shadcn-ui/apps/v4/content/docs/components/select.mdx

---
title: Select
description: Displays a list of options for the user to pick from—triggered by a button.
component: true
featured: true
links:
  doc: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/select
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/select#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview
  name="select-demo"
  description="A select component with a list of options."
/>

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

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

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

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

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

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-select
```

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

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

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import {
  Select,
  SelectContent,
  SelectItem,
  SelectTrigger,
  SelectValue,
} from "@/components/ui/select"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Select>
  <SelectTrigger className="w-[180px]">
    <SelectValue placeholder="Theme" />
  </SelectTrigger>
  <SelectContent>
    <SelectItem value="light">Light</SelectItem>
    <SelectItem value="dark">Dark</SelectItem>
    <SelectItem value="system">System</SelectItem>
  </SelectContent>
</Select>
```

## Examples

### Scrollable

<ComponentPreview
  name="select-scrollable"
  description="A select component with a scrollable list of options."
/>

### Form

<ComponentPreview name="select-form" />