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Item

A flex row with media, title, description, and action slots for notification feeds, settings lists, and file rows — neobrutalist-styled.

import { BadgeCheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

The item is a flex row with named slots — media, content, actions — for the "list of things" pattern every app ends up with. There's no headless primitive underneath, just styled elements (plus Base UI's useRender for the render prop), finished to the neobrutalist recipe: a 2px border — visible on the outline variant — and a hard offset focus ring.

Reach for it when:

  • Notification and activity feeds — avatar, message, timestamp, and a dismiss or action button per row.
  • Settings and integrations lists — icon, name, status line, with a switch or button on the trailing edge.
  • File browsers and search results — thumbnail or icon plus metadata, the whole row a link via render.

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/item.json
npx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/item.json
yarn dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/item.json
bunx --bun shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/item.json

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

components/ui/item.tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"

function ItemGroup({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      role="list"
      data-slot="item-group"
      className={cn(
        "group/item-group flex w-full flex-col gap-4 has-data-[size=sm]:gap-2.5 has-data-[size=xs]:gap-2",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemSeparator({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof Separator>) {
  return (
    <Separator
      data-slot="item-separator"
      orientation="horizontal"
      className={cn("my-2", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

const itemVariants = cva(
  "group/item flex w-full flex-wrap items-center rounded border-2 text-sm transition-colors duration-100 outline-none focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary [a]:transition-colors [a]:hover:bg-accent",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "border-transparent",
        outline: "border-border",
        muted: "border-transparent bg-muted/50",
      },
      size: {
        default: "gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5",
        sm: "gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5",
        xs: "gap-2 px-2.5 py-2 in-data-[slot=dropdown-menu-content]:p-0",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Item({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> &
  VariantProps<typeof itemVariants> & { asChild?: boolean }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "div"
  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="item"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(itemVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

const itemMediaVariants = cva(
  "flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2 group-has-data-[slot=item-description]/item:translate-y-0.5 group-has-data-[slot=item-description]/item:self-start [&_svg]:pointer-events-none",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-transparent",
        icon: "[&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        image:
          "size-10 overflow-hidden rounded-sm group-data-[size=sm]/item:size-8 group-data-[size=xs]/item:size-6 [&_img]:size-full [&_img]:object-cover",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function ItemMedia({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & VariantProps<typeof itemMediaVariants>) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-media"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(itemMediaVariants({ variant, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-content"
      className={cn(
        "flex flex-1 flex-col gap-1 group-data-[size=xs]/item:gap-0 [&+[data-slot=item-content]]:flex-none",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-title"
      className={cn(
        "line-clamp-1 flex w-fit items-center gap-2 text-sm leading-snug font-medium underline-offset-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"p">) {
  return (
    <p
      data-slot="item-description"
      className={cn(
        "line-clamp-2 text-left text-sm leading-normal font-normal text-muted-foreground group-data-[size=xs]/item:text-xs [&>a]:underline [&>a]:underline-offset-4 [&>a:hover]:text-primary",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemActions({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-actions"
      className={cn("flex items-center gap-2", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-header"
      className={cn(
        "flex basis-full items-center justify-between gap-2",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function ItemFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="item-footer"
      className={cn(
        "flex basis-full items-center justify-between gap-2",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Item,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemContent,
  ItemActions,
  ItemGroup,
  ItemSeparator,
  ItemTitle,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemHeader,
  ItemFooter,
}

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

Usage

import {
  Item,
  ItemActions,
  ItemContent,
  ItemDescription,
  ItemMedia,
  ItemTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/item"
<Item>
  <ItemMedia variant="icon">
    <Icon />
  </ItemMedia>
  <ItemContent>
    <ItemTitle>Title</ItemTitle>
    <ItemDescription>Description</ItemDescription>
  </ItemContent>
  <ItemActions>
    <Button>Action</Button>
  </ItemActions>
</Item>

Composition

Use the following composition to build an Item:

ItemGroup
└── Item
    ├── ItemHeader
    ├── ItemMedia
    ├── ItemContent
    │   ├── ItemTitle
    │   └── ItemDescription
    ├── ItemActions
    └── ItemFooter

Item vs Field

Use Field if you need to display a form input such as a checkbox, input, radio, or select.

If you only need to display content such as a title, description, and actions, use Item.

Variant

Use the variant prop to change the visual style of the item.

import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {

Size

Use the size prop to change the size of the item. Available sizes are default, sm, and xs.

import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {

Examples

Icon

Use ItemMedia with variant="icon" to display an icon.

import { ShieldAlertIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

Avatar

Place an Avatar component inside ItemMedia to display an avatar.

import { Plus } from "lucide-react"

import {

Image

Use ItemMedia with variant="image" to display an image.

import Image from "next/image"

import {

Group

Use ItemGroup to group related items together.

import * as React from "react"
import { PlusIcon } from "lucide-react"

Use ItemHeader to add a header above the item content.

import Image from "next/image"

import {

Use the render prop to render the item as a link. The hover and focus states will be applied to the anchor element.

import { ChevronRightIcon, ExternalLinkIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {
<Item render={<a href="/dashboard" />}>
  <ItemMedia variant="icon">
    <HomeIcon />
  </ItemMedia>
  <ItemContent>
    <ItemTitle>Dashboard</ItemTitle>
    <ItemDescription>Overview of your account and activity.</ItemDescription>
  </ItemContent>
</Item>
"use client"

import { ChevronDownIcon } from "lucide-react"

RTL

To enable RTL support in Neobrutalism.com, see the RTL configuration guide.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Accessibility

The item is presentational — styled elements with no ARIA wiring of their own, though ItemGroup renders role="list" (add role="listitem" to each Item if the list structure should be announced). For interactive rows, don't put a click handler on the div — render a real <a> or <button> via the render prop so it gets native focus and keyboard behavior; the visible focus ring is already styled. Mark decorative icon media aria-hidden and give image media meaningful alt text.

API Reference

Item

The main component for displaying content with media, title, description, and actions.

PropTypeDefault
variant"default" | "outline" | "muted""default"
size"default" | "sm" | "xs""default"
renderReact.ReactElement

ItemGroup

A container that groups related items together with consistent styling.

<ItemGroup>
  <Item />
  <Item />
</ItemGroup>

ItemSeparator

A separator between items in a group.

<ItemGroup>
  <Item />
  <ItemSeparator />
  <Item />
</ItemGroup>

ItemMedia

Use ItemMedia to display media content such as icons, images, or avatars.

PropTypeDefault
variant"default" | "icon" | "image""default"
<ItemMedia variant="icon">
  <Icon />
</ItemMedia>
<ItemMedia variant="image">
  <img src="..." alt="..." />
</ItemMedia>

ItemContent

Wraps the title and description of the item.

<ItemContent>
  <ItemTitle>Title</ItemTitle>
  <ItemDescription>Description</ItemDescription>
</ItemContent>

ItemTitle

Displays the title of the item.

<ItemTitle>Item Title</ItemTitle>

ItemDescription

Displays the description of the item.

<ItemDescription>Item description</ItemDescription>

ItemActions

Container for action buttons or other interactive elements.

<ItemActions>
  <Button>Action</Button>
</ItemActions>

ItemHeader

Displays a header above the item content.

<Item>
  <ItemHeader>Header</ItemHeader>
  <ItemContent>...</ItemContent>
</Item>

ItemFooter

Displays a footer below the item content.

<Item>
  <ItemContent>...</ItemContent>
  <ItemFooter>Footer</ItemFooter>
</Item>