Item

A versatile component that you can use to display any content.

The Item component is a straightforward flex container that can house nearly any type of content. Use it to display a title, description, and actions. Group it with the ItemGroup component to create a list of items.

You can pretty much achieve the same result with the div element and some classes, but I've built this so many times that I decided to create a component for it. Now I use it all the time.

Basic Item

A simple item with title and description.

Your profile has been verified.

import { BadgeCheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Basic Item</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            A simple item with title and description.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
            Action
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline" size="sm" asChild>
        <a href="#">
          <ItemMedia>
            <BadgeCheckIcon className="size-5" />
          </ItemMedia>
          <ItemContent>
            <ItemTitle>Your profile has been verified.</ItemTitle>
          </ItemContent>
          <ItemActions>
            <ChevronRightIcon className="size-4" />
          </ItemActions>
        </a>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Installation


pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add item

Usage

import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemFooter,
  ItemHeader,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

<Item>
  <ItemHeader>Item Header</ItemHeader>
  <ItemMedia />
  <ItemContent>
    <ItemTitle>Item</ItemTitle>
    <ItemDescription>Item</ItemDescription>
  </ItemContent>
  <ItemActions />
  <ItemFooter>Item Footer</ItemFooter>
</Item>

Item vs Field

Use Field if you need to display a form input such as a checkbox, input, radio, or select.

If you only need to display content such as a title, description, and actions, use Item.

Examples

Variants

Default Variant

Standard styling with subtle background and borders.

Outline Variant

Outlined style with clear borders and transparent background.

Muted Variant

Subdued appearance with muted colors for secondary content.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemVariant() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
      <Item>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Default Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Standard styling with subtle background and borders.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
            Open
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Outline Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Outlined style with clear borders and transparent background.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
            Open
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="muted">
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Muted Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Subdued appearance with muted colors for secondary content.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
            Open
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Size

The Item component has different sizes for different use cases. For example, you can use the sm size for a compact item or the default size for a standard item.

Basic Item

A simple item with title and description.

Your profile has been verified.

import { BadgeCheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemSizeDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Basic Item</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            A simple item with title and description.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
            Action
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline" size="sm" asChild>
        <a href="#">
          <ItemMedia>
            <BadgeCheckIcon className="size-5" />
          </ItemMedia>
          <ItemContent>
            <ItemTitle>Your profile has been verified.</ItemTitle>
          </ItemContent>
          <ItemActions>
            <ChevronRightIcon className="size-4" />
          </ItemActions>
        </a>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Icon

Security Alert

New login detected from unknown device.

import { ShieldAlertIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemIcon() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-lg flex-col gap-6">
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <ShieldAlertIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Security Alert</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            New login detected from unknown device.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button size="sm" variant="outline">
            Review
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Avatar

Evil Rabbit

Last seen 5 months ago

CNLRER

No Team Members

Invite your team to collaborate on this project.

import { Plus } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemAvatar() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-lg flex-col gap-6">
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemMedia>
          <Avatar className="size-10">
            <AvatarImage src="https://github.com/evilrabbit.png" />
            <AvatarFallback>ER</AvatarFallback>
          </Avatar>
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Evil Rabbit</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>Last seen 5 months ago</ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button
            size="icon-sm"
            variant="outline"
            className="rounded-full"
            aria-label="Invite"
          >
            <Plus />
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemMedia>
          <div className="*:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-background flex -space-x-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:grayscale">
            <Avatar className="hidden sm:flex">
              <AvatarImage src="https://github.com/shadcn.png" alt="@shadcn" />
              <AvatarFallback>CN</AvatarFallback>
            </Avatar>
            <Avatar className="hidden sm:flex">
              <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>
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>No Team Members</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Invite your team to collaborate on this project.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
        <ItemActions>
          <Button size="sm" variant="outline">
            Invite
          </Button>
        </ItemActions>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Image

Midnight City Lights - Electric Nights

Neon Dreams

3:45

Coffee Shop Conversations - Urban Stories

The Morning Brew

4:05

Digital Rain - Binary Beats

Cyber Symphony

3:30

import Image from "next/image"

import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemGroup,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

const music = [
  {
    title: "Midnight City Lights",
    artist: "Neon Dreams",
    album: "Electric Nights",
    duration: "3:45",
  },
  {
    title: "Coffee Shop Conversations",
    artist: "The Morning Brew",
    album: "Urban Stories",
    duration: "4:05",
  },
  {
    title: "Digital Rain",
    artist: "Cyber Symphony",
    album: "Binary Beats",
    duration: "3:30",
  },
]

export function ItemImage() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <ItemGroup className="gap-4">
        {music.map((song) => (
          <Item key={song.title} variant="outline" asChild role="listitem">
            <a href="#">
              <ItemMedia variant="image">
                <Image
                  src={`https://avatar.vercel.sh/${song.title}`}
                  alt={song.title}
                  width={32}
                  height={32}
                  className="object-cover grayscale"
                />
              </ItemMedia>
              <ItemContent>
                <ItemTitle className="line-clamp-1">
                  {song.title} -{" "}
                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">{song.album}</span>
                </ItemTitle>
                <ItemDescription>{song.artist}</ItemDescription>
              </ItemContent>
              <ItemContent className="flex-none text-center">
                <ItemDescription>{song.duration}</ItemDescription>
              </ItemContent>
            </a>
          </Item>
        ))}
      </ItemGroup>
    </div>
  )
}

Group

shadcn

shadcn@vercel.com

maxleiter

maxleiter@vercel.com

evilrabbit

evilrabbit@vercel.com

import * as React from "react"
import { PlusIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemGroup,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemSeparator,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

const people = [
  {
    username: "shadcn",
    avatar: "https://github.com/shadcn.png",
    email: "shadcn@vercel.com",
  },
  {
    username: "maxleiter",
    avatar: "https://github.com/maxleiter.png",
    email: "maxleiter@vercel.com",
  },
  {
    username: "evilrabbit",
    avatar: "https://github.com/evilrabbit.png",
    email: "evilrabbit@vercel.com",
  },
]

export function ItemGroupExample() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <ItemGroup>
        {people.map((person, index) => (
          <React.Fragment key={person.username}>
            <Item>
              <ItemMedia>
                <Avatar>
                  <AvatarImage src={person.avatar} className="grayscale" />
                  <AvatarFallback>{person.username.charAt(0)}</AvatarFallback>
                </Avatar>
              </ItemMedia>
              <ItemContent className="gap-1">
                <ItemTitle>{person.username}</ItemTitle>
                <ItemDescription>{person.email}</ItemDescription>
              </ItemContent>
              <ItemActions>
                <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" className="rounded-full">
                  <PlusIcon />
                </Button>
              </ItemActions>
            </Item>
            {index !== people.length - 1 && <ItemSeparator />}
          </React.Fragment>
        ))}
      </ItemGroup>
    </div>
  )
}

Header

v0-1.5-sm

Everyday tasks and UI generation.

v0-1.5-lg

Advanced thinking or reasoning.

v0-2.0-mini

Open Source model for everyone.

import Image from "next/image"

import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemGroup,
  ItemHeader,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

const models = [
  {
    name: "v0-1.5-sm",
    description: "Everyday tasks and UI generation.",
    image:
      "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1650804068570-7fb2e3dbf888?q=80&w=640&auto=format&fit=crop",
    credit: "Valeria Reverdo on Unsplash",
  },
  {
    name: "v0-1.5-lg",
    description: "Advanced thinking or reasoning.",
    image:
      "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1610280777472-54133d004c8c?q=80&w=640&auto=format&fit=crop",
    credit: "Michael Oeser on Unsplash",
  },
  {
    name: "v0-2.0-mini",
    description: "Open Source model for everyone.",
    image:
      "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602146057681-08560aee8cde?q=80&w=640&auto=format&fit=crop",
    credit: "Cherry Laithang on Unsplash",
  },
]

export function ItemHeaderDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-xl flex-col gap-6">
      <ItemGroup className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
        {models.map((model) => (
          <Item key={model.name} variant="outline">
            <ItemHeader>
              <Image
                src={model.image}
                alt={model.name}
                width={128}
                height={128}
                className="aspect-square w-full rounded-sm object-cover"
              />
            </ItemHeader>
            <ItemContent>
              <ItemTitle>{model.name}</ItemTitle>
              <ItemDescription>{model.description}</ItemDescription>
            </ItemContent>
          </Item>
        ))}
      </ItemGroup>
    </div>
  )
}

Link

To render an item as a link, use the asChild prop. The hover and focus states will be applied to the anchor element.

Visit our documentation

Learn how to get started with our components.

External resource

Opens in a new tab with security attributes.

import { ChevronRightIcon, ExternalLinkIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

export function ItemLink() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-4">
      <Item asChild>
        <a href="#">
          <ItemContent>
            <ItemTitle>Visit our documentation</ItemTitle>
            <ItemDescription>
              Learn how to get started with our components.
            </ItemDescription>
          </ItemContent>
          <ItemActions>
            <ChevronRightIcon className="size-4" />
          </ItemActions>
        </a>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline" asChild>
        <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
          <ItemContent>
            <ItemTitle>External resource</ItemTitle>
            <ItemDescription>
              Opens in a new tab with security attributes.
            </ItemDescription>
          </ItemContent>
          <ItemActions>
            <ExternalLinkIcon className="size-4" />
          </ItemActions>
        </a>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

<Item asChild>
  <a href="/dashboard">
    <ItemMedia />
    <ItemContent>
      <ItemTitle>Dashboard</ItemTitle>
      <ItemDescription>Overview of your account and activity.</ItemDescription>
    </ItemContent>
    <ItemActions />
  </a>
</Item>

"use client"

import { ChevronDownIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"

const people = [
  {
    username: "shadcn",
    avatar: "https://github.com/shadcn.png",
    email: "shadcn@vercel.com",
  },
  {
    username: "maxleiter",
    avatar: "https://github.com/maxleiter.png",
    email: "maxleiter@vercel.com",
  },
  {
    username: "evilrabbit",
    avatar: "https://github.com/evilrabbit.png",
    email: "evilrabbit@vercel.com",
  },
]

export function ItemDropdown() {
  return (
    <div className="flex min-h-64 w-full max-w-md flex-col items-center gap-6">
      <DropdownMenu>
        <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="w-fit">
            Select <ChevronDownIcon />
          </Button>
        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
        <DropdownMenuContent className="w-72 [--radius:0.65rem]" align="end">
          {people.map((person) => (
            <DropdownMenuItem key={person.username} className="p-0">
              <Item size="sm" className="w-full p-2">
                <ItemMedia>
                  <Avatar className="size-8">
                    <AvatarImage src={person.avatar} className="grayscale" />
                    <AvatarFallback>{person.username.charAt(0)}</AvatarFallback>
                  </Avatar>
                </ItemMedia>
                <ItemContent className="gap-0.5">
                  <ItemTitle>{person.username}</ItemTitle>
                  <ItemDescription>{person.email}</ItemDescription>
                </ItemContent>
              </Item>
            </DropdownMenuItem>
          ))}
        </DropdownMenuContent>
      </DropdownMenu>
    </div>
  )
}

API Reference

Item

The main component for displaying content with media, title, description, and actions.

Prop	Type	Default
`variant`	`"default" \| "outline" \| "muted"`	`"default"`
`size`	`"default" \| "sm"`	`"default"`
`asChild`	`boolean`	`false`

<Item size="" variant="">
  <ItemMedia />
  <ItemContent>
    <ItemTitle>Item</ItemTitle>
    <ItemDescription>Item</ItemDescription>
  </ItemContent>
  <ItemActions />
</Item>

You can use the asChild prop to render a custom component as the item, for example a link. The hover and focus states will be applied to the custom component.

import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
 
export function ItemLink() {
  return (
    <Item asChild>
      <a href="/dashboard">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <Home />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Dashboard</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Overview of your account and activity.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </a>
    </Item>
  )
}

ItemGroup

The ItemGroup component is a container that groups related items together with consistent styling.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemGroup>
  <Item />
  <Item />
</ItemGroup>

ItemSeparator

The ItemSeparator component is a separator that separates items in the item group.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemGroup>
  <Item />
  <ItemSeparator />
  <Item />
</ItemGroup>

ItemMedia

Use the ItemMedia component to display media content such as icons, images, or avatars.

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

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

<ItemMedia variant="image">
  <img src="..." alt="..." />
</ItemMedia>

ItemContent

The ItemContent component wraps the title and description of the item.

You can skip ItemContent if you only need a title.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemContent>
  <ItemTitle>Item</ItemTitle>
  <ItemDescription>Item</ItemDescription>
</ItemContent>

ItemTitle

Use the ItemTitle component to display the title of the item.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemTitle>Item Title</ItemTitle>

ItemDescription

Use the ItemDescription component to display the description of the item.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemDescription>Item description</ItemDescription>

ItemActions

Use the ItemActions component to display action buttons or other interactive elements.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemActions>
  <Button>Action</Button>
  <Button>Action</Button>
</ItemActions>

ItemHeader

Use the ItemHeader component to display a header in the item.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemHeader>Item Header</ItemHeader>

ItemFooter

Use the ItemFooter component to display a footer in the item.

Prop	Type	Default
`className`	`string`

<ItemFooter>Item Footer</ItemFooter>

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