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Toolbar

A container for grouping a set of controls, such as buttons, Toolbar groups or dropdown menus.

Features

  • Full keyboard navigation.

Installation

Install the component from your command line.

sh
$ npm add reka-ui

Anatomy

Import the component.

vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  ToolbarButton,
  ToolbarLink,
  ToolbarRoot,
  ToolbarSeparator,
  ToolbarToggleGroup,
  ToolbarToggleItem,
} from 'reka-ui'
</script>

<template>
  <ToolbarRoot>
    <ToolbarButton />
    <ToolbarSeparator />
    <ToolbarLink />
    <ToolbarToggleGroup>
      <ToolbarToggleItem />
    </ToolbarToggleGroup>
  </ToolbarRoot>
</template>

API Reference

Root

Contains all the toolbar component parts.

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

dir
'ltr' | 'rtl'

The reading direction of the combobox when applicable.
If omitted, inherits globally from ConfigProvider or assumes LTR (left-to-right) reading mode.

loop
boolean

When true, keyboard navigation will loop from last tab to first, and vice versa.

orientation
'horizontal'
'vertical' | 'horizontal'

The orientation of the toolbar

Data AttributeValue
[data-orientation]"vertical" | "horizontal"

Button

A button item.

PropDefaultType
as
'button'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

disabled
boolean
Data AttributeValue
[data-orientation]"vertical" | "horizontal"

A link item.

PropDefaultType
as
'a'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

ToggleGroup

A set of two-state buttons that can be toggled on or off.

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

defaultValue
AcceptableValue | AcceptableValue[]

The default active value of the item(s).

Use when you do not need to control the state of the item(s).

dir
'ltr' | 'rtl'

The reading direction of the combobox when applicable.
If omitted, inherits globally from ConfigProvider or assumes LTR (left-to-right) reading mode.

disabled
boolean

When true, prevents the user from interacting with the toggle group and all its items.

loop
boolean

When loop and rovingFocus is true, keyboard navigation will loop from last item to first, and vice versa.

modelValue
AcceptableValue | AcceptableValue[]

The controlled value of the active item(s).

Use this when you need to control the state of the items. Can be binded with v-model

name
string

The name of the field. Submitted with its owning form as part of a name/value pair.

orientation
'vertical' | 'horizontal'

The orientation of the component, which determines how focus moves: horizontal for left/right arrows and vertical for up/down arrows.

required
boolean

When true, indicates that the user must set the value before the owning form can be submitted.

rovingFocus
boolean

When false, navigating through the items using arrow keys will be disabled.

type
'single' | 'multiple'

Determines whether a "single" or "multiple" items can be pressed at a time.

This prop will be ignored if any of v-model or defaultValue is defined, as the type will be inferred from the value.

EmitPayload
update:modelValue
[payload: AcceptableValue | AcceptableValue[]]

Event handler called when the value of the toggle changes.

Data AttributeValue
[data-orientation]"vertical" | "horizontal"

ToggleItem

An item in the group.

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

defaultValue
boolean

The pressed state of the toggle when it is initially rendered. Use when you do not need to control its open state.

disabled
boolean

When true, prevents the user from interacting with the toggle.

modelValue
boolean

The controlled pressed state of the toggle. Can be bind as v-model.

value*
AcceptableValue

A string value for the toggle group item. All items within a toggle group should use a unique value.

Data AttributeValue
[data-state]"on" | "off"
[data-disabled]Present when disabled
[data-orientation]"vertical" | "horizontal"

Separator

Used to visually separate items in the toolbar

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

Data AttributeValue
[data-orientation]"vertical" | "horizontal"

Examples

Use with other primitives

All our primitives which expose a Trigger part, such as Dialog, AlertDialog, Popover, DropdownMenu can be composed within a toolbar by using the asChild prop.

Here is an example using our DropdownMenu primitive.

vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuRoot,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
  ToolbarButton,
  ToolbarLink,
  ToolbarRoot,
  ToolbarSeparator,
  ToolbarToggleGroup,
  ToolbarToggleItem,
} from 'reka-ui'
</script>

<template>
  <ToolbarRoot>
    <ToolbarButton>Action 1</ToolbarButton>
    <ToolbarSeparator />
    <DropdownMenuRoot>
      <ToolbarButton as-child>
        <DropdownMenuTrigger>Trigger</DropdownMenuTrigger>
      </ToolbarButton>
      <DropdownMenuContent>…</DropdownMenuContent>
    </DropdownMenuRoot>
  </ToolbarRoot>
</template>

Accessibility

Uses roving tabindex to manage focus movement among items.

Keyboard Interactions

KeyDescription
Tab
Moves focus to the first item in the group.
Space
Activates/deactivates the item.
Enter
Activates/deactivates the item.
ArrowDown
Moves focus to the next item depending on orientation.
ArrowRight
Moves focus to the next item depending on orientation.
ArrowUp
Moves focus to the previous item depending on orientation .
ArrowLeft
Moves focus to the previous item depending on orientation .
Home
Moves focus to the first item.
End
Moves focus to the last item.