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Native Select

A styled native HTML select element with consistent design system integration.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,

Installation

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

Usage

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOptGroup,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"
<NativeSelect>
  <NativeSelectOption value="">Select a fruit</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="blueberry">Blueberry</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="pineapple">Pineapple</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelect>

Composition

Simple

Options placed directly under NativeSelect (no NativeSelectOptGroup).

NativeSelect
├── NativeSelectOption
├── NativeSelectOption
├── NativeSelectOption
└── NativeSelectOption

With groups

Use NativeSelectOptGroup to organize options into categories.

NativeSelect
├── NativeSelectOptGroup
│   ├── NativeSelectOption
│   └── NativeSelectOption
└── NativeSelectOptGroup
    ├── NativeSelectOption
    └── NativeSelectOption

Examples

Groups

Use NativeSelectOptGroup to organize options into categories.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOptGroup,

Disabled

Add the disabled prop to the NativeSelect component to disable the select.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,

Invalid

Use aria-invalid to show validation errors and the data-invalid attribute to the Field component for styling.

import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOption,

Native Select vs Select

  • Use NativeSelect for native browser behavior, better performance, or mobile-optimized dropdowns.
  • Use Select for custom styling, animations, or complex interactions.

RTL

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

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

API Reference

NativeSelect

The main select component that wraps the native HTML select element.

<NativeSelect>
  <NativeSelectOption value="option1">Option 1</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="option2">Option 2</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelect>

NativeSelectOption

Represents an individual option within the select.

PropTypeDefault
valuestring
disabledbooleanfalse

NativeSelectOptGroup

Groups related options together for better organization.

PropTypeDefault
labelstring
disabledbooleanfalse
<NativeSelectOptGroup label="Fruits">
  <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelectOptGroup>