Shadcn Form

Shadcn Form: Accessible, Type-Safe UX for Any Workflow

The Shadcn Form gives you headless, accessible building blocks to build robust forms—logins, settings, multi-step wizards, and complex CRUD flows.

Featuring 10 form variants, it's fully customizable with React and Tailwind CSS, ideal for any React Form use case where validation, feedback, and consistency matter.

What is Shadcn Form?

The Shadcn Form composes primitives (field, label, control, description, message) that plug into popular validators and controllers (e.g., React Hook Form + Zod).

It's basic styled by default, exposing semantic structure and state so you can implement your own spacing, density, and error visuals while maintaining accessibility.

Why Use Shadcn Form?

• Accessible by Design: Proper labels, descriptions, messages, and ARIA wiring.
• Type-Safe Validation: Works great with Zod/Yup and TypeScript for end-to-end safety.
• Composable & Scalable: From simple inputs to dynamic, nested, multi-step flows.
• Consistent UX: Shared field patterns, errors, and help text keep your forms predictable.
• Design Freedom: Tailwind utilities for density, states, and layout—no rigid theme.

Features

• 10 Variants Included: Basic, inline form, stacked form, two-column form, compact/dense, with icons, with tooltips, multi-step/wizard, read-only review, and form in dialog/sheet.
• Field Primitives: FormField, FormItem, FormLabel, FormControl, FormDescription, FormMessage.
• Validation States: Sync/async errors, touched/dirty tracking, submit/idle states.
• Controlled Inputs: First-class with React Hook Form; easy integration with masks, sliders, switches, and Shadcn Combobox.
• Helpers & Messages: Inline hints, error summaries, and success toasts.
• Keyboard & Screen Reader Support: Clear focus order, error announcement, and skip-to-error links.
• Layouts: Grid or flex for responsive two-column and condensed forms.
• Disable/Loading: Per-field or whole-form disabling with spinners.

Production Tips

• Validate at the Right Time: Use onBlur for text fields, onSubmit for heavy rules; debounce server checks.
• Error First, Then Style: Ensure errors are announced and visible; don't rely on color alone—add icons/text.
• Focus Management: Move focus to the first invalid field on submit; include an error summary for long forms.
• Mobile Density: Increase hit targets (≥44px), avoid side-by-side small inputs on phones.
• Preserve State in Steps: Keep step content mounted (or persist values) to avoid losing edits.
• Performance: Memoize large field arrays; lazy-load heavy pickers; batch updates to keep typing smooth.
• i18n & Formats: Centralize parsing/formatting (dates, currency) to avoid locale bugs.
• Reduced Motion: Animate help/error text with motion-safe: and provide instant fallbacks for motion-reduce:.

Integration With Other Components

The Shadcn Form integrates seamlessly with other Shadcn components within FormControl for a cohesive interface. Shadcn Input captures single-line text, Shadcn Textarea handles multi-line input, Shadcn Select provides dropdowns, and Shadcn Combobox enables searchable selections.

Shadcn Checkbox supports multiple-choice options, Shadcn Switch toggles settings. Form actions are managed by Shadcn Button for submit/reset, while Shadcn Dialog encapsulates create/edit forms in modals.

Shadcn Tooltip offers inline guidance, and Shadcn Alert displays form validation errors. The Shadcn Date Time Picker integrates temporal inputs with variants like single date, date range, time-only, presets (e.g., "Today"), and a compact toolbar picker.

In data views, Shadcn Data Table triggers form modals via row actions, with results presented in a Shadcn Card for a streamlined experience.

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