The padding required to prevent the arrow from reaching the very edge of the popper.
Popover
Popover is a non-modal dialog that floats around a trigger. It is used to display contextual information to the user, and should be paired with a clickable trigger element.
Popover
is built on top of the Popper.js library.
Import#
Popover
: The wrapper that provides props, state, and context to its children.PopoverTrigger
: Used to wrap the reference (or trigger) element.PopoverContent
: The popover itself.PopoverHeader
: The header of the popover.PopoverBody
: The body of the popover.PopoverArrow
: A visual arrow that points to the reference (or trigger).PopoverCloseButton
: A button to close the popover.
import {Popover,PopoverTrigger,PopoverContent,PopoverHeader,PopoverBody,PopoverFooter,PopoverArrow,PopoverCloseButton,} from '@chakra-ui/react'
Basic Usage#
When using this component, ensure the children passed to PopoverTrigger
is
focusable. Users can tab to it using their keyboard, and it can take a ref
. It
is critical for accessiblity.
A11y: When Popover opens, focus is sent to
PopoverContent
. When it closes, focus is returned to the trigger.
<Popover><PopoverTrigger><Button>Trigger</Button></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverHeader>Confirmation!</PopoverHeader><PopoverBody>Are you sure you want to have that milkshake?</PopoverBody></PopoverContent></Popover>
Rendering the Popover in a Portal#
By default, the Popover doesn't render in a Portal. To make them display in a
portal, wrap the PopoverContent
in a Portal
You might need to Inspect Element to see this in action. Notice that
PopoverContent
is rendered as a child of<body>
<Popover><PopoverTrigger><Button>Trigger</Button></PopoverTrigger><Portal><PopoverContent><PopoverArrow /><PopoverHeader>Header</PopoverHeader><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody><Button colorScheme='blue'>Button</Button></PopoverBody><PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter></PopoverContent></Portal></Popover>
Focus an element when Popover opens#
By default, focus is to sent to PopoverContent
when it opens. Pass the
initialFocusRef
prop to send focus to a specific element instead.
function WalkthroughPopover() {const initialFocusRef = React.useRef()return (<PopoverinitialFocusRef={initialFocusRef}placement='bottom'closeOnBlur={false}><PopoverTrigger><Button>Trigger</Button></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent color='white' bg='blue.800' borderColor='blue.800'><PopoverHeader pt={4} fontWeight='bold' border='0'>Manage Your Channels</PopoverHeader><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed doeiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.</PopoverBody><PopoverFooterborder='0'd='flex'alignItems='center'justifyContent='space-between'pb={4}><Box fontSize='sm'>Step 2 of 4</Box><ButtonGroup size='sm'><Button colorScheme='green'>Setup Email</Button><Button colorScheme='blue' ref={initialFocusRef}>Next</Button></ButtonGroup></PopoverFooter></PopoverContent></Popover>)}
Trapping Focus within Popover#
If the popover contains a form, you might need to trap focus within the popover and close it when the user fills the form and hits "save".
You can leverage
react-focus-lock to trap focus
within the PopoverContent
.
// import FocusLock from "react-focus-lock"// 1. Create a text input componentconst TextInput = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {return (<FormControl><FormLabel htmlFor={props.id}>{props.label}</FormLabel><Input ref={ref} id={props.id} {...props} /></FormControl>)})// 2. Create the formconst Form = ({ firstFieldRef, onCancel }) => {return (<Stack spacing={4}><TextInputlabel='First name'id='first-name'ref={firstFieldRef}defaultValue='John'/><TextInput label='Last name' id='last-name' defaultValue='Smith' /><ButtonGroup d='flex' justifyContent='flex-end'><Button variant='outline' onClick={onCancel}>Cancel</Button><Button isDisabled colorScheme='teal'>Save</Button></ButtonGroup></Stack>)}// 3. Create the Popover// Ensure you set `closeOnBlur` prop to false so it doesn't close on outside clickconst PopoverForm = () => {const { onOpen, onClose, isOpen } = useDisclosure()const firstFieldRef = React.useRef(null)return (<><Box d='inline-block' mr={3}>John Smith</Box><PopoverisOpen={isOpen}initialFocusRef={firstFieldRef}onOpen={onOpen}onClose={onClose}placement='right'closeOnBlur={false}><PopoverTrigger><IconButton size='sm' icon={<EditIcon />} /></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent p={5}><FocusLock returnFocus persistentFocus={false}><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><Form firstFieldRef={firstFieldRef} onCancel={onClose} /></FocusLock></PopoverContent></Popover></>)}render(<PopoverForm />)
Controlled Usage#
You can control the opening and closing of the popover by passing the isOpen
,
and onClose
props.
Sometimes you might need to set the returnFocusOnClose
prop to false
to
prevent popver from returning focus to PopoverTrigger
's children.
function ControlledUsage() {const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)const open = () => setIsOpen(!isOpen)const close = () => setIsOpen(false)return (<><Button mr={5} onClick={open}>Trigger</Button><PopoverreturnFocusOnClose={false}isOpen={isOpen}onClose={close}placement='right'closeOnBlur={false}><PopoverTrigger><Button colorScheme='pink'>Popover Target</Button></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent><PopoverHeader fontWeight='semibold'>Confirmation</PopoverHeader><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody>Are you sure you want to continue with your action?</PopoverBody><PopoverFooter d='flex' justifyContent='flex-end'><ButtonGroup size='sm'><Button variant='outline'>Cancel</Button><Button colorScheme='red'>Apply</Button></ButtonGroup></PopoverFooter></PopoverContent></Popover></>)}
Accessing Internal state#
Chakra provides access to two internal details: isOpen
and onClose
. Use the
render prop pattern to gain access to them.
function InternalStateEx() {const initRef = React.useRef()return (<Popover closeOnBlur={false} placement='left' initialFocusRef={initRef}>{({ isOpen, onClose }) => (<><PopoverTrigger><Button>Click to {isOpen ? 'close' : 'open'}</Button></PopoverTrigger><Portal><PopoverContent><PopoverHeader>This is the header</PopoverHeader><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody><Box>Hello. Nice to meet you! This is the body of the popover</Box><Buttonmt={4}colorScheme='blue'onClick={onClose}ref={initRef}>Close</Button></PopoverBody><PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter></PopoverContent></Portal></>)}</Popover>)}
Customizing the Popover#
Chakra exports all the components you need to customize the look and feel of the popover. You can change the background, arrow size, box shadow and so on.
<Popover><PopoverTrigger><BoxtabIndex='0'role='button'aria-label='Some box'p={5}w='120px'bg='gray.300'children='Click'/></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent bg='tomato' color='white'><PopoverHeader fontWeight='semibold'>Customization</PopoverHeader><PopoverArrow bg='pink.500' /><PopoverCloseButton bg='purple.500' /><PopoverBody>Tadaa!! The arrow color and background color is customized. Check theprops for each component.</PopoverBody></PopoverContent></Popover>
Popover Placements#
Since popover is powered by PopperJS, you can change the placement of the
popover by passing the placement
prop. See the props for the
possible placement values.
Even though you specified the placement, Popover will try to reposition itself in the event that available space at the specified placement isn't enough.
<Popover placement='top-start'><PopoverTrigger><Button>Click me</Button></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent><PopoverHeader fontWeight='semibold'>Popover placement</PopoverHeader><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmodtempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.</PopoverBody></PopoverContent></Popover>
Lazily mounting Popover#
By default, the Popover
component renders children of PopoverContent
to the
DOM, meaning that invisible popover contents are still rendered but are hidden
by styles.
If you want to defer rendering of popover content until that Popover
is
opened, you can use the isLazy
prop. This is useful if your PopoverContent
needs to be extra performant, or make network calls on mount that should only
happen when the component is displayed.
<Popover isLazy><PopoverTrigger><Button>Click me</Button></PopoverTrigger><PopoverContent><PopoverHeader fontWeight='semibold'>Popover placement</PopoverHeader><PopoverArrow /><PopoverCloseButton /><PopoverBody>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmodtempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.</PopoverBody></PopoverContent></Popover>
Accessiblity#
When you see the word "trigger", it is referring to the
children
ofPopoverTrigger
Keyboard and Focus#
- When the popover is opened, focus is moved to the
PopoverContent
. If theinitialFocusRef
is set, then focus moves to the element with thatref
. - When the popover is closed, focus returns to the trigger. If you set
returnFocusOnClose
tofalse
, focus will not return. - If trigger is set to
hover
:- Focusing on or mousing over the trigger will open the popover.
- Blurring or mousing out of the trigger will close the popover. If you move
your mouse into the
PopoverContent
, it'll remain visible.
- If trigger is set to
click
:- Clicking the trigger or using the
Space
orEnter
when focus is on the trigger will open the popover. - Clicking the trigger again will close the popover.
- Clicking the trigger or using the
- Hitting the
Esc
key while the popover is open and focus is within thePopoverContent
, will close the popover. If you setcloseOnEsc
tofalse
, it will not close. - Clicking outside or blurring out of the
PopoverContent
closes the popover. If you setcloseOnBlur
tofalse
, it will not close.
ARIA Attributes#
- If the trigger is set to
click
, thePopoverContent
element has role set todialog
. If the trigger is set tohover
, thePopoverContent
hasrole
set totooltip
. - The
PopoverContent
hasaria-labelledby
set to theid
of thePopoverHeader
. - The
PopoverContent
hasaria-describedby
set to theid
of thePopoverBody
. - The
PopoverContent
hasaria-hidden
set totrue
orfalse
depending on the open/closed state of the popover. - The trigger has
aria-haspopup
set totrue
to denote that it triggers a popover. - The trigger has
aria-controls
set to theid
of thePopoverContent
to associate the popover and the trigger. - The trigger has
aria-expanded
set totrue
orfalse
depending on the open/closed state of the popover.
Props#
Popover Props#
arrowPadding
arrowPadding
number
8
arrowShadowColor
arrowShadowColor
The `box-shadow` of the popover arrow
string
arrowSize
arrowSize
The size of the popover arrow
number
autoFocus
autoFocus
If true
, focus will be transferred to the first interactive element
when the popover opens
boolean
boundary
boundary
The boundary area for the popper. Used within the preventOverflow
modifier
HTMLElement | "clippingParents" | "scrollParent"
"clippingParents"
children
children
The content of the popover. It is usually the PopoverTrigger
,
and PopoverContent
((string | number | boolean | {} | ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | Iterable<ReactNode> | ReactPortal | ((props: { ...; }) => ReactNode)) & (boolean | ... 2 more ... | ReactPortal)) | null
closeDelay
closeDelay
number
closeOnBlur
closeOnBlur
If true
, the popover will close when you blur out it by
clicking outside or tabbing out
boolean
closeOnEsc
closeOnEsc
If true
, the popover will close when you hit the Esc
key
boolean
colorScheme
colorScheme
Color Schemes for Popover
are not implemented in the default theme. You can extend the theme to implement them.
string
computePositionOnMount
computePositionOnMount
If true
, the popover will be positioned when it mounts
(even if it's not open)
Note 🚨: We don't recommend using this in a popover/menu intensive UI or page
as it might affect scrolling performance.
boolean
defaultIsOpen
defaultIsOpen
If true
, the popover will be initially opened.
boolean
direction
direction
Theme direction ltr
or rtl
. Popper's placement will
be set accordingly
"ltr" | "rtl"
"ltr"
enabled
enabled
Whether the popper.js should be enabled
boolean
eventListeners
eventListeners
If provided, determines whether the popper will reposition itself on scroll
and resize
of the window.
boolean | { scroll?: boolean; resize?: boolean; } | undefined
flip
flip
If true
, the popper will change its placement and flip when it's
about to overflow its boundary area.
boolean
true
gutter
gutter
The distance or margin between the reference and popper.
It is used internally to create an offset
modifier.
NB: If you define offset
prop, it'll override the gutter.
number
8
id
id
The html id
attribute of the popover.
If not provided, we generate a unique id.
This id
is also used to auto-generate the `aria-labelledby`
and `aria-decribedby` attributes that points to the PopoverHeader
and PopoverBody
string
initialFocusRef
initialFocusRef
The ref
of the element that should receive focus when the popover opens.
RefObject<FocusableElement>
isLazy
isLazy
Performance 🚀:
If true
, the PopoverContent rendering will be deferred
until the popover is open.
boolean
isOpen
isOpen
If true
, the popover will be opened in controlled mode.
boolean
lazyBehavior
lazyBehavior
Performance 🚀: The lazy behavior of popover's content when not visible. Only works when `isLazy={true}` - "unmount": The popover's content is always unmounted when not open. - "keepMounted": The popover's content initially unmounted, but stays mounted when popover is open.
LazyBehavior
"unmount"
matchWidth
matchWidth
If true
, the popper will match the width of the reference at all times.
It's useful for autocomplete
, `date-picker` and select
patterns.
boolean
modifiers
modifiers
Array of popper.js modifiers. Check the docs to see the list of possible modifiers you can pass. @see Docs https://popper.js.org/docs/v2/modifiers/
Partial<Modifier<string, any>>[]
offset
offset
The main and cross-axis offset to displace popper element from its reference element.
[number, number]
onClose
onClose
Callback fired when the popover closes
(() => void)
onOpen
onOpen
Callback fired when the popover opens
(() => void)
openDelay
openDelay
number
placement
placement
The placement of the popper relative to its reference.
PlacementWithLogical
"bottom"
preventOverflow
preventOverflow
If true
, will prevent the popper from being cut off and ensure
it's visible within the boundary area.
boolean
true
returnFocusOnClose
returnFocusOnClose
If true
, focus will be returned to the element that triggers the popover
when it closes
boolean
size
size
string
strategy
strategy
The CSS positioning strategy to use.
"fixed" | "absolute"
"absolute"
trigger
trigger
The interaction that triggers the popover.
hover
- means the popover will open when you hover with mouse or
focus with keyboard on the popover trigger
click
- means the popover will open on click or
press Enter
to Space
on keyboard
"click" | "hover"
variant
variant
string
Other Props#
PopoverContent
composesBox
and has the ability to smartly position itself. Thanks to popper.js.PopoverArrow
,PopoverHeader
,PopoverFooter
andPopoverBody
composesBox
.PopoverCloseButton
composesBox
component.