# Navigation Menu

A collection of links for navigating websites.

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<ComponentPreview name="navigation-menu-demo" previewClassName="h-96" />

## Installation [#installation]

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  <TabsList>
    <TabsTrigger value="cli">
      Command
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    <TabsTrigger value="manual">
      Manual
    </TabsTrigger>
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  <TabsContent value="cli">
    ```bash
    npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn-cssinjs.com/r/navigation-menu.json
    ```
  </TabsContent>

  <TabsContent value="manual">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Install the following dependencies:
      </Step>

      ```bash
      pnpm add @base-ui/react @stylexjs/stylex
      ```

      <Step>
        Make sure [StyleX is configured](/docs/installation) and the design tokens are
        installed.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Copy and paste the following code into your project.
      </Step>

      <ComponentSource name="navigation-menu" title="navigation-menu.tsx" />

      <Step>
        Update the import paths to match your project setup.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </TabsContent>
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## Usage [#usage]

```tsx showLineNumbers
import {
  NavigationMenu,
  NavigationMenuContent,
  NavigationMenuItem,
  NavigationMenuLink,
  NavigationMenuList,
  NavigationMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu";
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<NavigationMenu>
  <NavigationMenuList>
    <NavigationMenuItem>
      <NavigationMenuTrigger>Item One</NavigationMenuTrigger>
      <NavigationMenuContent>
        <NavigationMenuLink>Link</NavigationMenuLink>
      </NavigationMenuContent>
    </NavigationMenuItem>
  </NavigationMenuList>
</NavigationMenu>
```

## Composition [#composition]

Use the following composition to build a `NavigationMenu`:

```text
NavigationMenu
├── NavigationMenuList
│   ├── NavigationMenuItem
│   │   ├── NavigationMenuTrigger
│   │   └── NavigationMenuContent
│   │       ├── NavigationMenuLink
│   │       └── NavigationMenuLink
│   └── NavigationMenuItem
│       └── NavigationMenuLink
└── NavigationMenuIndicator
```

## Link Component [#link-component]

Use the `render` prop to compose a custom link component such as Next.js `Link`.

```tsx showLineNumbers
import Link from "next/link";

import {
  NavigationMenuItem,
  NavigationMenuLink,
  navigationMenuTriggerStyle,
} from "@/components/ui/navigation-menu";

export function NavigationMenuDemo() {
  return (
    <NavigationMenuItem>
      <NavigationMenuLink
        render={<Link href="/docs" />}
        className={navigationMenuTriggerStyle()}
      >
        Documentation
      </NavigationMenuLink>
    </NavigationMenuItem>
  );
}
```

## RTL [#rtl]

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview name="navigation-menu-rtl" direction="rtl" previewClassName="h-96" />

## API Reference [#api-reference]

See the [Base UI Navigation Menu](https://base-ui.com/react/components/navigation-menu#api-reference) documentation for more information.