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Context Menu

A menu opened from a right click instead of a button.

When to use it: Use it for secondary actions on an object that already has a primary interaction.

On this page
  1. Example
  2. Anatomy
  3. Step by step
  4. Keyboard
  5. Forms and accessibility
  6. API reference

Example

Right-click here (or press Shift+F10)
Context Menu.tsxtsx
import { MenuItem, MenuList, MenuPopover, MenuSeparator } from "@comp0/react";
import { ContextMenu, ContextMenuTrigger } from "@comp0/react";

export function Example() {
  return (
    <ContextMenu>
      <ContextMenuTrigger
        tabIndex={0}
        className="grid h-36 w-full max-w-md place-items-center rounded border border-dashed border-zinc-950/20 text-base text-zinc-500 outline-teal-600 select-none focus-visible:outline-2 data-open:border-teal-600 sm:text-sm dark:border-white/20 dark:text-zinc-400 dark:outline-teal-400 dark:data-open:border-teal-400"
      >
        Right-click here (or press Shift+F10)
      </ContextMenuTrigger>
      {/* The popover positions itself: the recorded pointer position arrives
          as --comp0-context-menu-x/y px values on the popover element. */}
      <MenuPopover className="fixed inset-auto top-(--comp0-context-menu-y) left-(--comp0-context-menu-x) m-0 w-44 rounded border-0 bg-white p-1 shadow-lg ring-1 ring-zinc-950/10 dark:bg-zinc-900 dark:shadow-none dark:ring-white/10">
        <MenuList aria-label="Attachment actions">
          <MenuItem
            className="w-full rounded px-3 py-2.5 text-left text-base text-zinc-800 select-none hover:bg-zinc-100 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm dark:text-zinc-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800"
            value="download"
          >
            Download
          </MenuItem>
          <MenuItem
            className="w-full rounded px-3 py-2.5 text-left text-base text-zinc-800 select-none hover:bg-zinc-100 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm dark:text-zinc-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800"
            value="rename"
          >
            Rename
          </MenuItem>
          <MenuSeparator className="my-1 h-px bg-zinc-950/10 dark:bg-white/10" />
          <MenuItem
            className="w-full rounded px-3 py-2.5 text-left text-base text-red-700 select-none hover:bg-red-50 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:bg-red-950"
            value="remove"
          >
            Remove
          </MenuItem>
        </MenuList>
      </MenuPopover>
    </ContextMenu>
  );
}

Anatomy

Dashed frames are invisible state providers; shaded shapes own real DOM. Numbered pins match the list below.

A wireframe sketch of the assembled component. Each numbered marker matches a part in the list that follows.

  1. ContextMenu

    Open-state provider without a trigger button; it records the pointer position and restores focus on close. Does not add a DOM element.

  2. ContextMenuTrigger

    The right-clickable area: a plain div that opens the menu at the pointer on contextmenu, or from the keyboard with Shift+F10. Owns a DOM element.

  3. MenuPopover

    Floating surface. The recorded position arrives as --comp0-context-menu-x/y px values on this element; anchor it yourself with position: fixed; left: var(--comp0-context-menu-x); top: var(--comp0-context-menu-y). Owns a DOM element.

  4. MenuListOptional

    Menu collection inside the positioned surface. Owns a DOM element.

  5. MenuItem

    Action item. Owns a DOM element.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Add the main part

    Wrap the right-clickable area in ContextMenuTrigger inside a ContextMenu.

  2. 2

    Add the supporting parts

    Put a labelled MenuList inside MenuPopover; no button labels the list for you.

  3. 3

    Make the behavior clear

    Anchor the popover at the pointer yourself: position: fixed with left/top from the exposed --comp0-context-menu-x/y variables.

    Exampletsx
    <ContextMenu><ContextMenuTrigger tabIndex={0}>Attachment</ContextMenuTrigger><MenuPopover style={{ position: "fixed", inset: "auto", margin: 0, left: "var(--comp0-context-menu-x)", top: "var(--comp0-context-menu-y)" }}><MenuList aria-label="Attachment actions"><MenuItem>Download</MenuItem></MenuList></MenuPopover></ContextMenu>

Keyboard

⇧F10
Opens the menu at the focused element. · trigger area
☰
Opens the menu at the focused element. · trigger area
↓
Moves to the next item.
↑
Moves to the previous item.
↵
Activates the focused item.
Esc
Closes and restores focus to where it was.
⇥
Closes the menu and moves on.

Forms and accessibility

No native form behavior.

Accessibility checklist

  • Give the MenuList an aria-label; a context menu has no trigger button to borrow a name from.
  • Keep the trigger area keyboard-reachable (tabIndex={0}) so Shift+F10 can open the menu without a mouse.
  • Offer the same actions somewhere visible; right-click alone is not discoverable.

API reference

Importtsx
import { ContextMenu, ContextMenuTrigger, MenuItem, MenuList, MenuPopover } from "@comp0/react";

ContextMenu

Context only

Open-state provider without a trigger button; it records the pointer position and restores focus on close.

PropTypeDescription
open / defaultOpenbooleanControlled or initial open state.
onToggle(open: boolean) => voidReceives the next open state.

ContextMenuTrigger

DOM element

The right-clickable area: a plain div that opens the menu at the pointer on contextmenu, or from the keyboard with Shift+F10.

PropTypeDescription
tabIndexnumberGive the area (or something inside it) a tab stop so keyboard users can reach the menu.

MenuPopover

DOM element

Floating surface. The recorded position arrives as --comp0-context-menu-x/y px values on this element; anchor it yourself with position: fixed; left: var(--comp0-context-menu-x); top: var(--comp0-context-menu-y).

PropTypeDescription
className / stylestring | CSSPropertiesPosition the popover from the exposed CSS variables; no placement is applied for you.

MenuList

OptionalDOM element

Menu collection inside the positioned surface.

PropTypeDescription
aria-labelstringNames the menu; required because no trigger button labels it.

MenuItem

DOM element

Action item.

PropTypeDescription
onClick(event) => voidRuns the action; preventDefault keeps the menu open.
valuestringOptional identity for typeahead and data-value.
disabledbooleanDisables the action.

Style hooks

Attributes that appear while a state is true. Target them with Tailwind data variants such as data-open:bg-zinc-100, or with any CSS selector.

[data-open]

on ContextMenuTrigger, MenuPopover

The menu is open.
:popover-open

on MenuPopover

Native pseudo-class equivalent.
--comp0-context-menu-x/y

on MenuPopover

The recorded pointer position in px, for your positioning CSS.
:focus-visible

on MenuItem

The item has visible keyboard focus.

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