Question 1

What is a shadcn toggle group?

Accepted Answer

A shadcn ToggleGroup is a row of related Toggle buttons that share state — text alignment (Left / Center / Right / Justify, single-select), text formatting (Bold + Italic + Underline, multi-select), view-mode pickers (Grid / List). Built on Radix UI's ToggleGroup primitive (handles roving tabindex, ARIA-radiogroup or -group depending on type, exclusive vs cumulative selection) styled with shadcn/ui.

Question 2

Are these toggle group examples free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, every toggle group example on shadcn.io is free for personal and commercial use — no attribution requirement, no runtime dependency, no gating.

Question 3

Toggle Group vs Radio Group vs Tabs — which one?

Accepted Answer

ToggleGroup for visual / icon-driven choices where the result is immediately interpretable from the icon (alignment, view mode, formatting). RadioGroup for text-labeled single-select where users compare options before picking (plan tiers, payment methods). Tabs for switching between content panels (one panel visible at a time). The ToggleGroup feels like a press button; RadioGroup feels like a form field; Tabs switch view.

Question 4

When should I use single-select (`type="single"`) vs multi-select (`type="multiple"`)?

Accepted Answer

Single-select for mutually exclusive choices — text alignment (you can't have left AND center), view mode (grid OR list). Multi-select for cumulative choices — text formatting (bold AND italic AND underline), filter selections (active AND archived). The `type` prop changes Radix's behavior + ARIA semantics; don't switch between them at runtime.

Question 5

How do I build a text-formatting toggle group (bold / italic / underline)?

Accepted Answer

Use the standard variant with `type="multiple"`. Render three Toggle children with Bold / Italic / Underline icons and `aria-label` for each. The value is an array of pressed items (e.g. `["bold", "italic"]`). Wire to your editor's command system: `onValueChange={(values) => editor.setFormatting(values)}`.

Question 6

How do I size the toggle group buttons?

Accepted Answer

Pass `size="sm" | "default" | "lg"` to ToggleGroup — the size cascades down to all child Toggles. For dense editor toolbars, `"sm"`. For mobile-first or touch-heavy contexts, `"lg"`. Match adjacent toolbar buttons; mismatched sizing reads as a visual bug.

Question 7

How do I make the toggle group read-only or disable specific options?

Accepted Answer

Pass `disabled` to ToggleGroup to disable the entire group (read-only display of state). Disable specific Toggles via `disabled` on individual children (e.g., disable "Justify" when the editor doesn't support it). Disabled toggles still show the pressed/unpressed visual but don't fire onPressedChange.

Question 8

How do I install a toggle group example?

Accepted Answer

Run the `npx shadcn@latest add` command shown under the Installation heading. The CLI copies the example's TSX source into `components/examples/toggle-group/…`, plus the shadcn/ui ToggleGroup primitive (and its Radix dependency) if you don't already have it.

Question 9

How do I integrate the toggle group with a form?

Accepted Answer

Wrap ToggleGroup in shadcn's FormField. For single-select, the form value is a string (the pressed item's value). For multi-select, the form value is an array of strings. Pass `field.value` to ToggleGroup's `value` prop and `field.onChange` to `onValueChange`. For Zod, `z.string()` for single, `z.array(z.string())` for multi.

Question 10

How do I show an icon-only toggle group with tooltips?

Accepted Answer

Render Toggle children with icons as the only content. Wrap each Toggle in a Tooltip with the action label as the tooltip content ("Bold", "Italic", "Underline"). The icon provides the visual; the tooltip provides the discoverability. Set `aria-label` on each Toggle so screen readers also get the label.

Question 11

Which libraries do toggle group examples depend on?

Accepted Answer

Radix UI ToggleGroup (the primitive — single / multiple modes, roving tabindex, ARIA-radiogroup / -group), shadcn/ui ToggleGroup + Toggle (the styled wrappers generated into your project), Tailwind CSS, and Lucide React (icons inside toggles). For tooltip variants, shadcn/ui Tooltip. React 19 baseline.

Question 12

Are toggle group examples accessible for keyboard and screen reader users?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Radix ToggleGroup implements the WAI-ARIA Radio Group pattern (for single-select) or Group pattern (for multi-select). Arrow keys navigate between items; Space toggles. Roving tabindex means only one item is in the tab order so users can Tab through the form without traversing every toggle. Screen readers announce "radiogroup" / "group" + each item's pressed state.

Question 13

Can I use these toggle group examples with React Server Components?

Accepted Answer

ToggleGroup is a client component (it manages selected state). Wrap it inside a Server Component parent. For form integration, the toggle group lives in a small client form component but the surrounding page can stay server-rendered.

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