---
title: Popover
description: Displays rich content in a portal, triggered by a button.
base: base
component: true
links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/popover
  api: https://base-ui.com/react/components/popover#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="base-nova"
  name="popover-demo"
  description="A popover component with a form."
/>

## Installation

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

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add popover
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

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

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

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

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

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import {
  Popover,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/popover"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>Open</PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>Place content for the popover here.</PopoverContent>
</Popover>
```