---
title: Alert
description: Displays a callout for user attention.
component: true
---

<ComponentPreview
  name="alert-demo"
  title="An alert with an icon, title and description."
  description="An alert with an icon, title and description. The title says 'Heads up!' and the description is 'You can add components to your app using the cli.'."
/>

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add alert
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="alert" title="components/ui/alert.tsx" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Alert variant="default | destructive">
  <Terminal />
  <AlertTitle>Heads up!</AlertTitle>
  <AlertDescription>
    You can add components and dependencies to your app using the cli.
  </AlertDescription>
</Alert>
```
