Button Group

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Installation

When to use

Use this decision tree to determine when to use the Button Group component:

Usage

import {
  ButtonGroup,
  ButtonGroupSeparator,
  ButtonGroupText,
} from "@/components/ui/button-group"

<ButtonGroup>
  <Button>Button 1</Button>
  <Button>Button 2</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

Anatomy

The ButtonGroup component provides a container that visually connects related buttons. Here's how the components work together:

<ButtonGroup>              {/* Container with role="group" */}
  <Button>                 {/* Individual button */}
  <ButtonGroupSeparator /> {/* Optional visual divider */}
  <Button>                 {/* Another button */}
</ButtonGroup>

Layout Structure

• ButtonGroup: Root container with role="group" that applies border radius to first/last children and removes borders between adjacent buttons
• Button: Standard button components that adapt their borders when inside a ButtonGroup
• ButtonGroupSeparator: Vertical divider for visual separation between buttons (not needed with outline variant)
• ButtonGroupText: Text content that can be displayed alongside buttons

Orientation

Button groups support two orientations via the orientation prop:

• horizontal (default): Buttons arranged in a row
• vertical: Buttons arranged in a column

Typical Usage Patterns

// Simple horizontal group
<ButtonGroup>
  <Button>Save</Button>
  <Button>Cancel</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

// Vertical group with separators
<ButtonGroup orientation="vertical">
  <Button>Edit</Button>
  <ButtonGroupSeparator />
  <Button>Delete</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

// Split button with dropdown
<ButtonGroup>
  <Button>Save</Button>
  <ButtonGroupSeparator />
  <DropdownMenu>
    <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
      <Button size="icon"><ChevronDown /></Button>
    </DropdownMenuTrigger>
    <DropdownMenuContent>{/* ... */}</DropdownMenuContent>
  </DropdownMenu>
</ButtonGroup>

// Combined with inputs
<ButtonGroup>
  <Button>-</Button>
  <Input className="w-20" />
  <Button>+</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

Accessibility

• The ButtonGroup component has the role attribute set to group.
• Use Tab to navigate between the buttons in the group.
• Use aria-label or aria-labelledby to label the button group.

<ButtonGroup aria-label="Button group">
  <Button>Button 1</Button>
  <Button>Button 2</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

ButtonGroup vs ToggleGroup

• Use the ButtonGroup component when you want to group buttons that perform an action.
• Use the ToggleGroup component when you want to group buttons that toggle a state.

Examples

Orientation

Set the orientation prop to change the button group layout.

Size

Control the size of buttons using the size prop on individual buttons.

Nested

Nest <ButtonGroup> components to create button groups with spacing.

Separator

The ButtonGroupSeparator component visually divides buttons within a group.

Buttons with variant outline do not need a separator since they have a border. For other variants, a separator is recommended to improve the visual hierarchy.

Split

Create a split button group by adding two buttons separated by a ButtonGroupSeparator.

Input

Wrap an Input component with buttons.

Input Group

Wrap an InputGroup component to create complex input layouts.

Dropdown Menu

Create a split button group with a DropdownMenu component.

Select

Pair with a Select component.

Popover

Use with a Popover component.

API Reference

InputGroup

The main component that wraps inputs and addons.

<InputGroup>
  <InputGroupInput />
  <InputGroupAddon />
</InputGroup>

InputGroupAddon

Displays icons, text, buttons, or other content alongside inputs.

<InputGroupAddon align="inline-end">
  <SearchIcon />
</InputGroupAddon>

For <InputGroupInput />, use the inline-start or inline-end alignment. For <InputGroupTextarea />, use the block-start or block-end alignment.

The InputGroupAddon component can have multiple InputGroupButton components and icons.

<InputGroupAddon>
  <InputGroupButton>Button</InputGroupButton>
  <InputGroupButton>Button</InputGroupButton>
</InputGroupAddon>

InputGroupButton

Displays buttons within input groups.

<InputGroupButton>Button</InputGroupButton>
<InputGroupButton size="icon-xs" aria-label="Copy">
  <CopyIcon />
</InputGroupButton>

InputGroupInput

Replacement for <Input /> when building input groups. This component has the input group styles pre-applied and uses the unified data-slot="button-group-control" for focus state handling.

All other props are passed through to the underlying <Input /> component.

<InputGroup>
  <InputGroupInput placeholder="Enter text..." />
  <InputGroupAddon>
    <SearchIcon />
  </InputGroupAddon>
</InputGroup>

InputGroupTextarea

Replacement for <Textarea /> when building input groups. This component has the textarea group styles pre-applied and uses the unified data-slot="button-group-control" for focus state handling.

All other props are passed through to the underlying <Textarea /> component.

<InputGroup>
  <InputGroupTextarea placeholder="Enter message..." />
  <InputGroupAddon align="block-end">
    <InputGroupButton>Send</InputGroupButton>
  </InputGroupAddon>
</InputGroup>

Props

Credits

• We take our inspiration from Shadcn UI for the button-group component and style.