Select

A dropdown for picking one option — country fields, sort orders, theme settings — with thick neobrutalist borders and hard shadows.

import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,

The select opens a popup list of options and shows the chosen one in its trigger — a styled, form-ready replacement for the native <select>. Built on the Base UI Select component and styled to the neobrutalist recipe: thick borders, hard shadows, and bold type.

Reach for it when:

Form fields with fixed choices — country, currency, timezone; anywhere you'd otherwise use a native <select>.
Sort and filter controls — order a product grid or table by price, date, or popularity.
Preference pickers — theme, language, or notification frequency in a settings panel.

Installation


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

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { CheckIcon, ChevronDownIcon, ChevronUpIcon } from "lucide-react"
import { Select as SelectPrimitive } from "radix-ui"

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

function Select({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Root>) {
  return <SelectPrimitive.Root data-slot="select" {...props} />
}

function SelectGroup({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Group>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Group
      data-slot="select-group"
      className={cn("scroll-my-1 p-1", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function SelectValue({
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Value>) {
  return <SelectPrimitive.Value data-slot="select-value" {...props} />
}

function SelectTrigger({
  className,
  size = "default",
  children,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger> & {
  size?: "sm" | "default"
}) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Trigger
      data-slot="select-trigger"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "flex w-fit items-center justify-between gap-1.5 rounded border-2 bg-input py-2 pr-2 pl-2.5 text-sm whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm transition-colors outline-none select-none focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive data-placeholder:text-muted-foreground data-[size=default]:h-8 data-[size=sm]:h-7 data-[size=sm]:rounded *:data-[slot=select-value]:line-clamp-1 *:data-[slot=select-value]:flex *:data-[slot=select-value]:items-center *:data-[slot=select-value]:gap-1.5 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      {children}
      <SelectPrimitive.Icon asChild>
        <ChevronDownIcon className="pointer-events-none size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
      </SelectPrimitive.Icon>
    </SelectPrimitive.Trigger>
  )
}

function SelectContent({
  className,
  children,
  position = "item-aligned",
  align = "center",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Content>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Portal>
      <SelectPrimitive.Content
        data-slot="select-content"
        data-align-trigger={position === "item-aligned"}
        className={cn("relative z-50 max-h-(--radix-select-content-available-height) min-w-36 origin-(--radix-select-content-transform-origin) overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto rounded border-2 bg-popover text-popover-foreground shadow-md duration-100 data-[align-trigger=true]:animate-none 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", position ==="popper"&&"data-[side=bottom]:translate-y-1 data-[side=left]:-translate-x-1 data-[side=right]:translate-x-1 data-[side=top]:-translate-y-1", className )}
        position={position}
        align={align}
        {...props}
      >
        <SelectScrollUpButton />
        <SelectPrimitive.Viewport
          data-position={position}
          className={cn(
            "data-[position=popper]:h-(--radix-select-trigger-height) data-[position=popper]:w-full data-[position=popper]:min-w-(--radix-select-trigger-width)",
            position === "popper" && ""
          )}
        >
          {children}
        </SelectPrimitive.Viewport>
        <SelectScrollDownButton />
      </SelectPrimitive.Content>
    </SelectPrimitive.Portal>
  )
}

function SelectLabel({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Label>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Label
      data-slot="select-label"
      className={cn("px-1.5 py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function SelectItem({
  className,
  children,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Item>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Item
      data-slot="select-item"
      className={cn(
        "relative flex w-full cursor-default items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm py-1 pr-8 pl-1.5 text-sm outline-hidden select-none focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground not-data-[variant=destructive]:focus:**:text-accent-foreground data-disabled:pointer-events-none data-disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4 *:[span]:last:flex *:[span]:last:items-center *:[span]:last:gap-2",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      <span className="pointer-events-none absolute right-2 flex size-4 items-center justify-center">
        <SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
          <CheckIcon className="pointer-events-none" />
        </SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
      </span>
      <SelectPrimitive.ItemText>{children}</SelectPrimitive.ItemText>
    </SelectPrimitive.Item>
  )
}

function SelectSeparator({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Separator>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.Separator
      data-slot="select-separator"
      className={cn("pointer-events-none -mx-1 my-1 h-px bg-border", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function SelectScrollUpButton({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton
      data-slot="select-scroll-up-button"
      className={cn(
        "z-10 flex cursor-default items-center justify-center bg-popover py-1 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      <ChevronUpIcon />
    </SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton>
  )
}

function SelectScrollDownButton({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton>) {
  return (
    <SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton
      data-slot="select-scroll-down-button"
      className={cn(
        "z-10 flex cursor-default items-center justify-center bg-popover py-1 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      <ChevronDownIcon />
    </SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton>
  )
}

export {
  Select,
  SelectContent,
  SelectGroup,
  SelectItem,
  SelectLabel,
  SelectScrollDownButton,
  SelectScrollUpButton,
  SelectSeparator,
  SelectTrigger,
  SelectValue,
}

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

Usage

import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,
  SelectGroup,
  SelectItem,
  SelectTrigger,
  SelectValue,
} from "@/components/ui/select"

const items = [
  { label: "Light", value: "light" },
  { label: "Dark", value: "dark" },
  { label: "System", value: "system" },
]
 
<Select items={items}>
  <SelectTrigger className="w-[180px]">
    <SelectValue placeholder="Theme" />
  </SelectTrigger>
  <SelectContent>
    <SelectGroup>
      {items.map((item) => (
        <SelectItem key={item.value} value={item.value}>
          {item.label}
        </SelectItem>
      ))}
    </SelectGroup>
  </SelectContent>
</Select>

Composition

Use the following composition to build a Select:

Select
├── SelectTrigger
│   └── SelectValue
└── SelectContent
    ├── SelectGroup
    │   ├── SelectLabel
    │   ├── SelectItem
    │   └── SelectItem
    ├── SelectSeparator
    └── SelectGroup
        ├── SelectLabel
        ├── SelectItem
        └── SelectItem

Examples

Align Item With Trigger

Use alignItemWithTrigger on SelectContent to control whether the selected item aligns with the trigger. When true (default), the popup positions so the selected item appears over the trigger. When false, the popup aligns to the trigger edge.

Align Item

Toggle to align the item with the trigger.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Groups

Use SelectGroup, SelectLabel, and SelectSeparator to organize items.

import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,

Scrollable

A select with many items that scrolls.

import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,

Disabled

import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,

Invalid

Add the data-invalid attribute to the Field component and the aria-invalid attribute to the SelectTrigger component to show an error state.

<Field data-invalid>
  <FieldLabel>Fruit</FieldLabel>
  <SelectTrigger aria-invalid>
    <SelectValue />
  </SelectTrigger>
</Field>

import { Field, FieldError, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
import {
  Select,

RTL

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

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Accessibility

The select implements the WAI-ARIA Combobox pattern in its select-only form: the trigger is announced as a collapsed combobox with aria-expanded, the popup renders as a listbox of option items, and aria-selected tracks the current value — all wired by the primitive.

Keyboard interactions:

Key	Action
`Space` / `Enter`	Open the select; when open, select the highlighted item
`ArrowDown` / `ArrowUp`	Open when closed; when open, highlight the next / previous item
`Esc`	Close the popup and return focus to the trigger
Type characters	Typeahead — jump to the first matching item

API Reference

See the Base UI Select documentation.