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Alert Dialog

A modal dialog that interrupts the user with important content and expects a response.

import {
  AlertDialog,
  AlertDialogAction,

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://retroui.dev/r/base/alert-dialog.json

Usage

import {
  AlertDialog,
  AlertDialogAction,
  AlertDialogCancel,
  AlertDialogContent,
  AlertDialogDescription,
  AlertDialogFooter,
  AlertDialogHeader,
  AlertDialogTitle,
  AlertDialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog"
<AlertDialog>
  <AlertDialogTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
    Show Dialog
  </AlertDialogTrigger>
  <AlertDialogContent>
    <AlertDialogHeader>
      <AlertDialogTitle>Are you absolutely sure?</AlertDialogTitle>
      <AlertDialogDescription>
        This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete your account
        from our servers.
      </AlertDialogDescription>
    </AlertDialogHeader>
    <AlertDialogFooter>
      <AlertDialogCancel>Cancel</AlertDialogCancel>
      <AlertDialogAction>Continue</AlertDialogAction>
    </AlertDialogFooter>
  </AlertDialogContent>
</AlertDialog>

Composition

Use the following composition to build an AlertDialog:

AlertDialog
├── AlertDialogTrigger
└── AlertDialogContent
    ├── AlertDialogHeader
    │   ├── AlertDialogMedia
    │   ├── AlertDialogTitle
    │   └── AlertDialogDescription
    └── AlertDialogFooter
        ├── AlertDialogCancel
        └── AlertDialogAction

Examples

Basic

A basic alert dialog with a title, description, and cancel and continue buttons.

import {
  AlertDialog,
  AlertDialogAction,

Small

Use the size="sm" prop to make the alert dialog smaller.

import {
  AlertDialog,
  AlertDialogAction,

Media

Use the AlertDialogMedia component to add a media element such as an icon or image to the alert dialog.

import { CircleFadingPlusIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {

Small with Media

Use the size="sm" prop to make the alert dialog smaller and the AlertDialogMedia component to add a media element such as an icon or image to the alert dialog.

import { BluetoothIcon } from "lucide-react"

import {

Destructive

Use the AlertDialogAction component to add a destructive action button to the alert dialog.

import { Trash2Icon } from "lucide-react"

import {

RTL

To enable RTL support in RetroUI, see the RTL configuration guide.

"use client"

import { BluetoothIcon } from "lucide-react"

API Reference

size

Use the size prop on the AlertDialogContent component to control the size of the alert dialog. It accepts the following values:

PropTypeDefault
size"default" | "sm""default"

For more information about the other components and their props, see the Base UI documentation.