Shadcn Dialog

Shadcn Dialog: Focused, Accessible Overlays for Tasks & Confirmation

The Shadcn Dialog provides accessible, headless building blocks for modals and overlays—perfect for confirmations, forms, previews, and multi-step flows.

Featuring 23+ dialog variants, it's fully customizable with React and Tailwind CSS, making it ideal for any React Dialog use case.

What is Shadcn Dialog?

The Shadcn Dialog composes primitives (trigger, portal/overlay, content, header/footer, title, description, close) to render a focused overlay above the page.

It supports modal (interaction locked to dialog) and non-modal modes, handles focus trapping, escape/overlay dismissal, and exposes open state for controlled/uncontrolled usage. Basic styled by default, you design every detail with Tailwind.

Why Use Shadcn Dialog?

• Accessible by Design: Focus trap, initial focus, ARIA roles/labels, and proper return-focus on close.
• Completely Customizable: Build lightboxes, confirmation modals, or complex forms without opinionated styles.
• Keyboard & Pointer Friendly: Escape to close, overlay click, tab-order preservation, and close buttons.
• Controlled or Uncontrolled: Drive open via state or let the component manage it—great for React Dialog flows.
• Composable & Performant: Portals for layering, predictable unmounting, and minimal DOM for snappy UX.

Features:

• 23+ Variants Included: Confirm, destructive confirm, form dialog, image/media preview, scrollable content, large/centered, full-screen, responsive stacked, wizard/stepper, with toolbar, compact, nested, alert dialog, with footer actions, with input focus, success/error feedback, and contextual (inline trigger) variants.
• Focus Management: Auto-focus first interactive element; returns focus to trigger on close.
• Dismiss Behaviors: Close via overlay click, Escape, or explicit close; support preventClose for critical actions.
• Portals & Z-Index Control: Render above app chrome; integrate with existing layers.
• Animations Ready: Fade/scale/slide with data-state="open|closed" selectors.
• Scrollable Bodies: Lock page scroll while allowing internal content scroll.
• ARIA & Labels: role="dialog", aria-labelledby, aria-describedby for screen readers.

Production Tips:

• Confirmations Need Friction: For destructive actions, require an explicit confirm (e.g., type resource name) and disable outside/ESC close.
• Return Focus Reliably: Always include a focusable element (e.g., primary Shadcn Button) to avoid focus traps on open.
• Mobile UX: Consider full-screen or side-sheet variants; enlarge hit targets and keep actions anchored at the bottom.
• Prevent Layout Shift: Use overflow-hidden on body when open; reserve scrollbar gap to avoid content jump.
• Reduced Motion: Wrap transitions with motion-safe: and provide instant fallbacks (motion-reduce:).
• Form Dialogs: Validate inline, show error summaries, and disable the primary button while submitting.
• Stacking Rules: Avoid multiple modals at once; for nested flows, guide users with a stepper/wizard variant.

Integration With Other Components

The Shadcn Dialog integrates seamlessly within the Shadcn UI ecosystem — fully compatible with Shadcn components for building interactive, multi-step, and data-rich workflows.

Pair it with Shadcn Button for open/close triggers and primary/secondary actions. Integrate with Shadcn Form for create/edit flows and inline validation, and use Shadcn Tabs inside the dialog for multi-section settings.

Include Shadcn Data Table within wide dialogs for bulk edits, or link with Shadcn Table to display structured datasets.

Add Shadcn Tooltip to clarify icon-only triggers, and show contextual feedback with Shadcn Alert or post-submit toasts.

This makes Shadcn Dialog a versatile shadcn/ui component for building responsive, interactive, and data-aware React interfaces.

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