Shadcn Collapsible

Shadcn Collapsible: Progressive Disclosure for Cleaner UIs

The Shadcn Collapsible lets you reveal or hide content on demand—great for "Read more", advanced filters, sidebar sections, and compact settings.

Our collection includes 9+ collapsible variants tailored for different patterns, all basic styled and powered by React + Tailwind CSS so you can fit them to any design system.

If you're building a React Collapsible, this gives you smooth, accessible disclosure without opinionated styles.

What is Shadcn Collapsible?

The Shadcn Collapsible provides a minimal, accessible API to toggle visibility of any content block. It's composed of:

• Collapsible – the container managing open/closed state.
• CollapsibleTrigger – the control element (button) users interact with.
• CollapsibleContent – the region that expands/collapses.

It ships unstyled, exposing state via attributes (e.g., data-state="open|closed") so you can animate and theme using Tailwind utilities.

Why Use Shadcn Collapsible?

• Decluttered Interfaces: Hide advanced options until needed, reducing cognitive load.
• Accessible by Default: Works with ARIA semantics (aria-expanded, aria-controls) and keyboard navigation.
• Animation-Ready: Add subtle height/opacity transitions for delightful UX.
• Flexible & Composable: Place any content inside—forms, lists, filters, media.
• Controlled or Uncontrolled: Drive state yourself or let the component manage it for simpler React Collapsible use cases.

Features:

• 9+ Variants Included: Basic, with icon rotation, bordered section, card-like, inline text ("Read more"), multi-block sidebar, filter panel, toolbar reveal, and dense/compact variant—handy starters for common React Collapsible patterns.
• Keyboard Support: Trigger is focusable; Space/Enter toggles; focus styles are easy to customize.
• State Hooks/Props: Control open via React state; listen to onOpenChange for analytics or side effects.
• Animation Utilities: Use data-state selectors to animate max-h, opacity, scale-y, or grid-rows.
• Nested Support: Safe to nest for multi-level disclosures (e.g., section → advanced subsection).
• SSR-Friendly: Renders predictably with no layout jank when styled carefully.

Production Tips

• Animate Smartly: Native height: auto can't animate; prefer max-h transitions, overflow-hidden, and opacity/scale-y. For precise motion, you can also use grid-rows-[0fr→1fr].
• Respect Reduced Motion: Wrap transitions with motion-safe: utilities and offer instant state changes with motion-reduce:.
• Trigger Clarity: Pair text with an icon (chevron) that rotates on data-state="open"; keep labels specific ("Advanced filters").
• Preserve Layout: For inline reveals, use subtle transitions and avoid large shifts; consider a placeholder height for smoother changes.
• Focus Visibility: Ensure the trigger has a visible focus ring and that newly revealed content receives logical focus when needed.
• Form Performance: For large forms, render once and toggle visibility (avoid remounting) to keep field state intact.

Integration With Other Components

Combine Shadcn Collapsible with Shadcn Card to create tidy preference panels or pricing details; the header hosts the Shadcn Button trigger while the content slides open inside the card.

Pair it with Shadcn Checkbox and Shadcn Badge to build compact filter drawers that show active filter counts. For documentation or help sections, nest collapsibles inside a Shadcn Accordion when you need grouped, multi-item disclosure.

Tooling like Shadcn Tooltip can annotate icon-only triggers, and Shadcn Form makes advanced settings reveal clean and accessible in your React Collapsible flows.

This makes Shadcn Collapsible a versatile Shadcn UI component for building interactive, structured, and data-aware React applications.

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