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Navigation without Viewport Navigation Menu for Ark UI

Products and Company dropdowns that each open a short list of links in a panel under that trigger.

The bar shows Products and Company. Products lists Product 1 through Product 4. Company lists About, Team, Careers, and Contact. Each list opens under its own trigger.

Keep each panel under its own trigger when the lists are short. A Dropdown Menu fits one menu that is not part of a site bar. In React, Ark UI moves between the triggers with Tab.

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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>
      {sections.map((section) => (
        <NavigationMenuItem key={section.trigger}>
          <NavigationMenuTrigger>{section.trigger}</NavigationMenuTrigger>
          <NavigationMenuContent>
            <div className="flex w-48 flex-col">
              {section.items.map((item) => (
                <NavigationMenuLink asChild key={item.label}>
                  <Link href={item.href}>{item.label}</Link>
                </NavigationMenuLink>
              ))}
            </div>
          </NavigationMenuContent>
        </NavigationMenuItem>
      ))}
    </NavigationMenuList>
  </NavigationMenu>
</div>

FAQ

How does each panel open under its own trigger?

Every NavigationMenuItem opens its own panel under its trigger, so there is no viewport to turn off and no prop to pass.

How wide is each panel?

w-48 on the column inside NavigationMenuContent.

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.

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