Grow menu

When to use #

Use it for

A compact control with a few choices.

Skip it when

The menu has many items.

Installation #

terminal

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @caliper/grow-menu

Adds its 3 files to components/ui/, each with its own stylesheet, and installs their packages. Pro installs with your access token, set up once per project. See Pro access. The first part also adds Caliper UI’s tokens; import them once as in Installation.

Usage #

Import it from your copy of the source. The example behind the preview comes with the source.

example.tsx

import { GrowMenu } from "@/components/ui/grow-menu"

The worked example comes with Pro

The 22-line example behind the preview opens here with a Pro or Team licence.

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API reference #

GrowMenu

component

PropTypeDefault

label *string—

items *readonly GrowMenuItem[]—

onSelect *(item: GrowMenuItem) => void—

iconReactNode—

classNamestring—

It exposes menu and menuitem semantics, with aria-haspopup, aria-expanded, aria-controls, aria-hidden and aria-label kept in step with state.

KeyBehaviour

↓Moves to the next item or value.

↑Moves to the previous item or value.

HomeJumps to the first item or the minimum.

EndJumps to the last item or the maximum.

EscapeCloses or cancels, then returns focus to where it came from.

TabMoves focus through the part's focusable elements.

Motion #

Transitions use the shared duration and easing tokens. Under prefers-reduced-motion those tokens collapse to instant and travel distances go to zero, so state changes still happen without movement.