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Menubar

A horizontal bar of dropdown menus for app-style toolbars, editors, and dashboards — with the neobrutalist borders-and-shadows treatment.

import {
  Menubar,
  MenubarCheckboxItem,

The menubar is a persistent horizontal row of triggers — File, Edit, View — each opening its own dropdown of commands, checkbox items, radio groups, and submenus. Built on the Base UI Menubar component and styled to the neobrutalist recipe: thick borders, hard shadows, and bold type.

Reach for it when:

  • Browser-based editors — document, design, or code tools that need the full File/Edit/View command surface.
  • Admin dashboards — bulk actions, view toggles, and export commands in one always-visible bar.
  • Desktop-style web apps — email clients, spreadsheets, file managers that mimic native chrome.

Installation

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

Install the following dependencies:

pnpm add @base-ui/react
npm install @base-ui/react
yarn add @base-ui/react
bun add @base-ui/react

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

components/ui/menubar.tsx
"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { CheckIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from "lucide-react"
import { Menubar as MenubarPrimitive } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Menubar({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Root>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.Root
      data-slot="menubar"
      className={cn(
        "flex h-8 items-center gap-0.5 rounded border-2 bg-background p-[3px] shadow-md",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarMenu({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Menu>) {
  return <MenubarPrimitive.Menu data-slot="menubar-menu" {...props} />
}

function MenubarGroup({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Group>) {
  return <MenubarPrimitive.Group data-slot="menubar-group" {...props} />
}

function MenubarPortal({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Portal>) {
  return <MenubarPrimitive.Portal data-slot="menubar-portal" {...props} />
}

function MenubarRadioGroup({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.RadioGroup>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.RadioGroup data-slot="menubar-radio-group" {...props} />
  )
}

function MenubarTrigger({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Trigger>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.Trigger
      data-slot="menubar-trigger"
      className={cn(
        "flex items-center rounded-sm px-1.5 py-[2px] text-sm font-medium outline-none select-none hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground aria-expanded:bg-accent aria-expanded:text-accent-foreground",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarContent({
  className,
  align = "start",
  alignOffset = -4,
  sideOffset = 8,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Content>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPortal>
      <MenubarPrimitive.Content
        data-slot="menubar-content"
        align={align}
        alignOffset={alignOffset}
        sideOffset={sideOffset}
        className={cn("z-50 min-w-36 origin-(--radix-menubar-content-transform-origin) overflow-hidden rounded border-2 bg-popover p-1 text-popover-foreground shadow-md duration-100 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 data-open:animate-in data-open:fade-in-0 data-open:zoom-in-95", className )}
        {...props}
      />
    </MenubarPortal>
  )
}

function MenubarItem({
  className,
  inset,
  variant = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Item> & {
  inset?: boolean
  variant?: "default" | "destructive"
}) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.Item
      data-slot="menubar-item"
      data-inset={inset}
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(
        "group/menubar-item relative flex cursor-default items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none select-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground not-data-[variant=destructive]:focus:**:text-accent-foreground data-inset:pl-7 data-[variant=destructive]:text-destructive data-[variant=destructive]:focus:bg-destructive/10 data-[variant=destructive]:focus:text-destructive dark:data-[variant=destructive]:focus:bg-destructive/20 data-disabled:pointer-events-none data-disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4 data-[variant=destructive]:*:[svg]:text-destructive!",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarCheckboxItem({
  className,
  children,
  checked,
  inset,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.CheckboxItem> & {
  inset?: boolean
}) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.CheckboxItem
      data-slot="menubar-checkbox-item"
      data-inset={inset}
      className={cn(
        "relative flex cursor-default items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm py-1.5 pr-2 pl-7 text-sm outline-none select-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground focus:**:text-accent-foreground data-inset:pl-7 data-disabled:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0",
        className
      )}
      checked={checked}
      {...props}
    >
      <span className="pointer-events-none absolute left-1.5 flex size-4 items-center justify-center [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4">
        <MenubarPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
          <CheckIcon />
        </MenubarPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
      </span>
      {children}
    </MenubarPrimitive.CheckboxItem>
  )
}

function MenubarRadioItem({
  className,
  children,
  inset,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.RadioItem> & {
  inset?: boolean
}) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.RadioItem
      data-slot="menubar-radio-item"
      data-inset={inset}
      className={cn(
        "relative flex cursor-default items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm py-1.5 pr-2 pl-7 text-sm outline-none select-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground focus:**:text-accent-foreground data-inset:pl-7 data-disabled:pointer-events-none data-disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      <span className="pointer-events-none absolute left-1.5 flex size-4 items-center justify-center [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4">
        <MenubarPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
          <CheckIcon />
        </MenubarPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
      </span>
      {children}
    </MenubarPrimitive.RadioItem>
  )
}

function MenubarLabel({
  className,
  inset,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Label> & {
  inset?: boolean
}) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.Label
      data-slot="menubar-label"
      data-inset={inset}
      className={cn(
        "px-1.5 py-1 text-sm font-medium data-inset:pl-7",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarSeparator({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Separator>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.Separator
      data-slot="menubar-separator"
      className={cn("-mx-1 my-1 h-px bg-border", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarShortcut({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"span">) {
  return (
    <span
      data-slot="menubar-shortcut"
      className={cn(
        "ml-auto text-xs tracking-widest text-muted-foreground group-focus/menubar-item:text-accent-foreground",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function MenubarSub({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.Sub>) {
  return <MenubarPrimitive.Sub data-slot="menubar-sub" {...props} />
}

function MenubarSubTrigger({
  className,
  inset,
  children,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.SubTrigger> & {
  inset?: boolean
}) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.SubTrigger
      data-slot="menubar-sub-trigger"
      data-inset={inset}
      className={cn(
        "flex cursor-default items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none select-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground data-inset:pl-7 data-open:bg-accent data-open:text-accent-foreground [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      {children}
      <ChevronRightIcon className="cn-rtl-flip ml-auto size-4" />
    </MenubarPrimitive.SubTrigger>
  )
}

function MenubarSubContent({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof MenubarPrimitive.SubContent>) {
  return (
    <MenubarPrimitive.SubContent
      data-slot="menubar-sub-content"
      className={cn("z-50 min-w-32 origin-(--radix-menubar-content-transform-origin) overflow-hidden rounded border-2 bg-popover p-1 text-popover-foreground shadow-md duration-100 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 data-open:animate-in data-open:fade-in-0 data-open:zoom-in-95 data-closed:animate-out data-closed:fade-out-0 data-closed:zoom-out-95", className )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Menubar,
  MenubarPortal,
  MenubarMenu,
  MenubarTrigger,
  MenubarContent,
  MenubarGroup,
  MenubarSeparator,
  MenubarLabel,
  MenubarItem,
  MenubarShortcut,
  MenubarCheckboxItem,
  MenubarRadioGroup,
  MenubarRadioItem,
  MenubarSub,
  MenubarSubTrigger,
  MenubarSubContent,
}

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

Usage

import {
  Menubar,
  MenubarContent,
  MenubarGroup,
  MenubarItem,
  MenubarMenu,
  MenubarSeparator,
  MenubarShortcut,
  MenubarTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/menubar"
<Menubar>
  <MenubarMenu>
    <MenubarTrigger>File</MenubarTrigger>
    <MenubarContent>
      <MenubarGroup>
        <MenubarItem>
          New Tab <MenubarShortcut>⌘T</MenubarShortcut>
        </MenubarItem>
        <MenubarItem>New Window</MenubarItem>
      </MenubarGroup>
      <MenubarSeparator />
      <MenubarGroup>
        <MenubarItem>Share</MenubarItem>
        <MenubarItem>Print</MenubarItem>
      </MenubarGroup>
    </MenubarContent>
  </MenubarMenu>
</Menubar>

Composition

Use the following composition to build a Menubar:

Menubar
├── MenubarMenu
│   ├── MenubarTrigger
│   └── MenubarContent
│       ├── MenubarGroup
│       │   ├── MenubarLabel
│       │   ├── MenubarItem
│       │   └── MenubarItem
│       ├── MenubarSeparator
│       ├── MenubarGroup
│       │   ├── MenubarLabel
│       │   ├── MenubarCheckboxItem
│       │   └── MenubarCheckboxItem
│       ├── MenubarSeparator
│       ├── MenubarGroup
│       │   ├── MenubarLabel
│       │   └── MenubarRadioGroup
│       │       ├── MenubarRadioItem
│       │       └── MenubarRadioItem
│       └── MenubarSub
│           ├── MenubarSubTrigger
│           └── MenubarSubContent
│               └── MenubarGroup
│                   ├── MenubarLabel
│                   ├── MenubarItem
│                   └── MenubarItem
└── MenubarMenu
    ├── MenubarTrigger
    └── MenubarContent
        └── MenubarGroup
            ├── MenubarLabel
            ├── MenubarItem
            └── MenubarItem

Examples

Checkbox

Use MenubarCheckboxItem for toggleable options.

import {
  Menubar,
  MenubarCheckboxItem,

Radio

Use MenubarRadioGroup and MenubarRadioItem for single-select options.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Submenu

Use MenubarSub, MenubarSubTrigger, and MenubarSubContent for nested menus.

import {
  Menubar,
  MenubarContent,

With Icons

import {
  FileIcon,
  FolderIcon,

RTL

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

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Accessibility

The menubar follows the WAI-ARIA Menubar pattern: Base UI renders role="menubar" with menu/menuitem semantics and manages focus with a roving tabindex, so the whole bar is a single Tab stop.

Keyboard interactions:

KeyAction
Tab / Shift + TabMove focus into and out of the menubar (one stop for the whole bar)
Space / EnterOpen the focused trigger's menu; activate the focused item
ArrowRight / ArrowLeftMove between triggers; with a menu open, switch menus or enter / exit a submenu
ArrowDown / ArrowUpOpen the menu from a trigger; move focus through items
EscClose the open menu and return focus to its trigger
Printable characterMove focus to the next item starting with it (typeahead)

Horizontal arrow keys flip automatically in RTL.

API Reference

See the Base UI Menubar documentation.