Dropdowns

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

Examples

Wrap the dropdown’s toggle (your button or link) and the dropdown menu within .dropdown, or another element that declares position: relative;. Dropdowns can be triggered from <a> or <button> elements to better fit your potential needs. 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 either <button> elements:

.collapse hides content
.collapsing is applied during transitions
.collapse.show shows content

Generally, we recommend using a button with the data-bs-target attribute. While not recommended from a semantic point of view, you can also use a link with the href attribute (and a role="button"). In both cases, the data-bs-toggle="collapse" is required.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>

And with <a> elements:

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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:

              
  <!-- Example single danger button, you can change it with btn-secondary, btn-success, btn-info and btn-warning -->
    <div class="btn-group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        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.

              
  <!-- Example split danger button, you can change it with btn-secondary, btn-success, btn-info and btn-warning -->
    <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-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        <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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-xs dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <hr/>
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <hr/>
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <hr/>
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>

Dark dropdowns

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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>

Directions

Dropup

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

              
  <!-- Default dropup button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropup">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        Dropup
      </button>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      </ul>
    </div>

    <!-- Split dropup button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropup">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
        Split dropup
      </button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        <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>
      </ul>
    </div>

Dropright

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

              
  <!-- Default dropright button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropend">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        Dropright
      </button>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      </ul>
    </div>

    <!-- Split dropright button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropend">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
        Split dropright
      </button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        <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>
      </ul>
    </div>

Dropleft

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

              
  <!-- Default dropleft button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropstart">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        Dropleft
      </button>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      </ul>
    </div>

    <!-- Split dropleft button -->
    <div class="btn-group dropstart">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
        Split dropleft
      </button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
        <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>
      </ul>
    </div>

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

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action button</button></li>
      <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action button</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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><span class="dropdown-item-text">Dropdown item plain text</span></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <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>
  </div>

Disabled

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

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="#" aria-current="true">Disabled link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

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.

              
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </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.

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.

              
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-display="static" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <hr />
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-display="static" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
    </ul>
  </div>

Headers

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

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <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>
  </div>

Dividers

Separate groups of related menu items with a divider.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </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>

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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <div class="dropdown-menu p-4 text-muted">
      <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>
  </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.

              
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-auto-close="outside" aria-expanded="false">
      Sign in
    </button>
    <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="email@example.com">
        </div>
        <div class="mb-3">
          <label for="exampleDropdownFormPassword1" class="form-label">Password</label>
          <input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleDropdownFormPassword1" placeholder="Password">
        </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 w-100">Sign in</button>
      </form>
      <hr class="dropdown-divider" />
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">New around here? Sign up</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Forgot password?</a>
    </div>
  </div>

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

              
  <div class="d-flex">
    <div class="dropdown me-1">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" data-bs-offset="10,20">
        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-primary">Reference</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" data-bs-reference="parent">
        <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.

              
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-auto-close="true" aria-expanded="false">
      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>
  </div>
  
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-auto-close="inside" aria-expanded="false">
      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-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-auto-close="outside" aria-expanded="false">
      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-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" data-bs-auto-close="false" aria-expanded="false">
      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>

Dropdowns

Examples

Single button

Split button

Sizing

Dark dropdowns

Directions

Dropup

Dropright

Dropleft

Menu items

Active

Disabled

Menu alignment

Responsive alignment

Menu content

Headers

Dividers

Text

Forms

Auto close behavior

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Getting Started

Layout

Content

Components

Utility classes

Extend

Dropdowns

Examples

Single button

Split button

Sizing

Dark dropdowns

Directions

Dropup

Dropright

Dropleft

Menu items

Active

Disabled

Menu alignment

Responsive alignment

Menu content

Headers

Dropdown header

Dividers

Text

Forms

Dropdowns options

Auto close behavior

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