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Features with Badges Navigation Menu for Ark UI

A What's New dropdown of six features, each with an icon, a description, and a New, Beta, Preview, or Pro badge.

The bar shows What's New. The panel lists six features, including AI Assistant, Instant Deploy, and Premium Templates. Each row has an icon, a description, and a badge such as New, Beta, Preview, or Pro.

Use the badge for what changed, not for every link. A Badge next to a page title is enough when there is no menu. In React, Ark UI closes the open panel when you press Escape.

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Anatomy

Navigation Menu anatomy: list, trigger, indicator, content, link

Usage

<div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-md border bg-background p-px">
  <NavigationMenu>
    <NavigationMenuList>
      <NavigationMenuItem>
        <NavigationMenuTrigger>What's New</NavigationMenuTrigger>
        <NavigationMenuContent>
          <div className="flex w-[400px] max-w-full flex-col gap-1 p-2">
            {features.map((feature) => (
              <NavigationMenuLink
                asChild
                className="items-start gap-2"
                key={feature.label}
              >
                <Link href={feature.href}>
                  <feature.icon
                    aria-hidden="true"
                    className="mt-0.5 size-5"
                  />
                  <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                      <span className="font-medium">{feature.label}</span>
                      <Badge variant={feature.badgeVariant}>
                        {feature.badge}
                      </Badge>
                    </div>
                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
                      {feature.description}
                    </span>
                  </div>
                </Link>
              </NavigationMenuLink>
{/* The rest of the file is under Installation. */}

FAQ

How are the badges chosen?

Each feature has a badge label and a variant in the data: the default fill for New, secondary for Beta, outline for Preview and Pro.

Are the badges read out?

Yes, as part of the link's text, after the name, such as AI Assistant New. Keep them to one short word.

How are the icons rendered?

Each item's icon is a Lucide component stored in the data, rendered inside the link and hidden from assistive tech, since the label beside it names the link.

How do the links use my router?

Each link is your router's link rendered through NavigationMenuLink, so it keeps the menu's styles and focus handling. NavigationMenuLink takes asChild, and the demo puts the Next.js Link inside it.

How does the menu work from the keyboard?

Tab moves between the triggers and the links, Enter or Space opens a trigger's panel, and Escape closes it and returns focus to the trigger. The root is a nav, so screen readers list it as a navigation landmark.

How do I mark the current page?

Set aria-current="page" on the NavigationMenuLink that matches the route, and style it with the aria-[current=page]: variant.

API Reference

Navigation Menu

Sets asChild. The rest is on the Navigation Menu page.

Badge

Sets variant={feature.badgeVariant}. The rest is on the Badge page.

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