# Menu

Source: /tuil/docs/reference/components/navigation/menu
Locale: en

Menu component API, behavior, and executable example.





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## API and events [#api-and-events]

Provide terminal-native local navigation, command menus, hierarchical trails, and workflow progress.

```tsx
export function Menu({
  items,
  open,
  defaultOpen = true,
  onOpenChange,
  onSelect,
  slots,
  slotProps,
  disabled = false,
  ...props
}: MenuProps): ReactNode;
```

### Props, functions, and events [#props-functions-and-events]

| Member         | Type                                                                                                                                                | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   | Related types                                                                                                                                                                                |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `items`        | `readonly NavigationItem[]`                                                                                                                         | Yes      | The `items` member uses the `readonly NavigationItem[]` contract.                                                                                                                             | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `open`         | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `open` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                   | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `defaultOpen`  | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `defaultOpen` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                            | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `onOpenChange` | `((open: boolean) => void \| Promise<void>) \| undefined`                                                                                           | No       | The `onOpenChange` member uses the `((open: boolean) => void \| Promise<void>) \| undefined` contract.                                                                                        | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `onSelect`     | `((item: NavigationItem) => void \| Promise<void>) \| undefined`                                                                                    | No       | The `onSelect` member uses the `((item: NavigationItem) => void \| Promise<void>) \| undefined` contract.                                                                                     | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `variant`      | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `variant` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                 | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `size`         | `"sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| undefined`                                                                                                                 | No       | The `size` member uses the `"sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                      | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `unstyled`     | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `unstyled` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `className`    | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `className` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `layout`       | `Partial<Omit<LayoutNodeInput, "children" \| "id" \| "semantics">> \| undefined`                                                                    | No       | The `layout` member uses the `Partial<Omit<LayoutNodeInput, "children" \| "id" \| "semantics">> \| undefined` contract.                                                                       | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `id`           | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `id` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                      | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `testId`       | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `testId` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                  | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `role`         | `SemanticRole \| undefined`                                                                                                                         | No       | The `role` member uses the `SemanticRole \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                              | [`SemanticRole`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/core/api/semantic-role)                                                                                                                            |
| `label`        | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `label` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                   | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `description`  | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `description` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                             | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `disabled`     | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `disabled` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `readOnly`     | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `readOnly` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `selected`     | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `selected` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `checked`      | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `checked` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                                | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `expanded`     | `boolean \| undefined`                                                                                                                              | No       | The `expanded` member uses the `boolean \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `valueText`    | `string \| undefined`                                                                                                                               | No       | The `valueText` member uses the `string \| undefined` contract.                                                                                                                               | —                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `slots`        | `Partial<SlotComponents<&#123; root: import("ink").BoxProps; list: import("ink").BoxProps; item: import("ink").TextProps; &#125;>> \| undefined`    | No       | The `slots` member uses the `Partial<SlotComponents<&#123; root: import("ink").BoxProps; list: import("ink").BoxProps; item: import("ink").TextProps; &#125;>> \| undefined` contract.        | [`BoxProps`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/ink/api/box-props), [`SlotComponents`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/theme/api/slot-components), [`TextProps`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/ink/api/text-props) |
| `slotProps`    | `Partial<SlotProps<&#123; root: import("ink").BoxProps; list: import("ink").BoxProps; item: import("ink").TextProps; &#125;, object>> \| undefined` | No       | The `slotProps` member uses the `Partial<SlotProps<&#123; root: import("ink").BoxProps; list: import("ink").BoxProps; item: import("ink").TextProps; &#125;, object>> \| undefined` contract. | [`BoxProps`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/ink/api/box-props), [`SlotProps`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/theme/api/slot-props), [`TextProps`](/tuil/docs/reference/packages/ink/api/text-props)           |

Selections and value changes are reported through component callbacks.

Callback props run after the documented input is accepted. Callbacks are not cancellable unless their return type or description states otherwise.

## Interaction and capabilities [#interaction-and-capabilities]

Arrow keys move within the active navigation model; Enter selects or activates.

The published manifest records keyboard, focus, pointer, theme, terminal, semantic, event, and dependency requirements.

## Complete import [#complete-import]

```tsx
import { Menu } from "@/components/tuil/navigation/navigation";
```