
  )
}

Background

Use the bg-* and bg-gradient-* utilities to add a background to the empty state.

No Notifications

You're all caught up. New notifications will appear here.

import { IconBell } from "@tabler/icons-react"
import { RefreshCcwIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

export function EmptyMuted() {
  return (
    <Empty className="from-muted/50 to-background h-full bg-gradient-to-b from-30%">
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyMedia variant="icon">
          <IconBell />
        </EmptyMedia>
        <EmptyTitle>No Notifications</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          You&apos;re all caught up. New notifications will appear here.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
          <RefreshCcwIcon />
          Refresh
        </Button>
      </EmptyContent>
    </Empty>
  )
}

Avatar

Use the EmptyMedia component to display an avatar in the empty state.

User Offline

This user is currently offline. You can leave a message to notify them or try again later.

import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

export function EmptyAvatar() {
  return (
    <Empty>
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyMedia variant="default">
          <Avatar className="size-12">
            <AvatarImage
              src="https://github.com/shadcn.png"
              className="grayscale"
            />
            <AvatarFallback>LR</AvatarFallback>
          </Avatar>
        </EmptyMedia>
        <EmptyTitle>User Offline</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          This user is currently offline. You can leave a message to notify them
          or try again later.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <Button size="sm">Leave Message</Button>
      </EmptyContent>
    </Empty>
  )
}

Avatar Group

Use the EmptyMedia component to display an avatar group in the empty state.

CNLRER

No Team Members

Invite your team to collaborate on this project.

import { PlusIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

export function EmptyAvatarGroup() {
  return (
    <Empty>
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyMedia>
          <div className="*:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-background flex -space-x-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:size-12 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:grayscale">
            <Avatar>
              <AvatarImage src="https://github.com/shadcn.png" alt="@shadcn" />
              <AvatarFallback>CN</AvatarFallback>
            </Avatar>
            <Avatar>
              <AvatarImage
                src="https://github.com/maxleiter.png"
                alt="@maxleiter"
              />
              <AvatarFallback>LR</AvatarFallback>
            </Avatar>
            <Avatar>
              <AvatarImage
                src="https://github.com/evilrabbit.png"
                alt="@evilrabbit"
              />
              <AvatarFallback>ER</AvatarFallback>
            </Avatar>
          </div>
        </EmptyMedia>
        <EmptyTitle>No Team Members</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          Invite your team to collaborate on this project.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <Button size="sm">
          <PlusIcon />
          Invite Members
        </Button>
      </EmptyContent>
    </Empty>
  )
}

InputGroup

You can add an InputGroup component to the EmptyContent component.

404 - Not Found

The page you're looking for doesn't exist. Try searching for what you need below.

/

Need help? Contact support

import { SearchIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Empty,
  EmptyContent,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"
import {
  InputGroup,
  InputGroupAddon,
  InputGroupInput,
} from "@/components/ui/input-group"
import { Kbd } from "@/components/ui/kbd"

export function EmptyInputGroup() {
  return (
    <Empty>
      <EmptyHeader>
        <EmptyTitle>404 - Not Found</EmptyTitle>
        <EmptyDescription>
          The page you&apos;re looking for doesn&apos;t exist. Try searching for
          what you need below.
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyHeader>
      <EmptyContent>
        <InputGroup className="sm:w-3/4">
          <InputGroupInput placeholder="Try searching for pages..." />
          <InputGroupAddon>
            <SearchIcon />
          </InputGroupAddon>
          <InputGroupAddon align="inline-end">
            <Kbd>/</Kbd>
          </InputGroupAddon>
        </InputGroup>
        <EmptyDescription>
          Need help? <a href="#">Contact support</a>
        </EmptyDescription>
      </EmptyContent>
    </Empty>
  )
}

API Reference

Empty

The main component of the empty state. Wraps the EmptyHeader and EmptyContent components.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<Empty>
  <EmptyHeader />
  <EmptyContent />
</Empty>

EmptyHeader

The EmptyHeader component wraps the empty media, title, and description.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<EmptyHeader>
  <EmptyMedia />
  <EmptyTitle />
  <EmptyDescription />
</EmptyHeader>

EmptyMedia

Use the EmptyMedia component to display the media of the empty state such as an icon or an image. You can also use it to display other components such as an avatar.

Prop	Type	Default
`variant`	`"default" \| "icon"`	`default`
`className`	`string`

<EmptyMedia variant="icon">
  <Icon />
</EmptyMedia>

<EmptyMedia>
  <Avatar>
    <AvatarImage src="..." />
    <AvatarFallback>CN</AvatarFallback>
  </Avatar>
</EmptyMedia>

EmptyTitle

Use the EmptyTitle component to display the title of the empty state.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<EmptyTitle>No data</EmptyTitle>

EmptyDescription

Use the EmptyDescription component to display the description of the empty state.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<EmptyDescription>You do not have any notifications.</EmptyDescription>

EmptyContent

Use the EmptyContent component to display the content of the empty state such as a button, input or a link.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<EmptyContent>
  <Button>Add Project</Button>
</EmptyContent>

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