---
title: Native Select
description: A styled native HTML select element with consistent design system integration.
base: base
component: true
---

import { InfoIcon } from "lucide-react"

<Callout variant="info" icon={<InfoIcon className="translate-y-[3px]!" />}>
  For a styled select component, see the [Select](/docs/components/select)
  component.
</Callout>

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="native-select-demo" />

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

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

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add native-select
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps className="mb-0 pt-2">

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

<ComponentSource
  name="native-select"
  title="components/ui/native-select.tsx"
  styleName="base-nova"
/>

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import {
  NativeSelect,
  NativeSelectOptGroup,
  NativeSelectOption,
} from "@/components/ui/native-select"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<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`).

```text
NativeSelect
├── NativeSelectOption
├── NativeSelectOption
├── NativeSelectOption
└── NativeSelectOption
```

### With groups

Use `NativeSelectOptGroup` to organize options into categories.

```text
NativeSelect
├── NativeSelectOptGroup
│   ├── NativeSelectOption
│   └── NativeSelectOption
└── NativeSelectOptGroup
    ├── NativeSelectOption
    └── NativeSelectOption
```

## Examples

### Groups

Use `NativeSelectOptGroup` to organize options into categories.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="native-select-groups" />

### Disabled

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

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="native-select-disabled" />

### Invalid

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

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="native-select-invalid" />

## 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 shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="base-nova"
  name="native-select-rtl"
  direction="rtl"
/>

## API Reference

### NativeSelect

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

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

### NativeSelectOption

Represents an individual option within the select.

| Prop       | Type      | Default |
| ---------- | --------- | ------- |
| `value`    | `string`  |         |
| `disabled` | `boolean` | `false` |

### NativeSelectOptGroup

Groups related options together for better organization.

| Prop       | Type      | Default |
| ---------- | --------- | ------- |
| `label`    | `string`  |         |
| `disabled` | `boolean` | `false` |

```tsx
<NativeSelectOptGroup label="Fruits">
  <NativeSelectOption value="apple">Apple</NativeSelectOption>
  <NativeSelectOption value="banana">Banana</NativeSelectOption>
</NativeSelectOptGroup>
```
