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Context Menu with Separators for React

A right-click menu that separates Edit, then Cut, Copy, and Paste, from a destructive Delete.

The dashed area reads Right click here. Edit stands alone, then Cut, Copy, and Paste, then Delete in the destructive color. Lines split the three parts.

Use separators when groups are obvious without labels, and to keep a dangerous item apart. Confirm Delete in an Alert Dialog if it cannot be undone. In React, Base UI draws the lines and does not delete.

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Anatomy

Context Menu anatomy: trigger, item, sub trigger, separator, item indicator, content

Usage

<ContextMenu>
  <ContextMenuTrigger className="flex h-[200px] w-full max-w-lg items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-dashed text-sm">
    <span className="pointer-fine:inline-block hidden">Right click here</span>
    <span className="pointer-coarse:inline-block hidden">
      Long press here
    </span>
  </ContextMenuTrigger>
  <ContextMenuContent className="w-56">
    <ContextMenuGroup>
      <ContextMenuItem>
        <SquarePenIcon aria-hidden="true" />
        Edit
      </ContextMenuItem>
    </ContextMenuGroup>
    <ContextMenuSeparator />
    <ContextMenuGroup>
      <ContextMenuItem>
        <ScissorsIcon aria-hidden="true" />
        Cut
      </ContextMenuItem>
      <ContextMenuItem>
        <CopyIcon aria-hidden="true" />
        Copy
      </ContextMenuItem>
      <ContextMenuItem>
        <ClipboardIcon aria-hidden="true" />
        Paste
      </ContextMenuItem>
    </ContextMenuGroup>
    <ContextMenuSeparator />
    <ContextMenuGroup>
{/* The rest of the file is under Installation. */}

FAQ

How are the parts separated?

Each run of items is a ContextMenuGroup, and a ContextMenuSeparator sits between groups. The separator is decorative and isn't focusable.

How is the destructive item styled?

variant="destructive" on ContextMenuItem colors it with the destructive token, icon included. Keep it last, after a separator, and confirm with an Alert Dialog when it can't be undone.

How are the icons added?

A Lucide icon as the first child of each item, hidden from assistive tech since the label names the action. The menu styles size and space it.

What opens the menu?

A right-click inside the dashed area, which reads Right click here on a mouse and Long press here on a touch screen. The area is ContextMenuTrigger; a long press on it opens the menu too. Wrap your own row, file or canvas in the trigger instead.

How do I run an action when an item is chosen?

Pass onClick to each ContextMenuItem.

The menu closes after the action runs.

How do keyboard and touch users find these actions?

The arrow keys move through an open menu, Enter runs an item and Escape closes it. A right-click is easy to miss, so also offer the same actions from a visible button, such as a Dropdown Menu.

API Reference

Context Menu

Sets variant="destructive". The rest is on the Context Menu page.

All 27 context menu examples