Item

A versatile component for displaying content with media, title, description, and actions.

Basic Item

A simple item with title and description.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
import { BadgeCheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from "lucide-react"

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>
  )
}

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.

Installation


pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add item

Usage

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

<Item>
  <ItemMedia variant="icon">
    <Icon />
  </ItemMedia>
  <ItemContent>
    <ItemTitle>Title</ItemTitle>
    <ItemDescription>Description</ItemDescription>
  </ItemContent>
  <ItemActions>
    <Button>Action</Button>
  </ItemActions>
</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.

Variant

Use the variant prop to change the visual style of the item.

Default Variant

Transparent background with no border.

Outline Variant

Outlined style with a visible border.

Muted Variant

Muted background for secondary content.

import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react"

export function ItemVariant() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <Item>
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Default Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Transparent background with no border.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Outline Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Outlined style with a visible border.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="muted">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Muted Variant</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            Muted background for secondary content.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Size

Use the size prop to change the size of the item. Available sizes are default, sm, and xs.

Default Size

The standard size for most use cases.

Small Size

A compact size for dense layouts.

Extra Small Size

The most compact size available.

import {
  Item,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react"

export function ItemSizeDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-6">
      <Item variant="outline">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Default Size</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>
            The standard size for most use cases.
          </ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline" size="sm">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Small Size</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>A compact size for dense layouts.</ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
      <Item variant="outline" size="xs">
        <ItemMedia variant="icon">
          <InboxIcon />
        </ItemMedia>
        <ItemContent>
          <ItemTitle>Extra Small Size</ItemTitle>
          <ItemDescription>The most compact size available.</ItemDescription>
        </ItemContent>
      </Item>
    </div>
  )
}

Examples

Icon

Use ItemMedia with variant="icon" to display an icon.

Security Alert

New login detected from unknown device.

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

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

You can use ItemMedia with variant="avatar" to display an avatar.

Evil Rabbit

Last seen 5 months ago

CNLRER

No Team Members

Invite your team to collaborate on this project.

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"
import { Plus } from "lucide-react"

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

Use ItemMedia with variant="image" to display an 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

Use ItemGroup to group related items together.

shadcn

shadcn@vercel.com

maxleiter

maxleiter@vercel.com

evilrabbit

evilrabbit@vercel.com

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

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 (
    <ItemGroup className="max-w-sm">
      {people.map((person, index) => (
        <Item key={person.username} variant="outline">
          <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>
      ))}
    </ItemGroup>
  )
}

Header

Use ItemHeader to add a header above the item content.

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

Use the asChild prop to render the item as a link. 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 {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
import { ChevronRightIcon, ExternalLinkIcon } from "lucide-react"

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 variant="icon">
      <HomeIcon />
    </ItemMedia>
    <ItemContent>
      <ItemTitle>Dashboard</ItemTitle>
      <ItemDescription>Overview of your account and activity.</ItemDescription>
    </ItemContent>
  </a>
</Item>

"use client"

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

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 (
    <DropdownMenu>
      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
        <Button variant="outline">
          Select <ChevronDownIcon />
        </Button>
      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
      <DropdownMenuContent className="w-48" align="end">
        <DropdownMenuGroup>
          {people.map((person) => (
            <DropdownMenuItem key={person.username}>
              <Item size="xs" className="w-full p-2">
                <ItemMedia>
                  <Avatar className="size-[--spacing(6.5)]">
                    <AvatarImage src={person.avatar} className="grayscale" />
                    <AvatarFallback>{person.username.charAt(0)}</AvatarFallback>
                  </Avatar>
                </ItemMedia>
                <ItemContent className="gap-0">
                  <ItemTitle>{person.username}</ItemTitle>
                  <ItemDescription className="leading-none">
                    {person.email}
                  </ItemDescription>
                </ItemContent>
              </Item>
            </DropdownMenuItem>
          ))}
        </DropdownMenuGroup>
      </DropdownMenuContent>
    </DropdownMenu>
  )
}

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" \| "xs"`	`"default"`
`asChild`	`boolean`	`false`

ItemGroup

A container that groups related items together with consistent styling.

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

ItemSeparator

A separator between items in a group.

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

ItemMedia

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

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

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

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

ItemContent

Wraps the title and description of the item.

<ItemContent>
  <ItemTitle>Title</ItemTitle>
  <ItemDescription>Description</ItemDescription>
</ItemContent>

ItemTitle

Displays the title of the item.

<ItemTitle>Item Title</ItemTitle>

ItemDescription

Displays the description of the item.

<ItemDescription>Item description</ItemDescription>

ItemActions

Container for action buttons or other interactive elements.

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

ItemHeader

Displays a header above the item content.

<Item>
  <ItemHeader>Header</ItemHeader>
  <ItemContent>...</ItemContent>
</Item>

ItemFooter

Displays a footer below the item content.

<Item>
  <ItemContent>...</ItemContent>
  <ItemFooter>Footer</ItemFooter>
</Item>

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