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Dialog

A window overlaid on either the primary window or another dialog window, rendering the content underneath inert.
vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  DialogClose,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogOverlay,
  DialogPortal,
  DialogRoot,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from 'radix-vue'
import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <DialogRoot>
    <DialogTrigger
      class="text-grass11 font-semibold shadow-blackA7 hover:bg-mauve3 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] bg-white px-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_2px_10px] focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:shadow-black focus:outline-none"
    >
      Edit profile
    </DialogTrigger>
    <DialogPortal>
      <DialogOverlay class="bg-blackA9 data-[state=open]:animate-overlayShow fixed inset-0 z-30" />
      <DialogContent
        class="data-[state=open]:animate-contentShow fixed top-[50%] left-[50%] max-h-[85vh] w-[90vw] max-w-[450px] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[-50%] rounded-[6px] bg-white p-[25px] shadow-[hsl(206_22%_7%_/_35%)_0px_10px_38px_-10px,_hsl(206_22%_7%_/_20%)_0px_10px_20px_-15px] focus:outline-none z-[100]"
      >
        <DialogTitle class="text-mauve12 m-0 text-[17px] font-semibold">
          Edit profile
        </DialogTitle>
        <DialogDescription class="text-mauve11 mt-[10px] mb-5 text-[15px] leading-normal">
          Make changes to your profile here. Click save when you're done.
        </DialogDescription>
        <fieldset class="mb-[15px] flex items-center gap-5">
          <label
            class="text-grass11 w-[90px] text-right text-[15px]"
            for="name"
          > Name </label>
          <input
            id="name"
            class="text-grass11 shadow-green7 focus:shadow-green8 inline-flex h-[35px] w-full flex-1 items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[10px] text-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_0_0_1px] outline-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px]"
            defaultValue="Pedro Duarte"
          >
        </fieldset>
        <fieldset class="mb-[15px] flex items-center gap-5">
          <label
            class="text-grass11 w-[90px] text-right text-[15px]"
            for="username"
          > Username </label>
          <input
            id="username"
            class="text-grass11 shadow-green7 focus:shadow-green8 inline-flex h-[35px] w-full flex-1 items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[10px] text-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_0_0_1px] outline-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px]"
            defaultValue="@peduarte"
          >
        </fieldset>
        <div class="mt-[25px] flex justify-end">
          <DialogClose as-child>
            <button
              class="bg-green4 text-green11 hover:bg-green5 focus:shadow-green7 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[15px] font-semibold leading-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
            >
              Save changes
            </button>
          </DialogClose>
        </div>
        <DialogClose
          class="text-grass11 hover:bg-green4 focus:shadow-green7 absolute top-[10px] right-[10px] inline-flex h-[25px] w-[25px] appearance-none items-center justify-center rounded-full focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
          aria-label="Close"
        >
          <Icon icon="lucide:x" />
        </DialogClose>
      </DialogContent>
    </DialogPortal>
  </DialogRoot>
</template>

Features

  • Supports modal and non-modal modes.
  • Focus is automatically trapped when modal.
  • Can be controlled or uncontrolled.
  • Manages screen reader announcements with Title andDescription components.
  • Esc closes the component automatically.

Installation

Install the component from your command line.

sh
$ npm add radix-vue

Anatomy

Import all parts and piece them together.

vue
<script setup>
import {
  DialogClose,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogOverlay,
  DialogPortal,
  DialogRoot,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from 'radix-vue'
</script>

<template>
  <DialogRoot>
    <DialogTrigger />
    <DialogPortal>
      <DialogOverlay />
      <DialogContent>
        <DialogTitle />
        <DialogDescription />
        <DialogClose />
      </DialogContent>
    </DialogPortal>
  </DialogRoot>
</template>

API Reference

Root

Contains all the parts of a dialog

PropDefaultType
defaultOpen
false
boolean

The open state of the dialog when it is initially rendered. Use when you do not need to control its open state.

modal
true
boolean

The modality of the dialog When set to true,
interaction with outside elements will be disabled and only dialog content will be visible to screen readers.

open
boolean

The controlled open state of the dialog. Can be binded as v-model:open.

EmitPayload
update:open
[value: boolean]

Event handler called when the open state of the dialog changes.

Slots (default)Payload
open
boolean

Current open state

Trigger

The button that opens the dialog

PropDefaultType
as
'button'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

Data AttributeValue
[data-state]"open" | "closed"

Portal

When used, portals your overlay and content parts into the body.

PropDefaultType
disabled
boolean

Disable teleport and render the component inline

reference

forceMount
boolean

Used to force mounting when more control is needed. Useful when controlling animation with Vue animation libraries.

to
string | HTMLElement

Vue native teleport component prop :to

reference

Overlay

A layer that covers the inert portion of the view when the dialog is open.

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

forceMount
boolean

Used to force mounting when more control is needed. Useful when controlling animation with Vue animation libraries.

Data AttributeValue
[data-state]"open" | "closed"

Content

Contains content to be rendered in the open dialog

PropDefaultType
as
'div'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

disableOutsidePointerEvents
boolean

When true, hover/focus/click interactions will be disabled on elements outside the DismissableLayer. Users will need to click twice on outside elements to interact with them: once to close the DismissableLayer, and again to trigger the element.

forceMount
boolean

Used to force mounting when more control is needed. Useful when controlling animation with Vue animation libraries.

trapFocus
boolean

When true, focus cannot escape the Content via keyboard, pointer, or a programmatic focus.

EmitPayload
closeAutoFocus
[event: Event]

Event handler called when auto-focusing on close. Can be prevented.

escapeKeyDown
[event: KeyboardEvent]

Event handler called when the escape key is down. Can be prevented.

focusOutside
[event: FocusOutsideEvent]

Event handler called when the focus moves outside of the DismissableLayer. Can be prevented.

interactOutside
[event: PointerDownOutsideEvent | FocusOutsideEvent]

Event handler called when an interaction happens outside the DismissableLayer. Specifically, when a pointerdown event happens outside or focus moves outside of it. Can be prevented.

openAutoFocus
[event: Event]

Event handler called when auto-focusing on open. Can be prevented.

pointerDownOutside
[event: PointerDownOutsideEvent]

Event handler called when the a pointerdown event happens outside of the DismissableLayer. Can be prevented.

Data AttributeValue
[data-state]"open" | "closed"

Close

The button that closes the dialog

PropDefaultType
as
'button'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

Title

An accessible title to be announced when the dialog is opened.

If you want to hide the title, wrap it inside our Visually Hidden utility like this <VisuallyHidden asChild>.

PropDefaultType
as
'h2'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

Description

An optional accessible description to be announced when the dialog is opened.

If you want to hide the description, wrap it inside our Visually Hidden utility like this <VisuallyHidden asChild>. If you want to remove the description entirely, remove this part and pass :aria-describedby="undefined" to DialogContent.

PropDefaultType
as
'p'
AsTag | Component

The element or component this component should render as. Can be overwrite by asChild

asChild
boolean

Change the default rendered element for the one passed as a child, merging their props and behavior.

Read our Composition guide for more details.

Examples

Nested dialog

You can nest multiple layers of dialogs.

vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  DialogClose,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogOverlay,
  DialogPortal,
  DialogRoot,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from 'radix-vue'
import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue'
</script>

<template>
  <div>
    <DialogRoot>
      <DialogTrigger
        class="text-grass11 font-semibold shadow-blackA7 hover:bg-mauve3 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] bg-white px-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_2px_10px] focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:shadow-black focus:outline-none"
      >
        Open Dialog
      </DialogTrigger>
      <DialogPortal>
        <DialogOverlay class="bg-blackA9 data-[state=open]:animate-overlayShow fixed inset-0 z-30" />
        <DialogContent
          class="data-[state=open]:animate-contentShow fixed top-[50%] left-[50%] max-h-[85vh] w-[90vw] max-w-[450px] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[-50%] rounded-[6px] bg-white p-[25px] shadow-[hsl(206_22%_7%_/_35%)_0px_10px_38px_-10px,_hsl(206_22%_7%_/_20%)_0px_10px_20px_-15px] focus:outline-none z-[100]"
        >
          <DialogTitle class="text-mauve12 m-0 text-[17px] font-semibold">
            First Dialog
          </DialogTitle>
          <DialogDescription class="text-mauve11 mt-[10px] mb-5 text-[15px] leading-normal">
            First dialog.
          </DialogDescription>

          <div class="mt-[25px] flex gap-4 justify-end">
            <DialogClose as-child>
              <button
                class="bg-green4 text-green11 hover:bg-green5 focus:shadow-green7 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[15px] font-semibold leading-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
              >
                Close
              </button>
            </DialogClose>

            <DialogRoot>
              <DialogTrigger
                class="bg-green9 font-semibold shadow-blackA7 hover:bg-green10  inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] text-white px-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_2px_10px] focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:shadow-black focus:outline-none"
              >
                Open second
              </DialogTrigger>

              <DialogPortal>
                <DialogOverlay class="bg-blackA9 data-[state=open]:animate-overlayShow fixed inset-0 z-30" />
                <DialogContent
                  class="data-[state=open]:animate-contentShow fixed top-[50%] left-[50%] max-h-[85vh] w-[90vw] max-w-[450px] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[-50%] rounded-[6px] bg-white p-[25px] shadow-[hsl(206_22%_7%_/_35%)_0px_10px_38px_-10px,_hsl(206_22%_7%_/_20%)_0px_10px_20px_-15px] focus:outline-none z-[100]"
                >
                  <DialogTitle class="text-mauve12 m-0 text-[17px] font-semibold">
                    Second Dialog
                  </DialogTitle>
                  <DialogDescription class="text-mauve11 mt-[10px] mb-5 text-[15px] leading-normal">
                    Second dialog.
                  </DialogDescription>

                  <div class="flex justify-end">
                    <DialogClose as-child>
                      <button
                        class="bg-green4 text-green11 hover:bg-green5 focus:shadow-green7 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[15px] font-semibold leading-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
                      >
                        Close
                      </button>
                    </DialogClose>
                  </div>
                </DialogContent>
              </DialogPortal>
            </DialogRoot>
          </div>
          <DialogClose
            class="text-grass11 hover:bg-green4 focus:shadow-green7 absolute top-[10px] right-[10px] inline-flex h-[25px] w-[25px] appearance-none items-center justify-center rounded-full focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
            aria-label="Close"
          >
            <Icon icon="lucide:x" />
          </DialogClose>
        </DialogContent>
      </DialogPortal>
    </DialogRoot>
  </div>
</template>

Close after asynchronous form submission

Use the controlled props to programmatically close the Dialog after an async operation has completed.

vue
<script setup>
import { DialogContent, DialogOverlay, DialogPortal, DialogRoot, DialogTrigger } from 'radix-vue'

const wait = () => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
const open = ref(false)
</script>

<template>
  <DialogRoot v-model:open="open">
    <DialogTrigger>Open</DialogTrigger>
    <DialogPortal>
      <DialogOverlay />
      <DialogContent>
        <form
          @submit.prevent="
            (event) => {
              wait().then(() => (open = false));
            }
          "
        >
          <!-- some inputs -->
          <button type="submit">
            Submit
          </button>
        </form>
      </DialogContent>
    </DialogPortal>
  </DialogRoot>
</template>

Scrollable overlay

Move the content inside the overlay to render a dialog with overflow.

vue
// index.vue
<script setup>
import { DialogContent, DialogOverlay, DialogPortal, DialogRoot, DialogTrigger } from 'radix-vue'
import './styles.css'
</script>

<template>
  <DialogRoot>
    <DialogTrigger />
    <DialogPortal>
      <DialogOverlay class="DialogOverlay">
        <DialogContent class="DialogContent">
          ...
        </DialogContent>
      </DialogOverlay>
    </DialogPortal>
  </DialogRoot>
</template>
css
/* styles.css */
.DialogOverlay {
  background: rgba(0 0 0 / 0.5);
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

.DialogContent {
  min-width: 300px;
  background: white;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

However, there's a caveat to this approach, where user might click on the scrollbar and close the dialog unintentionally. There's no universal solution that would fix this issue for now, however you can add the following snippet to DialogContent to prevent closing of modal when clicking on scrollbar.

vue
<DialogContent
  @pointer-down-outside="(event) => {
    const originalEvent = event.detail.originalEvent;
    const target = originalEvent.target as HTMLElement;
    if (originalEvent.offsetX > target.clientWidth || originalEvent.offsetY > target.clientHeight) {
      event.preventDefault();
    }
  }"
>

Custom portal container

Customise the element that your dialog portals into.

vue
<script setup>
import { DialogContent, DialogOverlay, DialogPortal, DialogRoot, DialogTrigger } from 'radix-vue'

const container = ref(null)
</script>

<template>
  <div>
    <DialogRoot>
      <DialogTrigger />
      <DialogPortal to="container">
        <DialogOverlay />
        <DialogContent>...</DialogContent>
      </DialogPortal>
    </DialogRoot>

    <div ref="container" />
  </div>
</template>

Disable close on Interaction outside

For example, if you have some global Toaster component that should not close the Dialog when clicking on it.

vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  DialogClose,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogOverlay,
  DialogPortal,
  DialogRoot,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from 'radix-vue'
import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue'

import { Toaster, toast } from 'vue-sonner'
</script>

<template>
  <div>
    <DialogRoot>
      <DialogTrigger
        class="text-grass11 font-semibold shadow-blackA7 hover:bg-mauve3 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] bg-white px-[15px] leading-none shadow-[0_2px_10px] focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:shadow-black focus:outline-none"
      >
        Open Dialog
      </DialogTrigger>
      <DialogPortal>
        <DialogOverlay class="bg-blackA9 data-[state=open]:animate-overlayShow fixed inset-0 z-30" />
        <DialogContent
          class="data-[state=open]:animate-contentShow fixed top-[50%] left-[50%] max-h-[85vh] w-[90vw] max-w-[450px] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[-50%] rounded-[6px] bg-white p-[25px] shadow-[hsl(206_22%_7%_/_35%)_0px_10px_38px_-10px,_hsl(206_22%_7%_/_20%)_0px_10px_20px_-15px] focus:outline-none z-[100]"
          @interact-outside="event => {
            const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
            if (target?.closest('[data-sonner-toaster]')) return event.preventDefault()
          }"
        >
          <DialogTitle class="text-mauve12 m-0 text-[17px] font-semibold">
            Dialog Title
          </DialogTitle>
          <DialogDescription class="text-mauve11 mt-[10px] mb-5 text-[15px] leading-normal">
            Dialog description
          </DialogDescription>

          <button
            class="bg-green4 text-green11 hover:bg-green5 focus:shadow-green7 inline-flex h-[35px] items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] px-[15px] font-semibold leading-none focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
            @click="() => toast('Event has been created', {
              action: {
                label: 'Undo',
                onClick: () => console.log('Undo'),
              },
            })"
          >
            Give me a toast
          </button>

          <DialogClose
            class="text-grass11 hover:bg-green4 focus:shadow-green7 absolute top-[10px] right-[10px] inline-flex h-[25px] w-[25px] appearance-none items-center justify-center rounded-full focus:shadow-[0_0_0_2px] focus:outline-none"
            aria-label="Close"
          >
            <Icon icon="lucide:x" />
          </DialogClose>
        </DialogContent>
      </DialogPortal>
    </DialogRoot>

    <ClientOnly>
      <Teleport to="html">
        <Toaster />
      </Teleport>
    </ClientOnly>
  </div>
</template>

Accessibility

Adheres to the Dialog WAI-ARIA design pattern.

Close icon button

When providing an icon (or font icon), remember to label it correctly for screen reader users.

html
<DialogRoot>
  <DialogTrigger />
  <DialogPortal>
    <DialogOverlay />
    <DialogContent>
      <DialogTitle />
      <DialogDescription />
      <DialogClose aria-label="Close">
        <span aria-hidden>×</span>
      </DialogClose>
    </DialogContent>
  </DialogPortal>
</DialogRoot>

Keyboard Interactions

KeyDescription
Space
Opens/closes the dialog
Enter
Opens/closes the dialog
Tab
Moves focus to the next focusable element.
Shift + Tab
Moves focus to the previous focusable element.
Esc
Closes the dialog and moves focus to DialogTrigger.

Custom APIs

Create your own API by abstracting the primitive parts into your own component.

Abstract the overlay and the close button

This example abstracts the DialogOverlay and DialogClose parts.

Usage

vue
<script setup>
import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogTrigger } from './your-dialog'
</script>

<template>
  <Dialog>
    <DialogTrigger>Dialog trigger</DialogTrigger>
    <DialogContent>Dialog Content</DialogContent>
  </Dialog>
</template>

Implementation

ts
// your-dialog.ts
export { default as DialogContent } from 'DialogContent.vue'
export { DialogRoot as Dialog, DialogTrigger } from 'radix-vue'
vue
<!-- DialogContent.vue -->
<script setup lang="ts">
import { DialogClose, DialogContent, type DialogContentEmits, type DialogContentProps, DialogOverlay, DialogPortal, useEmitAsProps, } from 'radix-vue'
import { Cross2Icon } from '@radix-icons/vue'

const props = defineProps<DialogContentProps>()
const emits = defineEmits<DialogContentEmits>()

const emitsAsProps = useEmitAsProps(emits)
</script>

<template>
  <DialogPortal>
    <DialogOverlay />
    <DialogContent v-bind="{ ...props, ...emitsAsProps }">
      <slot />

      <DialogClose>
        <Cross2Icon />
        <span class="sr-only">Close</span>
      </DialogClose>
    </DialogContent>
  </DialogPortal>
</template>