Native Select

A styled native HTML select element with consistent design system integration.

For a styled select component, see the Select component.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"

export function NativeSelectDemo() {
  return (
    <NativeSelect>
      <NativeSelectOption value="">Select status</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="todo">Todo</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="in-progress">In Progress</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="done">Done</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="cancelled">Cancelled</NativeSelectOption>
    </NativeSelect>
  )
}

Installation


pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add native-select

Usage

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOptGroup,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"

<NativeSelect>
  <NativeSelectOption value="">Select a fruit</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="blueberry">Blueberry</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="pineapple">Pineapple</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelect>

Examples

Groups

Use NativeSelectOptGroup to organize options into categories.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOptGroup,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"

export function NativeSelectGroups() {
  return (
    <NativeSelect>
      <NativeSelectOption value="">Select department</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOptGroup label="Engineering">
        <NativeSelectOption value="frontend">Frontend</NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="backend">Backend</NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="devops">DevOps</NativeSelectOption>
      </NativeSelectOptGroup>
      <NativeSelectOptGroup label="Sales">
        <NativeSelectOption value="sales-rep">Sales Rep</NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="account-manager">
          Account Manager
        </NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="sales-director">
          Sales Director
        </NativeSelectOption>
      </NativeSelectOptGroup>
      <NativeSelectOptGroup label="Operations">
        <NativeSelectOption value="support">
          Customer Support
        </NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="product-manager">
          Product Manager
        </NativeSelectOption>
        <NativeSelectOption value="ops-manager">
          Operations Manager
        </NativeSelectOption>
      </NativeSelectOptGroup>
    </NativeSelect>
  )
}

Disabled

Add the disabled prop to the NativeSelect component to disable the select.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"

export function NativeSelectDisabled() {
  return (
    <NativeSelect disabled>
      <NativeSelectOption value="">Disabled</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="blueberry">Blueberry</NativeSelectOption>
    </NativeSelect>
  )
}

Invalid

Use aria-invalid to show validation errors and the data-invalid attribute to the Field component for styling.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"

export function NativeSelectInvalid() {
  return (
    <NativeSelect aria-invalid="true">
      <NativeSelectOption value="">Error state</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
      <NativeSelectOption value="blueberry">Blueberry</NativeSelectOption>
    </NativeSelect>
  )
}

Native Select vs Select

Use NativeSelect for native browser behavior, better performance, or mobile-optimized dropdowns.
Use Select for custom styling, animations, or complex interactions.

API Reference

NativeSelect

The main select component that wraps the native HTML select element.

<NativeSelect>
  <NativeSelectOption value="option1">Option 1</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="option2">Option 2</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelect>

NativeSelectOption

Represents an individual option within the select.

Prop	Type	Default
`value`	`string`
`disabled`	`boolean`	`false`

NativeSelectOptGroup

Groups related options together for better organization.

Prop	Type	Default
`label`	`string`
`disabled`	`boolean`	`false`

<NativeSelectOptGroup label="Fruits">
  <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelectOptGroup>

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