Combobox: Clear button

showClear adds a clear button that takes the chevron’s place while there is a value, so the field never grows.

Fruit

"use client"

import {
  Combobox,
  ComboboxContent,
  ComboboxEmpty,
  ComboboxInput,
  ComboboxItem,
  ComboboxList,
} from "@/components/ui/combobox"
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"

const fruits = [
  "Apple",
  "Apricot",
  "Banana",
  "Blackberry",
  "Blueberry",
  "Cherry",
  "Grape",
  "Grapefruit",
  "Kiwi",
  "Lychee",
  "Mango",
  "Orange",
  "Papaya",
  "Peach",
  "Pear",
  "Pineapple",
  "Plum",
  "Raspberry",
  "Strawberry",
  "Watermelon",
]

export function ComboboxWithClear() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-2">
      <Label htmlFor="combobox-clear">Fruit</Label>
      <Combobox items={fruits} defaultValue="Mango">
        <ComboboxInput
          id="combobox-clear"
          placeholder="Select a fruit"
          showClear
        />
        <ComboboxContent>
          <ComboboxEmpty>No fruit found.</ComboboxEmpty>
          <ComboboxList>
            {(item: string) => (
              <ComboboxItem key={item} value={item}>
                {item}
              </ComboboxItem>
            )}
          </ComboboxList>
        </ComboboxContent>
      </Combobox>
    </div>
  )
}

Add this example

This adds the example as components/examples/combobox/clear.tsx, together with the Combobox component and the HextaUI theme tokens it needs.

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/combobox-clear.json

To add only the component, follow the Combobox installation.

Props in this example

The Combobox props this example sets, from the API reference.

Combobox

Prop	Type	Default
`items`The options. Filtered as you type and passed to the list’s render function.	`Item[] \| Group[]`	`–`
`defaultValue`	`Value \| Value[] \| null`	`–`

ComboboxInput

Prop	Type	Default
`showClear`Show a clear button in the chevron’s place while there is a value.	`boolean`	`false`
`placeholder`	`string`	`–`

ComboboxItem

Prop	Type	Default
`value`The item this row represents.	`Item`	`–`

Every prop is in the Combobox API reference.

More Combobox examples

See them all, with keyboard support and accessibility notes, on the Combobox page.