React Sidebar - Flowbite

Use the sidebar component to show a list of menu items including multi-level dropdown menu on the left or right side of your page for admin dashboards and applications

The sidebar component is an UI component that you can use for the navigation mechanism in your website or application that you would position to the left or right side of your page.

A sidebar can include content such as menu list items, dropdown, user profile information, CTA buttons, and more - you can use the custom props from React to customize the options and the utility classes from Tailwind CSS to update the styles.

To start using the sidebar component make sure you import it from the Flowbite React library:

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";

Default sidebar#

Use this example to show a list of navigation menu items by adding <Sidebar.Item> children components inside the <Sidebar> component and pass the href prop to set a URL and icon to apply any icons from the react-icons icon library.

You can also add a text label as a badge by using the label prop from React and the labelColor to set the color of the label background.

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import { HiArrowSmRight, HiChartPie, HiInbox, HiShoppingBag, HiTable, HiUser, HiViewBoards } from "react-icons/hi";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Default sidebar example">
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiViewBoards} label="Pro" labelColor="dark">
            Kanban
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox} label="3">
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Multi-level dropdown#

Use this example to learn how to stack multiple sidebar menu items inside one dropdown menu by using the <Sidebar.Collapse> component.

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import { HiArrowSmRight, HiChartPie, HiInbox, HiShoppingBag, HiTable, HiUser } from "react-icons/hi";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Sidebar with multi-level dropdown example">
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Collapse icon={HiShoppingBag} label="E-commerce">
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Products</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Sales</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Refunds</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Shipping</Sidebar.Item>
          </Sidebar.Collapse>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox}>
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Multi-level dropdown with custom chevron#

The chevronIcon property offers customization for the chevron icon. Alternatively, for more complex scenarios, the renderChevronIcon option can be utilized. Here's an example:

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import {
  HiArrowSmRight,
  HiChartPie,
  HiInbox,
  HiOutlineMinusSm,
  HiOutlinePlusSm,
  HiShoppingBag,
  HiTable,
  HiUser,
} from "react-icons/hi";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Sidebar with multi-level dropdown example">
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Collapse
            icon={HiShoppingBag}
            label="E-commerce"
            renderChevronIcon={(theme, open) => {
              const IconComponent = open ? HiOutlineMinusSm : HiOutlinePlusSm;

              return <IconComponent aria-hidden className={twMerge(theme.label.icon.open[open ? 'on' : 'off'])} />;
            }}
          >
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Products</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Sales</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Refunds</Sidebar.Item>
            <Sidebar.Item href="#">Shipping</Sidebar.Item>
          </Sidebar.Collapse>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox}>
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Content separator#

Use this example to separate content inside of the sidebar using a horizontal line.

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import { BiBuoy } from "react-icons/bi";
import { HiArrowSmRight, HiChartPie, HiInbox, HiShoppingBag, HiTable, HiUser, HiViewBoards } from "react-icons/hi";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Sidebar with content separator example">
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiViewBoards}>
            Kanban
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox}>
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Upgrade to Pro
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiViewBoards}>
            Documentation
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={BiBuoy}>
            Help
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Sidebar with button#

This example can be used to show a call to action button inside the sidebar next to the menu items.

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Badge, Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import { HiArrowSmRight, HiChartPie, HiInbox, HiShoppingBag, HiTable, HiUser, HiViewBoards } from "react-icons/hi";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Sidebar with call to action button example">
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiViewBoards}>
            Kanban
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox}>
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
      <Sidebar.CTA>
        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
          <Badge color="warning">Beta</Badge>
          <button
            aria-label="Close"
            className="-m-1.5 ml-auto inline-flex h-6 w-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-100 p-1 text-cyan-900 hover:bg-gray-200 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-400 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:bg-gray-600"
            type="button"
          >
            <svg
              aria-hidden
              className="h-4 w-4"
              fill="currentColor"
              viewBox="0 0 20 20"
              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            >
              <path
                fillRule="evenodd"
                d="M4.293 4.293a1 1 0 011.414 0L10 8.586l4.293-4.293a1 1 0 111.414 1.414L11.414 10l4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414L10 11.414l-4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414L8.586 10 4.293 5.707a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
                clipRule="evenodd"
              />
            </svg>
          </button>
        </div>
        <div className="mb-3 text-sm text-cyan-900 dark:text-gray-400">
          Preview the new Flowbite dashboard navigation! You can turn the new navigation off for a limited time in your
          profile.
        </div>
        <a
          className="text-sm text-cyan-900 underline hover:text-cyan-800 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-300"
          href="#"
        >
          Turn new navigation off
        </a>
      </Sidebar.CTA>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Feature the branded logo of your company on the top side of the sidebar using this example.

Edit on GitHub
"use client";

import { Sidebar } from "flowbite-react";
import { HiArrowSmRight, HiChartPie, HiInbox, HiShoppingBag, HiTable, HiUser, HiViewBoards } from "react-icons/hi";

function Component() {
  return (
    <Sidebar aria-label="Sidebar with logo branding example">
      <Sidebar.Logo href="#" img="/favicon.svg" imgAlt="Flowbite logo">
        Flowbite
      </Sidebar.Logo>
      <Sidebar.Items>
        <Sidebar.ItemGroup>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiChartPie}>
            Dashboard
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiViewBoards}>
            Kanban
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiInbox}>
            Inbox
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiUser}>
            Users
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiShoppingBag}>
            Products
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiArrowSmRight}>
            Sign In
          </Sidebar.Item>
          <Sidebar.Item href="#" icon={HiTable}>
            Sign Up
          </Sidebar.Item>
        </Sidebar.ItemGroup>
      </Sidebar.Items>
    </Sidebar>
  );
}

Theme#

To learn more about how to customize the appearance of components, please see the Theme docs.

{
  "root": {
    "base": "h-full",
    "collapsed": {
      "on": "w-16",
      "off": "w-64"
    },
    "inner": "h-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden rounded bg-gray-50 px-3 py-4 dark:bg-gray-800"
  },
  "collapse": {
    "button": "group flex w-full items-center rounded-lg p-2 text-base font-normal text-gray-900 transition duration-75 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-700",
    "icon": {
      "base": "h-6 w-6 text-gray-500 transition duration-75 group-hover:text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400 dark:group-hover:text-white",
      "open": {
        "off": "",
        "on": "text-gray-900"
      }
    },
    "label": {
      "base": "ml-3 flex-1 whitespace-nowrap text-left",
      "icon": {
        "base": "h-6 w-6 transition delay-0 ease-in-out",
        "open": {
          "on": "rotate-180",
          "off": ""
        }
      }
    },
    "list": "space-y-2 py-2"
  },
  "cta": {
    "base": "mt-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-100 p-4 dark:bg-gray-700",
    "color": {
      "blue": "bg-cyan-50 dark:bg-cyan-900",
      "dark": "bg-dark-50 dark:bg-dark-900",
      "failure": "bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900",
      "gray": "bg-alternative-50 dark:bg-alternative-900",
      "green": "bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-900",
      "light": "bg-light-50 dark:bg-light-900",
      "red": "bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900",
      "purple": "bg-purple-50 dark:bg-purple-900",
      "success": "bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-900",
      "yellow": "bg-yellow-50 dark:bg-yellow-900",
      "warning": "bg-yellow-50 dark:bg-yellow-900"
    }
  },
  "item": {
    "base": "flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg p-2 text-base font-normal text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-700",
    "active": "bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700",
    "collapsed": {
      "insideCollapse": "group w-full pl-8 transition duration-75",
      "noIcon": "font-bold"
    },
    "content": {
      "base": "flex-1 whitespace-nowrap px-3"
    },
    "icon": {
      "base": "h-6 w-6 flex-shrink-0 text-gray-500 transition duration-75 group-hover:text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400 dark:group-hover:text-white",
      "active": "text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-100"
    },
    "label": "",
    "listItem": ""
  },
  "items": {
    "base": ""
  },
  "itemGroup": {
    "base": "mt-4 space-y-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4 first:mt-0 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 dark:border-gray-700"
  },
  "logo": {
    "base": "mb-5 flex items-center pl-2.5",
    "collapsed": {
      "on": "hidden",
      "off": "self-center whitespace-nowrap text-xl font-semibold dark:text-white"
    },
    "img": "mr-3 h-6 sm:h-7"
  }
}

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