VerticalNavigation
Display a list of vertical links.
Usage
Pass an array to the links
prop of the VerticalNavigation component. Each link can have the following properties:
label
- The label of the link.labelClass
- The class of the link label.icon
- The icon of the link.iconClass
- The class of the link icon.avatar
- The avatar of the link. You can pass all the props of the Avatar component.badge
- A badge to display next to the label. You can pass all the props of the Badge component.click
- The click handler of the link.
You can also pass any property from the NuxtLink component such as to
, exact
, etc.
<script setup lang="ts">
const route = useRoute()
const links = [{
label: 'Profile',
avatar: {
src: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/739984?v=4'
},
badge: 100
}, {
label: 'Installation',
icon: 'i-heroicons-home',
to: '/getting-started/installation'
}, {
label: 'Vertical Navigation',
icon: 'i-heroicons-chart-bar',
to: `${route.path.startsWith('/dev') ? '/dev' : ''}/components/vertical-navigation`
}, {
label: 'Command Palette',
icon: 'i-heroicons-command-line',
to: '/components/command-palette'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation :links="links" />
</template>
Sections
Group your navigation links into distinct sections, separated by a divider. You can do this by passing an array of arrays to the links
prop of the VerticalNavigation component.
<script setup lang="ts">
const route = useRoute()
const links = [
[{
label: 'Profile',
avatar: {
src: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/739984?v=4'
},
badge: 100
}, {
label: 'Installation',
icon: 'i-heroicons-home',
to: '/getting-started/installation'
}, {
label: 'Vertical Navigation',
icon: 'i-heroicons-chart-bar',
to: `${route.path.startsWith('/dev') ? '/dev' : ''}/components/vertical-navigation`
}, {
label: 'Command Palette',
icon: 'i-heroicons-command-line',
to: '/components/command-palette'
}], [{
label: 'Examples',
icon: 'i-heroicons-light-bulb'
}, {
label: 'Help',
icon: 'i-heroicons-question-mark-circle'
}]
]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation :links="links" />
</template>
Slots
You can use slots to customize links display.
default
Use the #default
slot to customize the link label. You will have access to the link
and isActive
properties in the slot scope.
<script setup lang="ts">
const links = [{
label: 'Vertical Navigation',
to: '/components/vertical-navigation'
}, {
label: 'Command Palette',
to: '/components/command-palette'
}, {
label: 'Table',
to: '/components/table'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation :links="links">
<template #default="{ link }">
<span class="group-hover:text-primary relative">{{ link.label }}</span>
</template>
</UVerticalNavigation>
</template>
avatar
Use the #avatar
slot to customize the link avatar. You will have access to the link
and isActive
properties in the slot scope.
<script setup lang="ts">
const links = [{
avatar: {
src: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_16x16/gh_avatar/benjamincanac',
srcset: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_32x32/gh_avatar/benjamincanac 2x',
alt: ''
},
label: 'benjamincanac',
to: 'https://github.com/benjamincanac',
target: '_blank'
}, {
avatar: {
src: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_16x16/gh_avatar/Atinux',
srcset: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_32x32/gh_avatar/Atinux 2x',
alt: ''
},
label: 'Atinux',
to: 'https://github.com/Atinux',
target: '_blank'
}, {
avatar: {
src: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_16x16/gh_avatar/smarroufin',
srcset: 'https://ipx.nuxt.com/s_32x32/gh_avatar/smarroufin 2x',
alt: ''
},
label: 'smarroufin',
to: 'https://github.com/smarroufin',
target: '_blank'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation :links="links">
<template #avatar="{ link }">
<UAvatar
v-if="link.avatar"
v-bind="link.avatar"
size="3xs"
loading="lazy"
/>
<UIcon v-else name="i-heroicons-user-circle-20-solid" class="text-lg" />
</template>
</UVerticalNavigation>
</template>
icon
Use the #icon
slot to customize the link icon. You will have access to the link
and isActive
properties in the slot scope.
<script setup lang="ts">
const types = {
bug: {
icon: 'i-heroicons-bug-ant-20-solid',
color: 'text-red-500'
},
docs: {
icon: 'i-heroicons-document-text-20-solid',
color: 'text-blue-500'
},
lock: {
icon: 'i-heroicons-lock-closed-20-solid',
color: 'text-gray dark:text-white'
},
default: {
icon: 'i-heroicons-question-mark-circle-20-solid',
color: 'text-green-500'
}
}
const links = [{
label: 'UDropdown and UPopover dropdown menu, dropdown will be obscured',
type: 'bug'
}, {
label: 'Uncaught (in promise) ReferenceError: ref is not defined',
type: 'lock'
}, {
label: 'Fully styled and customizable components for Nuxt.',
type: 'docs'
}, {
label: 'Can I pass a tailwind color to UNotifications with `toast.add()` ?'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation
:links="links"
:ui="{ wrapper: 'truncate' }"
>
<template #icon="{ link }">
<UIcon v-if="link.type" :name="types[link.type].icon" :class="types[link.type].color" class="text-base" />
<UIcon v-else :name="types.default.icon" :class="types.default.color" class="text-base" />
</template>
</UVerticalNavigation>
</template>
badge
Use the #badge
slot to customize the link badge. You will have access to the link
and isActive
properties in the slot scope.
<script setup lang="ts">
const links = [{
label: '.github',
icon: 'i-heroicons-folder-20-solid',
badge: 'chore(github): use pnpm 8',
time: 'last month'
}, {
label: '.editorconfig',
icon: 'i-heroicons-document-solid',
badge: 'Initial commit',
time: '2 years ago'
}, {
label: '.package.json',
icon: 'i-heroicons-document-solid',
badge: 'chore(deps): bump',
time: '16 hours ago'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation
:links="links"
class="w-full"
:ui="{
label: 'truncate relative text-gray-900 dark:text-white flex-initial w-32 text-left'
}"
>
<template #badge="{ link }">
<div class="flex-1 flex justify-between relative truncate">
<div>{{ link.badge }}</div>
<div>{{ link.time }}</div>
</div>
</template>
</UVerticalNavigation>
</template>
Props
{}
[]
Config
{
wrapper: 'relative',
base: 'group relative flex items-center gap-1.5 focus:outline-none focus-visible:outline-none dark:focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:before:ring-inset focus-visible:before:ring-1 focus-visible:before:ring-primary-500 dark:focus-visible:before:ring-primary-400 before:absolute before:inset-px before:rounded-md disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-75',
ring: 'focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 dark:focus-visible:ring-primary-400',
padding: 'px-2.5 py-1.5',
width: 'w-full',
rounded: 'rounded-md',
font: 'font-medium',
size: 'text-sm',
active: 'text-gray-900 dark:text-white before:bg-gray-100 dark:before:bg-gray-800',
inactive: 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:before:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:before:bg-gray-800/50',
label: 'truncate relative',
icon: {
base: 'flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5',
active: 'text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200',
inactive: 'text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 group-hover:text-gray-700 dark:group-hover:text-gray-200',
},
avatar: {
base: 'flex-shrink-0',
size: '2xs',
},
badge: {
base: 'flex-shrink-0 ml-auto relative rounded',
color: 'gray',
variant: 'solid',
size: 'xs',
},
divider: {
wrapper: {
base: 'p-2',
},
},
}
Example
Here is an example illustrating how you can customize the appearance of the VerticalNavigation
component by utilizing its ui
prop.
<script setup lang="ts">
const links = [{
label: 'Introduction',
to: '/getting-started'
}, {
label: 'Installation',
to: '/getting-started/installation'
}, {
label: 'Theming',
to: '/getting-started/theming'
}, {
label: 'Shortcuts',
to: '/getting-started/shortcuts'
}]
</script>
<template>
<UVerticalNavigation
:links="links"
:ui="{
wrapper: 'border-s border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 space-y-2',
base: 'group block border-s -ms-px leading-6 before:hidden',
padding: 'p-0 ps-4',
rounded: '',
font: '',
ring: '',
active: 'text-primary-500 dark:text-primary-400 border-current font-semibold',
inactive: 'border-transparent hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500 text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-300'
}"
/>
</template>