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React Combobox - Color-Coded Items
A React combobox with color-coded items using size-3 rounded-full colored dots for visual category differentiation with Tailwind background colors and shadcn/ui
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Colors categorize instantly—dots encode meaning visually. This React combobox uses size-3 rounded-full div elements with Tailwind bg-color classes (bg-red-500, bg-blue-500, bg-green-500) for label type indicators. Built with shadcn/ui Command and Popover featuring color dots in both dropdown items and selected trigger state. The color coding pattern enables rapid categorization—perfect for label selectors, priority pickers, category filters, or anywhere visual classification helps users identify types at a glance through learned color associations reducing cognitive load.
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
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