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Right Drawer Notifications for React

A bell with a 5 badge opens a Notifications drawer that says 5 unread, plus Mark all as read.

A bell with a badge of 5 opens a panel titled Notifications. It says you have 5 unread notifications, lists each item with a dot, and ends with Mark all as read.

Use it for an activity list on a phone. A short list can hang off the bell in a Popover. In React, Base UI does not mark the items read.

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Anatomy

Drawer anatomy: grabber, title, description, content, close

Usage

<Drawer swipeDirection="right">
  <DrawerTrigger
    render={
      <Button
        aria-label="Notifications, 5 unread"
        className="relative"
        size="icon-md"
        variant="outline"
      />
    }
  >
    <BellIcon aria-hidden="true" />
    <Badge
      aria-hidden="true"
      className="absolute -end-1 -top-1 h-5 min-w-5 px-1 tabular-nums"
      pill
    >
      5
    </Badge>
  </DrawerTrigger>
  <DrawerContent>
    <DrawerHeader>
      <DrawerTitle>Notifications</DrawerTitle>
      <DrawerDescription>You have 5 unread notifications</DrawerDescription>
    </DrawerHeader>
    <ul className="min-h-0 flex-1 divide-y overflow-y-auto">
      {NOTIFICATIONS.map((notification) => (
        <li key={notification.id}>
          <button
            className="flex w-full items-start gap-3 p-4 text-start outline-none hover:bg-muted/50 focus-visible:bg-muted/50"
            type="button"
{/* The rest of the file is under Installation. */}

FAQ

How is the bell button labeled?

It's icon-only, so aria-label gives the name and the count: Notifications, 5 unread. The badge is aria-hidden, so the count isn't read twice.

How are unread notifications marked?

A primary dot, a medium-weight title and a visually hidden Unread before the title. Read ones get a muted dot and regular weight, so the state isn't color alone.

Why is each notification a button?

So people can open it with a click or the keyboard. The rows have no handler yet: open the related page from each one.

Does Mark all as read clear the dots?

It's a DrawerClose, so it closes the drawer; it doesn't change the data. Keep the notifications in state and set them all read when it's pressed.

How does the drawer open from the right?

swipeDirection="right" on Drawer puts it on the right edge. The prop names the swipe that closes the drawer, so right docks it on the right; leave it out for a bottom drawer.

What does the drawer announce?

DrawerTitle names the dialog for assistive tech, so every drawer renders one; give it sr-only when the design has no visible heading. It reads Notifications, with You have 5 unread notifications as the description.

API Reference

Drawer

Sets swipeDirection="right". The rest is on the Drawer page.

Button

Sets aria-label="Notifications, 5 unread", size="icon-md" and variant="outline". The rest is on the Button page.

Badge

Sets aria-hidden and pill. The rest is on the Badge page.

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