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Dropdowns
Toggle contextual overlays for displaying lists of links and more with the
Bootstrap dropdown plugin.

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Overview
Dropdowns are toggleable, contextual overlays for displaying lists of links and more. They’re
made interactive with the included Bootstrap dropdown JavaScript plugin. They’re toggled by
clicking, not by hovering; this is an intentional design decision.

Dropdowns are built on a third party library, Popper, which provides dynamic positioning and
viewport detection. Be sure to include popper.min.js before Bootstrap’s JavaScript or use
bootstrap.bundle.min.js / bootstrap.bundle.js which contains Popper. Popper isn’t used to
position dropdowns in navbars though as dynamic positioning isn’t required.

Accessibility
The WAI ARIA standard defines an actual role="menu" widget, but this is specific to application-
like menus which trigger actions or functions. ARIA menus can only contain menu items, checkbox
menu items, radio button menu items, radio button groups, and sub-menus.

Bootstrap’s dropdowns, on the other hand, are designed to be generic and applicable to a variety
of situations and markup structures. For instance, it is possible to create dropdowns that contain
additional inputs and form controls, such as search fields or login forms. For this reason, Bootstrap
does not expect (nor automatically add) any of the role and aria- attributes required for true
ARIA menus. Authors will have to include these more specific attributes themselves.

However, Bootstrap does add built-in support for most standard keyboard menu interactions,
such as the ability to move through individual .dropdown-item elements using the cursor keys and
close the menu with the Esc key.

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Examples
Wrap the dropdown’s toggle (your button or link) and the dropdown menu within .dropdown, or
another element that declares position: relative;. Ideally, you should use a <button> element as
the dropdown trigger, but the plugin will work with <a> elements as well. The examples shown
here use semantic <ul> elements where appropriate, but custom markup is supported.

Single button
Any single .btn can be turned into a dropdown toggle with some markup changes. Here’s how
you can put them to work with <button> elements:

Dropdown button

HTML

<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropdown button
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

While <button> is the recommended control for a dropdown toggle, there might be situations
where you have to use an <a> element. If you do, we recommend adding a role="button"
attribute to appropriately convey control’s purpose to assistive technologies such as screen
readers.

Dropdown link

HTML

<div class="dropdown">
<a class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="drop
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Dropdown link
</a>

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

The best part is you can do this with any button variant, too:

Primary Secondary Success Info Warning Danger

<!-- Example single danger button -->

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" a
Action
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Split button
Similarly, create split button dropdowns with virtually the same markup as single button
dropdowns, but with the addition of .dropdown-toggle-split for proper spacing around the
dropdown caret.

We use this extra class to reduce the horizontal padding on either side of the caret by 25% and
remove the margin-left that’s added for regular button dropdowns. Those extra changes keep
the caret centered in the split button and provide a more appropriately sized hit area next to the
main button.

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Primary Secondary Success Info Warning Danger

<!-- Example split danger button -->

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Action</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Sizing
Button dropdowns work with buttons of all sizes, including default and split dropdown buttons.

Large button Large split button

<!-- Large button groups (default and split) -->

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="d
Large button
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
...
</ul>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg" type="button">

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Large split button

</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-sp
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
...
</ul>
</div>

Small button Small split button

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="d
Small button
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
...
</ul>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" type="button">
Small split button
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-sp
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
...
</ul>
</div>

Dark dropdowns
Deprecated in v5.3.0

Opt into darker dropdowns to match a dark navbar or custom style by adding .dropdown-menu-
dark onto an existing .dropdown-menu. No changes are required to the dropdown items.
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Heads up! Dark variants for components were deprecated in v5.3.0 with the introduction of
color modes. Instead of adding .dropdown-menu-dark, set data-bs-theme="dark" on the root
element, a parent wrapper, or the component itself.

Dropdown button

HTML

<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropdown button
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark">
<li><a class="dropdown-item active" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

And putting it to use in a navbar:

Navbar

HTML

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-dark">

<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target=
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNavDarkDropdown">
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
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<button class="btn btn-dark dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expa

Dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>

Directions

Directions are flipped in RTL mode. As such, .dropstart will appear on the right side.

Centered
Make the dropdown menu centered below the toggle with .dropdown-center on the parent
element.

Centered dropdown

HTML

<div class="dropdown-center">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Centered dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action two</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action three</a></li>

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</ul>
</div>

Dropup
Trigger dropdown menus above elements by adding .dropup to the parent element.

Dropup Split dropup

<!-- Default dropup button -->

<div class="btn-group dropup">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropup
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropup button -->

<div class="btn-group dropup">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">
Split dropup
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" da
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
</div>

Dropup centered
Make the dropup menu centered above the toggle with .dropup-center on the parent element.

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Centered dropup

HTML

<div class="dropup-center dropup">

<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Centered dropup
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action two</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action three</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Dropend
Trigger dropdown menus at the right of the elements by adding .dropend to the parent element.

Dropend Split dropend

<!-- Default dropend button -->

<div class="btn-group dropend">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropend
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropend button -->

<div class="btn-group dropend">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">
Split dropend
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" da

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<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropend</span>

</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
</div>

Dropstart
Trigger dropdown menus at the left of the elements by adding .dropstart to the parent element.

Dropstart Split dropstart

<!-- Default dropstart button -->

<div class="btn-group dropstart">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropstart
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropstart button -->

<div class="btn-group dropstart">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" da
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropstart</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<!-- Dropdown menu links -->
</ul>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">
Split dropstart
</button>
</div>

Menu items
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You can use <a> or <button> elements as dropdown items.

Dropdown

HTML

<div class="dropdown">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
</ul>
</div>

You can also create non-interactive dropdown items with .dropdown-item-text. Feel free to style
further with custom CSS or text utilities.

Dropdown item text

Action
Another action
Something else here

HTML

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><span class="dropdown-item-text">Dropdown item text</span></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>

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Active
Add .active to items in the dropdown to style them as active. To convey the active state to
assistive technologies, use the aria-current attribute — using the page value for the current page,
or true for the current item in a set.

Regular link
Active link
Another link

HTML

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item active" href="#" aria-current="true">Active link</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a></li>
</ul>

Disabled
Add .disabled to items in the dropdown to style them as disabled.

Regular link
Disabled link
Another link

HTML

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item disabled" aria-disabled="true">Disabled link</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a></li>
</ul>

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Menu alignment
By default, a dropdown menu is automatically positioned 100% from the top and along the left
side of its parent. You can change this with the directional .drop* classes, but you can also control
them with additional modifier classes.

Add .dropdown-menu-end to a .dropdown-menu to right align the dropdown menu. Directions are
mirrored when using Bootstrap in RTL, meaning .dropdown-menu-end will appear on the left side.

Heads up! Dropdowns are positioned thanks to Popper except when they are contained in
a navbar.

Right-aligned menu example

HTML

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Right-aligned menu example
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
</ul>
</div>

Responsive alignment
If you want to use responsive alignment, disable dynamic positioning by adding the data-bs-
display="static" attribute and use the responsive variation classes.

To align right the dropdown menu with the given breakpoint or larger, add .dropdown-menu{-sm|-
md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}-end.

Left-aligned but right aligned when large screen

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HTML

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Left-aligned but right aligned when large screen
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg-end">
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
</ul>
</div>

To align left the dropdown menu with the given breakpoint or larger, add .dropdown-menu-end
and .dropdown-menu{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}-start.

Right-aligned but left aligned when large screen

HTML

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Right-aligned but left aligned when large screen
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end dropdown-menu-lg-start">
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
<li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
</ul>
</div>

Note that you don’t need to add a data-bs-display="static" attribute to dropdown buttons in
navbars, since Popper isn’t used in navbars.

Alignment options
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Taking most of the options shown above, here’s a small kitchen sink demo of various dropdown
alignment options in one place.

Dropdown Right-aligned menu Left-aligned, right-aligned lg

Right-aligned, left-aligned lg Dropstart Dropend Dropup

HTML

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Right-aligned menu
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Left-aligned, right-aligned lg
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg-end">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">

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<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown

Right-aligned, left-aligned lg
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end dropdown-menu-lg-start">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group dropstart">

<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropstart
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group dropend">

<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropend
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group dropup">

<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Dropup
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

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Menu content

Headers
Add a header to label sections of actions in any dropdown menu.

Dropdown header

Action

Another action

HTML

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><h6 class="dropdown-header">Dropdown header</h6></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
</ul>

Dividers
Separate groups of related menu items with a divider.

Action

Another action
Something else here

Separated link

HTML

<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
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<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>

</ul>

Text
Place any freeform text within a dropdown menu with text and use spacing utilities. Note that
you’ll likely need additional sizing styles to constrain the menu width.

Some example text

that's free-flowing
within the dropdown
menu.

And this is more

example text.

HTML

<div class="dropdown-menu p-4 text-body-secondary" style="max-width: 200px;">

<p>
Some example text that's free-flowing within the dropdown menu.
</p>
<p class="mb-0">
And this is more example text.
</p>
</div>

Forms
Put a form within a dropdown menu, or make it into a dropdown menu, and use margin or
padding utilities to give it the negative space you require.

Email address

[email protected]

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Password

Password

Remember me

Sign in

New around here? Sign up

Forgot password?

HTML

<div class="dropdown-menu">
<form class="px-4 py-3">
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="exampleDropdownFormEmail1" class="form-label">Email address</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleDropdownFormEmail1" placeholder=
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="exampleDropdownFormPassword1" class="form-label">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleDropdownFormPassword1" placeh
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<div class="form-check">
<input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="dropdownCheck">
<label class="form-check-label" for="dropdownCheck">
Remember me
</label>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</form>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">New around here? Sign up</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Forgot password?</a>
</div>

Dropdown form

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HTML

<div class="dropdown">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown"
Dropdown form
</button>
<form class="dropdown-menu p-4">
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="exampleDropdownFormEmail2" class="form-label">Email address</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleDropdownFormEmail2" placeholder=
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="exampleDropdownFormPassword2" class="form-label">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleDropdownFormPassword2" placeh
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<div class="form-check">
<input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="dropdownCheck2">
<label class="form-check-label" for="dropdownCheck2">
Remember me
</label>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</form>
</div>

Dropdown options
Use data-bs-offset or data-bs-reference to change the location of the dropdown.

Offset Reference

HTML

<div class="d-flex">
<div class="dropdown me-1">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdo

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Offset
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="btn-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Reference</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
<span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>

Auto close behavior

By default, the dropdown menu is closed when clicking inside or outside the dropdown menu. You
can use the autoClose option to change this behavior of the dropdown.

Default dropdown Clickable inside Clickable outside Manual close

HTML

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Default dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>

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</div>

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Clickable inside
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Clickable outside
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
<button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown
Manual close
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

CSS

Variables
Added in v5.2.0

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As part of Bootstrap’s evolving CSS variables approach, dropdowns now use local CSS variables on
.dropdown-menu for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass,
so Sass customization is still supported, too.

scss/_dropdown.scss

--#{$prefix}dropdown-zindex: #{$zindex-dropdown};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-min-width: #{$dropdown-min-width};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-padding-x: #{$dropdown-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-padding-y: #{$dropdown-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-spacer: #{$dropdown-spacer};
@include rfs($dropdown-font-size, --#{$prefix}dropdown-font-size);
--#{$prefix}dropdown-color: #{$dropdown-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-bg: #{$dropdown-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-color: #{$dropdown-border-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-radius: #{$dropdown-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-width: #{$dropdown-border-width};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-inner-border-radius: #{$dropdown-inner-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-bg: #{$dropdown-divider-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-margin-y: #{$dropdown-divider-margin-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-box-shadow: #{$dropdown-box-shadow};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-color: #{$dropdown-link-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-color: #{$dropdown-link-hover-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-bg: #{$dropdown-link-hover-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-color: #{$dropdown-link-active-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-bg: #{$dropdown-link-active-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-disabled-color: #{$dropdown-link-disabled-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-item-padding-x: #{$dropdown-item-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-item-padding-y: #{$dropdown-item-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-color: #{$dropdown-header-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-padding-x: #{$dropdown-header-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-padding-y: #{$dropdown-header-padding-y};

Dropdown items include at least one variable that is not set on .dropdown. This allows you
to provide a new value while Bootstrap defaults to a fallback value.

--bs-dropdown-item-border-radius

Customization through CSS variables can be seen on the .dropdown-menu-dark class where we
override specific values without adding duplicate CSS selectors.

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scss/_dropdown.scss

--#{$prefix}dropdown-color: #{$dropdown-dark-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-color: #{$dropdown-dark-border-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-box-shadow: #{$dropdown-dark-box-shadow};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-hover-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-divider-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-link-hover-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-active-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-link-active-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-disabled-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-disabled-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-color: #{$dropdown-dark-header-color};

Sass variables
Variables for all dropdowns:

scss/_variables.scss

$dropdown-min-width: 10rem;
$dropdown-padding-x: 0;
$dropdown-padding-y: .5rem;
$dropdown-spacer: .125rem;
$dropdown-font-size: $font-size-base;
$dropdown-color: var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
$dropdown-bg: var(--#{$prefix}body-bg);
$dropdown-border-color: var(--#{$prefix}border-color-translucent);
$dropdown-border-radius: var(--#{$prefix}border-radius);
$dropdown-border-width: var(--#{$prefix}border-width);
$dropdown-inner-border-radius: calc(#{$dropdown-border-radius} - #{$dropdown-border-w
$dropdown-divider-bg: $dropdown-border-color;
$dropdown-divider-margin-y: $spacer * .5;
$dropdown-box-shadow: var(--#{$prefix}box-shadow);

$dropdown-link-color: var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
$dropdown-link-hover-color: $dropdown-link-color;
$dropdown-link-hover-bg: var(--#{$prefix}tertiary-bg);

$dropdown-link-active-color: $component-active-color;
$dropdown-link-active-bg: $component-active-bg;

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$dropdown-link-disabled-color: var(--#{$prefix}tertiary-color);

$dropdown-item-padding-y: $spacer * .25;

$dropdown-item-padding-x: $spacer;

$dropdown-header-color: $gray-600;
$dropdown-header-padding-x: $dropdown-item-padding-x;
$dropdown-header-padding-y: $dropdown-padding-y;
// fusv-disable
$dropdown-header-padding: $dropdown-header-padding-y $dropdown-header-padding-x;
// fusv-enable

Variables for the dark dropdown:

scss/_variables.scss

$dropdown-dark-color: $gray-300;
$dropdown-dark-bg: $gray-800;
$dropdown-dark-border-color: $dropdown-border-color;
$dropdown-dark-divider-bg: $dropdown-divider-bg;
$dropdown-dark-box-shadow: null;
$dropdown-dark-link-color: $dropdown-dark-color;
$dropdown-dark-link-hover-color: $white;
$dropdown-dark-link-hover-bg: rgba($white, .15);
$dropdown-dark-link-active-color: $dropdown-link-active-color;
$dropdown-dark-link-active-bg: $dropdown-link-active-bg;
$dropdown-dark-link-disabled-color: $gray-500;
$dropdown-dark-header-color: $gray-500;

Variables for the CSS-based carets that indicate a dropdown’s interactivity:

scss/_variables.scss

$caret-width: .3em;
$caret-vertical-align: $caret-width * .85;
$caret-spacing: $caret-width * .85;

Sass mixins
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Mixins are used to generate the CSS-based carets and can be found in scss/mixins/_caret.scss.

scss/mixins/_caret.scss

@mixin caret-down($width: $caret-width) {

border-top: $width solid;
border-right: $width solid transparent;
border-bottom: 0;
border-left: $width solid transparent;
}

@mixin caret-up($width: $caret-width) {

border-top: 0;
border-right: $width solid transparent;
border-bottom: $width solid;
border-left: $width solid transparent;
}

@mixin caret-end($width: $caret-width) {

border-top: $width solid transparent;
border-right: 0;
border-bottom: $width solid transparent;
border-left: $width solid;
}

@mixin caret-start($width: $caret-width) {

border-top: $width solid transparent;
border-right: $width solid;
border-bottom: $width solid transparent;
}

@mixin caret(
$direction: down,
$width: $caret-width,
$spacing: $caret-spacing,
$vertical-align: $caret-vertical-align
) {
@if $enable-caret {
&::after {
display: inline-block;
margin-left: $spacing;
vertical-align: $vertical-align;
content: "";
@if $direction == down {
@include caret-down($width);

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} @else if $direction == up {
@include caret-up($width);
} @else if $direction == end {
@include caret-end($width);
}
}

@if $direction == start {

&::after {
display: none;
}

&::before {
display: inline-block;
margin-right: $spacing;
vertical-align: $vertical-align;
content: "";
@include caret-start($width);
}
}

&:empty::after {
margin-left: 0;
}
}
}

Usage
Via data attributes or JavaScript, the dropdown plugin toggles hidden content (dropdown menus)
by toggling the .show class on the parent .dropdown-menu. The data-bs-toggle="dropdown"
attribute is relied on for closing dropdown menus at an application level, so it’s a good idea to
always use it.

On touch-enabled devices, opening a dropdown adds empty mouseover handlers to the

immediate children of the <body> element. This admittedly ugly hack is necessary to work
around a quirk in iOS’ event delegation, which would otherwise prevent a tap anywhere
outside of the dropdown from triggering the code that closes the dropdown. Once the
dropdown is closed, these additional empty mouseover handlers are removed.

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Via data attributes

Add data-bs-toggle="dropdown" to a link or button to toggle a dropdown.

<div class="dropdown">
<button type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown trigger
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
...
</ul>
</div>

Via JavaScript

Dropdowns must have data-bs-toggle="dropdown" on their trigger element, regardless of

whether you call your dropdown via JavaScript or use the data-api.

Call the dropdowns via JavaScript:

const dropdownElementList = document.querySelectorAll('.dropdown-toggle')

const dropdownList = [...dropdownElementList].map(dropdownToggleEl => new bootstrap.Dropdo

Options
As options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript, you can append an option name to
data-bs-, as in data-bs-animation="{value}". Make sure to change the case type of the option
name from “camelCase” to “kebab-case” when passing the options via data attributes. For
example, use data-bs-custom-class="beautifier" instead of data-bs-customClass="beautifier".

As of Bootstrap 5.2.0, all components support an experimental reserved data attribute data-bs-
config that can house simple component configuration as a JSON string. When an element has
data-bs-config='{"delay":0, "title":123}' and data-bs-title="456" attributes, the final title
value will be 456 and the separate data attributes will override values given on data-bs-config. In
addition, existing data attributes are able to house JSON values like data-bs-
delay='{"show":0,"hide":150}'.
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The final configuration object is the merged result of data-bs-config, data-bs-, and js object
where the latest given key-value overrides the others.

Name Type Default Description

autoClose boolean, true Configure the auto close behavior of the dropdown:
string
true - the dropdown will be closed by clicking
outside or inside the dropdown menu.
false - the dropdown will be closed by clicking
the toggle button and manually calling hide or
toggle method. (Also will not be closed by
pressing Esc key)
'inside' - the dropdown will be closed (only) by
clicking inside the dropdown menu.
'outside' - the dropdown will be closed (only)
by clicking outside the dropdown menu.

Note: the dropdown can always be closed with the

Esc key.

boundary string, 'clippingParents' Overflow constraint boundary of the dropdown menu

element (applies only to Popper’s preventOverflow modifier).
By default it’s clippingParents and can accept an
HTMLElement reference (via JavaScript only). For
more information refer to Popper’s detectOverflow
docs.

display string 'dynamic' By default, we use Popper for dynamic positioning.

Disable this with static.

offset array, [0, 2] Offset of the dropdown relative to its target. You can
string, pass a string in data attributes with comma separated
function values like: data-bs-offset="10,20". When a function
is used to determine the offset, it is called with an
object containing the popper placement, the
reference, and popper rects as its first argument. The
triggering element DOM node is passed as the
second argument. The function must return an array
with two numbers: skidding, distance. For more
information refer to Popper’s offset docs.

popperConfig null, null To change Bootstrap’s default Popper config, see

object, Popper’s configuration. When a function is used to
function create the Popper configuration, it’s called with an
object that contains the Bootstrap’s default Popper
configuration. It helps you use and merge the default

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Name Type Default Description

with your own configuration. The function must return

a configuration object for Popper.

reference string, 'toggle' Reference element of the dropdown menu. Accepts

element, the values of 'toggle', 'parent', an HTMLElement
object reference or an object providing
getBoundingClientRect. For more information refer to
Popper’s constructor docs and virtual element docs.

Using function with popperConfig

const dropdown = new bootstrap.Dropdown(element, {

popperConfig(defaultBsPopperConfig) {
// const newPopperConfig = {...}
// use defaultBsPopperConfig if needed...
// return newPopperConfig
}
})

Methods
Method Description

dispose Destroys an element’s dropdown. (Removes stored data on the DOM element)

getInstance Static method which allows you to get the dropdown instance associated to a DOM
element, you can use it like this: bootstrap.Dropdown.getInstance(element).

getOrCreateInstance Static method which returns a dropdown instance associated to a DOM element or
create a new one in case it wasn’t initialized. You can use it like this:
bootstrap.Dropdown.getOrCreateInstance(element).

hide Hides the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation.

show Shows the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation.

toggle Toggles the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation.

update Updates the position of an element’s dropdown.

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Events
All dropdown events are fired at the toggling element and then bubbled up. So you can also add
event listeners on the .dropdown-menu’s parent element. hide.bs.dropdown and hidden.bs.dropdown
events have a clickEvent property (only when the original Event type is click) that contains an
Event Object for the click event.

Event type Description

hide.bs.dropdown Fires immediately when the hide instance method has been called.

hidden.bs.dropdown Fired when the dropdown has finished being hidden from the user and CSS
transitions have completed.

show.bs.dropdown Fires immediately when the show instance method is called.

shown.bs.dropdown Fired when the dropdown has been made visible to the user and CSS transitions have
completed.

const myDropdown = document.getElementById('myDropdown')

myDropdown.addEventListener('show.bs.dropdown', event => {
// do something...
})

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