HextaUI

Popover

A floating panel anchored to a trigger that resizes smoothly with its content and follows the trigger’s direction.

import { IconAdjustmentsHorizontal } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverClose,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

const field =
  "h-8 w-full min-w-0 rounded-md border bg-transparent px-2 text-sm outline-none focus-visible:outline-hidden focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring pointer-coarse:h-11 pointer-coarse:text-lg"

export function PopoverDemo() {
  return (
    <Popover>
      <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        <IconAdjustmentsHorizontal />
        Dimensions
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent>
        <PopoverHeader>
          <PopoverTitle>Dimensions</PopoverTitle>
          <PopoverDescription>
            Set the dimensions for the layer.
          </PopoverDescription>
        </PopoverHeader>
        <div className="grid grid-cols-[5rem_minmax(0,1fr)] items-center gap-2">
          <label htmlFor="popover-width" className="text-sm">
            Width
          </label>
          <input id="popover-width" className={field} defaultValue="100%" />
          <label htmlFor="popover-height" className="text-sm">
            Height
          </label>
          <input id="popover-height" className={field} defaultValue="25px" />
        </div>
        <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
          <PopoverClose render={<Button variant="ghost" size="sm" />}>
            Cancel
          </PopoverClose>
          <PopoverClose render={<Button size="sm" />}>Apply</PopoverClose>
        </div>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/popover.json

Adds the component, the HextaUI theme tokens and any HextaUI components it depends on.

import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"
<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
    Open
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverHeader>
      <PopoverTitle>Dimensions</PopoverTitle>
      <PopoverDescription>Set the dimensions for the layer.</PopoverDescription>
    </PopoverHeader>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>
Popover
├── PopoverTrigger
└── PopoverContent
    ├── PopoverHeader
    │   ├── PopoverTitle
    │   └── PopoverDescription
    └── PopoverClose

Content that changes size

When the content grows or shrinks, the popup animates its height instead of jumping. Continuous changes, like typing, follow the content directly so nothing lags behind.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { IconBell } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"
import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"

export function PopoverResizing() {
  const [rows, setRows] = React.useState(1)
  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false)
  const timer = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined)

  React.useEffect(() => () => clearTimeout(timer.current), [])

  return (
    <Popover
      onOpenChange={(open) => {
        if (open) {
          setRows(1)
          setLoading(true)
          clearTimeout(timer.current)
          timer.current = setTimeout(() => setLoading(false), 700)
        }
      }}
    >
      <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        <IconBell />
        Notifications
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent>
        <PopoverHeader>
          <PopoverTitle>Notifications</PopoverTitle>
          <PopoverDescription>
            The height animates as content loads and grows.
          </PopoverDescription>
        </PopoverHeader>
        {loading ? (
          <Skeleton className="h-10 w-full" />
        ) : (
          <ul className="flex flex-col gap-2">
            {Array.from({ length: rows }, (_, index) => (
              <li
                key={index}
                className="rounded-md bg-muted px-2.5 py-2 text-sm"
              >
                Deploy #{1200 + index} finished in {12 + index}s
              </li>
            ))}
          </ul>
        )}
        <div className="flex gap-2">
          <Button
            variant="outline"
            size="sm"
            disabled={loading}
            onClick={() => setRows(Math.min(rows + 2, 12))}
          >
            Load more
          </Button>
          <Button
            variant="ghost"
            size="sm"
            disabled={loading || rows === 1}
            onClick={() => setRows(1)}
          >
            Collapse
          </Button>
        </div>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Controlled

Pass open and onOpenChange to drive it from your own state. The second argument tells you why it changed, such as trigger-press, outside-press or escape-key.

Open: false · Last reason: none

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverControlled() {
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false)
  const [reason, setReason] = React.useState("none")

  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
      <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
        <Popover
          open={open}
          onOpenChange={(next, details) => {
            setOpen(next)
            setReason(details.reason)
          }}
        >
          <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
            Controlled
          </PopoverTrigger>
          <PopoverContent>
            <PopoverHeader>
              <PopoverTitle>Controlled</PopoverTitle>
              <PopoverDescription>
                The open state lives in the parent.
              </PopoverDescription>
            </PopoverHeader>
          </PopoverContent>
        </Popover>
        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
          Toggle from outside
        </Button>
      </div>
      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
        Open: {String(open)} · Last reason: {reason}
      </p>
    </div>
  )
}

Placement

side and align set the preferred position. When there is no room, the popup flips to the other side and shifts to stay on screen, keeping 8px from the edges.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

const sides = ["top", "right", "bottom", "left"] as const
const aligns = ["start", "center", "end"] as const

export function PopoverPlacement() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
      <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
        {sides.map((side) => (
          <Popover key={side}>
            <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}>
              {side}
            </PopoverTrigger>
            <PopoverContent side={side} className="w-48">
              <PopoverTitle>Side: {side}</PopoverTitle>
            </PopoverContent>
          </Popover>
        ))}
      </div>
      <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
        {aligns.map((align) => (
          <Popover key={align}>
            <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}>
              Align {align}
            </PopoverTrigger>
            <PopoverContent align={align} className="w-64">
              <PopoverTitle>Align: {align}</PopoverTitle>
            </PopoverContent>
          </Popover>
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

Open on hover

Set openOnHover on the trigger for preview cards. delay and closeDelay keep it from flickering as the pointer passes over.

import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverHover() {
  return (
    <Popover>
      <PopoverTrigger
        openOnHover
        delay={200}
        closeDelay={150}
        render={<Button variant="link" />}
      >
        @preetsuthar
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent align="start">
        <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
          <Avatar>
            <AvatarFallback>PS</AvatarFallback>
          </Avatar>
          <PopoverHeader>
            <PopoverTitle>Preet Suthar</PopoverTitle>
            <PopoverDescription>
              Building HextaUI. Opens on hover after 200ms and stays open while
              the pointer is inside.
            </PopoverDescription>
          </PopoverHeader>
        </div>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Detached triggers

Create a handle with createPopoverHandle to share one popover between several triggers anywhere in the tree. Each trigger passes a payload, and the popup renders it through a function child.

"use client"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  createPopoverHandle,
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

const people = createPopoverHandle<{ name: string; role: string }>()

export function PopoverDetached() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
      <PopoverTrigger
        handle={people}
        payload={{ name: "Ada Lovelace", role: "Analyst" }}
        render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}
      >
        Ada
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverTrigger
        handle={people}
        payload={{
          name: "Grace Hopper",
          role: "Rear admiral and the person who popularised the term debugging",
        }}
        render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}
      >
        Grace
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverTrigger
        handle={people}
        payload={{ name: "Alan Turing", role: "Mathematician" }}
        render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}
      >
        Alan
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <Popover handle={people}>
        {({ payload }) => (
          <PopoverContent>
            <PopoverHeader>
              <PopoverTitle>{payload?.name}</PopoverTitle>
              <PopoverDescription>{payload?.role}</PopoverDescription>
            </PopoverHeader>
          </PopoverContent>
        )}
      </Popover>
    </div>
  )
}

With a calendar

Use className="w-auto p-0" to fit content that brings its own padding. The popup follows the calendar as it changes months.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { IconCalendar } from "@tabler/icons-react"
import { format } from "date-fns"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Calendar } from "@/components/ui/calendar"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverCalendar() {
  const [date, setDate] = React.useState<Date>()
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false)

  return (
    <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
      <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        <IconCalendar />
        {date ? format(date, "PPP") : "Pick a date"}
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent className="w-auto p-0" align="start">
        <Calendar
          mode="single"
          selected={date}
          onSelect={(next) => {
            setDate(next)
            setOpen(false)
          }}
          defaultMonth={date}
        />
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Nested

A popover inside another popover or a sheet layers above its parent. Clicks inside the child keep the parent open, and Escape closes only the topmost layer.

import { IconInfoCircle } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverClose,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"
import {
  Sheet,
  SheetBody,
  SheetContent,
  SheetDescription,
  SheetHeader,
  SheetTitle,
  SheetTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/sheet"

export function PopoverNested() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
      <Popover>
        <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          Popover in popover
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent>
          <PopoverHeader>
            <PopoverTitle>Parent</PopoverTitle>
            <PopoverDescription>
              Clicking inside the child keeps this one open.
            </PopoverDescription>
          </PopoverHeader>
          <Popover>
            <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" />}>
              <IconInfoCircle />
              More info
            </PopoverTrigger>
            <PopoverContent side="right" className="w-56">
              <PopoverTitle>Child</PopoverTitle>
              <PopoverClose render={<Button size="sm" variant="ghost" />}>
                Close child
              </PopoverClose>
            </PopoverContent>
          </Popover>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
      <Sheet>
        <SheetTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          Popover in a sheet
        </SheetTrigger>
        <SheetContent>
          <SheetHeader>
            <SheetTitle>Sheet</SheetTitle>
            <SheetDescription>
              The popover layers above the sheet, and Escape closes only the
              popover.
            </SheetDescription>
          </SheetHeader>
          <SheetBody>
            <Popover>
              <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
                Open popover
              </PopoverTrigger>
              <PopoverContent>
                <PopoverTitle>Inside a sheet</PopoverTitle>
              </PopoverContent>
            </Popover>
          </SheetBody>
        </SheetContent>
      </Sheet>
    </div>
  )
}

Long content

Unbroken text wraps inside the popup. When the content is taller than the space available, the popup scrolls inside instead of running off screen.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverLongContent() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
      <Popover>
        <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          Unbroken text
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent>
          <PopoverHeader>
            <PopoverTitle>
              Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-project-archive-2026-final-v3
            </PopoverTitle>
            <PopoverDescription>
              https://example.com/a/really/long/url/without/any/spaces/at/all/in/it
              — مرحبا بالعالم — 日本語のテキスト 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦
            </PopoverDescription>
          </PopoverHeader>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
      <Popover>
        <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          Taller than the screen
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent>
          <PopoverTitle>Changelog</PopoverTitle>
          {Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, index) => (
            <p key={index} className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
              v1.{40 - index}.0 — fixes and improvements
            </p>
          ))}
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </div>
  )
}

With modal, page scroll is locked and outside clicks only dismiss the popover. Render a <PopoverClose /> inside so focus can be trapped and touch screen readers have a way out.

import { IconX } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverClose,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverModal() {
  return (
    <Popover modal>
      <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        Modal
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent>
        <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
          <PopoverHeader>
            <PopoverTitle>Modal popover</PopoverTitle>
            <PopoverDescription>
              Page scroll is locked and outside clicks only dismiss.
            </PopoverDescription>
          </PopoverHeader>
          <PopoverClose
            aria-label="Close"
            render={<Button variant="ghost" size="icon-sm" />}
          >
            <IconX />
          </PopoverClose>
        </div>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Disabled

A disabled trigger never opens its popover.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverDisabled() {
  return (
    <Popover>
      <PopoverTrigger disabled render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        Disabled
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent>
        <PopoverTitle>Never shown</PopoverTitle>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Right to left

The popup picks up the direction of the trigger that opened it, even though it renders in a portal. Logical sides like inline-end flip with it.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverClose,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverDescription,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverTitle,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"

export function PopoverRtl() {
  return (
    <div dir="rtl" className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
      <Popover>
        <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          الأبعاد
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent align="start">
          <PopoverHeader>
            <PopoverTitle>الأبعاد</PopoverTitle>
            <PopoverDescription>اضبط أبعاد الطبقة.</PopoverDescription>
          </PopoverHeader>
          <div className="flex justify-end">
            <PopoverClose render={<Button size="sm" />}>تطبيق</PopoverClose>
          </div>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
      <Popover>
        <PopoverTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
          inline-end
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent side="inline-end" className="w-48">
          <PopoverTitle>يفتح نحو النهاية</PopoverTitle>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </div>
  )
}
KeyAction
EnterSpaceOn the trigger, opens or closes the popover. Focus moves into the popup.
TabMoves through the popup’s content. Tabbing out of a non-modal popover closes it.
EscCloses the popover and returns focus to the trigger.
  • <PopoverTitle /> and <PopoverDescription /> label and describe the popup for screen readers. Include a title whenever the popup contains more than a sentence.
  • Focus moves to the first focusable element when it opens and back to the trigger when it closes. Change this with initialFocus and finalFocus.
  • With reduced motion enabled, the popup fades without scaling.

Built on the Base UI popover. Every part accepts the props of the primitive it wraps.

PropTypeDefault
defaultOpen
booleanfalse
open
boolean–
onOpenChangedetails.reason says what caused the change.
(open: boolean, details) => void–
onOpenChangeCompleteCalled after the open or close animation ends.
(open: boolean) => void–
modaltrue locks page scroll and outside interaction. trap-focus only traps focus.
boolean | "trap-focus"false
handleConnects detached triggers.
PopoverHandle<Payload>–
children
ReactNode | ({ payload }) => ReactNode–
PropTypeDefault
openOnHover
booleanfalse
delayMilliseconds before opening on hover.
number300
closeDelayMilliseconds before closing after hover ends.
number0
handle
PopoverHandle<Payload>–
payloadPassed to the popup when this trigger opens it.
Payload–
disabled
booleanfalse
render
ReactElement | (props, state) => ReactElement<button>
AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-trigger"Target the trigger in CSS.
data-popup-openPresent while its popover is open.
data-pressedPresent while the trigger is pressed.
data-disabledPresent when the trigger is disabled.

Renders the portal, the positioner and the popup in one part.

PropTypeDefault
side
"top" | "right" | "bottom" | "left" | "inline-start" | "inline-end""bottom"
align
"start" | "center" | "end""center"
sideOffsetGap between the trigger and the popup.
number | (data) => number6
alignOffset
number | (data) => number0
collisionPaddingSpace kept from the edges of the viewport.
number | Rect8
collisionAvoidanceWhether to flip, shift or neither when space runs out.
CollisionAvoidance–
collisionBoundary
Boundary–
anchorPosition against something other than the trigger.
Element | RefObject | VirtualElement | () => Element–
sticky
booleanfalse
positionMethod
"absolute" | "fixed""absolute"
initialFocusWhere focus goes when the popover opens.
boolean | RefObject | (type) => HTMLElement | boolean–
finalFocusWhere focus goes when the popover closes.
boolean | RefObject | (type) => HTMLElement | boolean–
portalPropsProps for the portal, such as container.
PortalProps–
classNameThe popup is w-72 by default.
string | (state) => string–
render
ReactElement | (props, state) => ReactElement<div>
AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-content"The popup.
data-slot="popover-positioner"The element that positions the popup.
data-openPresent while the popover is open.
data-starting-stylePresent while the popup animates in.
data-ending-stylePresent while the popup animates out.
data-sideThe side the popup ended up on.
data-alignThe alignment the popup ended up with.
data-instantPresent when the change should not animate.
--transform-originThe point the popup scales from, at the trigger.
--available-widthSpace between the trigger and the viewport edge.
--available-heightSpace between the trigger and the viewport edge. The popup’s max height.
--anchor-widthThe trigger’s width.
--anchor-heightThe trigger’s height.

A plain <div> that stacks the title and description.

AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-header"Target the header in CSS.
PropTypeDefault
render
ReactElement | (props, state) => ReactElement<h2>
AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-title"Labels the popup.
PropTypeDefault
render
ReactElement | (props, state) => ReactElement<p>
AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-description"Describes the popup.
PropTypeDefault
render
ReactElement | (props, state) => ReactElement<button>
AttributeDescription
data-slot="popover-close"Closes the popover when pressed.

createPopoverHandle<Payload>() returns a handle that connects a <Popover /> to triggers rendered elsewhere. Create it once, outside your component.