Popover

Popover is a non-modal dialog that floats around a trigger. It is used to display contextual information to the user, and should be paired with a clickable trigger element.

Popover is built on top of the Popper.js library, and composes the Popper component.

Import#

Popover: The wrapper that provides props, state, and context to its children.
PopoverTrigger: Used to wrap the reference (or trigger) element.
PopoverContent: The popover itself.
PopoverHeader: The header of the popover.
PopoverBody: The body of the popover.
PopoverArrow: A visual arrow that points to the reference (or trigger).
PopoverCloseButton: A button to close the popover.

import {
  Popover,
  PopoverTrigger,
  PopoverContent,
  PopoverHeader,
  PopoverBody,
  PopoverFooter,
  PopoverArrow,
  PopoverCloseButton,
} from "@chakra-ui/react"

Basic Usage#

When using this component, ensure the children passed to PopoverTrigger is focusable. Users can tab to it using their keyboard, and it can take a ref. It is critical for accessiblity.

A11y: When Popover opens, focus is sent to PopoverContent. When it closes, focus is returned to the trigger.

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Trigger</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverHeader>Confirmation!</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverBody>Are you sure you want to have that milkshake?</PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Trigger</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverHeader>Confirmation!</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverBody>Are you sure you want to have that milkshake?</PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

Editable Example

By default, the Popover doesn't render in a Portal. To make them display in a portal, wrap the PopoverContent in a Portal

You might need to Inspect Element to see this in action. Notice that PopoverContent is rendered as a child of <body>

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Trigger</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <Portal>
    <PopoverContent>
      <PopoverArrow />
      <PopoverHeader>Header</PopoverHeader>
      <PopoverCloseButton />
      <PopoverBody>
        <Button colorScheme="blue">Button</Button>
      </PopoverBody>
      <PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter>
    </PopoverContent>
  </Portal>
</Popover>

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Trigger</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <Portal>
    <PopoverContent>
      <PopoverArrow />
      <PopoverHeader>Header</PopoverHeader>
      <PopoverCloseButton />
      <PopoverBody>
        <Button colorScheme="blue">Button</Button>
      </PopoverBody>
      <PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter>
    </PopoverContent>
  </Portal>
</Popover>

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By default, focus is to sent to PopoverContent when it opens. Pass the initialFocusRef prop to send focus to a specific element instead.

function WalkthroughPopover() {
  const initialFocusRef = React.useRef()
  return (
    <Popover
      initialFocusRef={initialFocusRef}
      placement="bottom"
      closeOnBlur={false}
    >
      <PopoverTrigger>
        <Button>Trigger</Button>
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent color="white" bg="blue.800" borderColor="blue.800">
        <PopoverHeader pt={4} fontWeight="bold" border="0">
          Manage Your Channels
        </PopoverHeader>
        <PopoverArrow />
        <PopoverCloseButton />
        <PopoverBody>
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
          eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
        </PopoverBody>
        <PopoverFooter
          border="0"
          d="flex"
          alignItems="center"
          justifyContent="space-between"
          pb={4}
        >
          <Box fontSize="sm">Step 2 of 4</Box>
          <ButtonGroup size="sm">
            <Button colorScheme="green">Setup Email</Button>
            <Button colorScheme="blue" ref={initialFocusRef}>
              Next
            </Button>
          </ButtonGroup>
        </PopoverFooter>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

function WalkthroughPopover() {
  const initialFocusRef = React.useRef()
  return (
    <Popover
      initialFocusRef={initialFocusRef}
      placement="bottom"
      closeOnBlur={false}
    >
      <PopoverTrigger>
        <Button>Trigger</Button>
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent color="white" bg="blue.800" borderColor="blue.800">
        <PopoverHeader pt={4} fontWeight="bold" border="0">
          Manage Your Channels
        </PopoverHeader>
        <PopoverArrow />
        <PopoverCloseButton />
        <PopoverBody>
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
          eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
        </PopoverBody>
        <PopoverFooter
          border="0"
          d="flex"
          alignItems="center"
          justifyContent="space-between"
          pb={4}
        >
          <Box fontSize="sm">Step 2 of 4</Box>
          <ButtonGroup size="sm">
            <Button colorScheme="green">Setup Email</Button>
            <Button colorScheme="blue" ref={initialFocusRef}>
              Next
            </Button>
          </ButtonGroup>
        </PopoverFooter>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  )
}

Editable Example

If the popover contains a form, you might need to trap focus within the popover and close it when the user fills the form and hits "save".

You can leverage react-focus-lock to trap focus within the PopoverContent.

John Smith

// import  FocusLock from "react-focus-lock"

// 1. Create a text input component
const TextInput = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
  return (
    <FormControl>
      <FormLabel htmlFor={props.id}>{props.label}</FormLabel>
      <Input ref={ref} id={props.id} {...props} />
    </FormControl>
  )
})

// 2. Create the form
const Form = ({ firstFieldRef, onCancel }) => {
  return (
    <Stack spacing={4}>
      <TextInput
        label="First name"
        id="first-name"
        ref={firstFieldRef}
        defaultValue="John"
      />
      <TextInput label="Last name" id="last-name" defaultValue="Smith" />
      <ButtonGroup d="flex" justifyContent="flex-end">
        <Button variant="outline" onClick={onCancel}>
          Cancel
        </Button>
        <Button isDisabled colorScheme="teal">
          Save
        </Button>
      </ButtonGroup>
    </Stack>
  )
}

// 3. Create the Popover
// Ensure you set `closeOnBlur` prop to false so it doesn't close on outside click
const PopoverForm = () => {
  const { onOpen, onClose, isOpen } = useDisclosure()
  const firstFieldRef = React.useRef(null)

  return (
    <>
      <Box d="inline-block" mr={3}>
        John Smith
      </Box>
      <Popover
        isOpen={isOpen}
        initialFocusRef={firstFieldRef}
        onOpen={onOpen}
        onClose={onClose}
        placement="right"
        closeOnBlur={false}
      >
        <PopoverTrigger>
          <IconButton size="sm" icon={<EditIcon />} />
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent p={5}>
          <FocusLock returnFocus persistentFocus={false}>
            <PopoverArrow />
            <PopoverCloseButton />
            <Form firstFieldRef={firstFieldRef} onCancel={onClose} />
          </FocusLock>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </>
  )
}

render(<PopoverForm />)

// import  FocusLock from "react-focus-lock"
// 1. Create a text input component
const TextInput = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
  return (
    <FormControl>
      <FormLabel htmlFor={props.id}>{props.label}</FormLabel>
      <Input ref={ref} id={props.id} {...props} />
    </FormControl>
  )
})
// 2. Create the form
const Form = ({ firstFieldRef, onCancel }) => {
  return (
    <Stack spacing={4}>
      <TextInput
        label="First name"
        id="first-name"
        ref={firstFieldRef}
        defaultValue="John"
      />
      <TextInput label="Last name" id="last-name" defaultValue="Smith" />
      <ButtonGroup d="flex" justifyContent="flex-end">
        <Button variant="outline" onClick={onCancel}>
          Cancel
        </Button>
        <Button isDisabled colorScheme="teal">
          Save
        </Button>
      </ButtonGroup>
    </Stack>
  )
}
// 3. Create the Popover
// Ensure you set `closeOnBlur` prop to false so it doesn't close on outside click
const PopoverForm = () => {
  const { onOpen, onClose, isOpen } = useDisclosure()
  const firstFieldRef = React.useRef(null)
  return (
    <>
      <Box d="inline-block" mr={3}>
        John Smith
      </Box>
      <Popover
        isOpen={isOpen}
        initialFocusRef={firstFieldRef}
        onOpen={onOpen}
        onClose={onClose}
        placement="right"
        closeOnBlur={false}
      >
        <PopoverTrigger>
          <IconButton size="sm" icon={<EditIcon />} />
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent p={5}>
          <FocusLock returnFocus persistentFocus={false}>
            <PopoverArrow />
            <PopoverCloseButton />
            <Form firstFieldRef={firstFieldRef} onCancel={onClose} />
          </FocusLock>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </>
  )
}
render(<PopoverForm />)

Editable Example

Controlled Usage#

You can control the opening and closing of the popover by passing the isOpen, and onClose props.

Sometimes you might need to set the returnFocusOnClose prop to false to prevent popver from returning focus to PopoverTrigger's children.

function ControlledUsage() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)
  const open = () => setIsOpen(!isOpen)
  const close = () => setIsOpen(false)
  return (
    <>
      <Button mr={5} onClick={open}>
        Trigger
      </Button>
      <Popover
        returnFocusOnClose={false}
        isOpen={isOpen}
        onClose={close}
        placement="right"
        closeOnBlur={false}
      >
        <PopoverTrigger>
          <Button colorScheme="pink">Popover Target</Button>
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent>
          <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Confirmation</PopoverHeader>
          <PopoverArrow />
          <PopoverCloseButton />
          <PopoverBody>
            Are you sure you want to continue with your action?
          </PopoverBody>
          <PopoverFooter d="flex" justifyContent="flex-end">
            <ButtonGroup size="sm">
              <Button variant="outline">Cancel</Button>
              <Button colorScheme="red">Apply</Button>
            </ButtonGroup>
          </PopoverFooter>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </>
  )
}

function ControlledUsage() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)
  const open = () => setIsOpen(!isOpen)
  const close = () => setIsOpen(false)
  return (
    <>
      <Button mr={5} onClick={open}>
        Trigger
      </Button>
      <Popover
        returnFocusOnClose={false}
        isOpen={isOpen}
        onClose={close}
        placement="right"
        closeOnBlur={false}
      >
        <PopoverTrigger>
          <Button colorScheme="pink">Popover Target</Button>
        </PopoverTrigger>
        <PopoverContent>
          <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Confirmation</PopoverHeader>
          <PopoverArrow />
          <PopoverCloseButton />
          <PopoverBody>
            Are you sure you want to continue with your action?
          </PopoverBody>
          <PopoverFooter d="flex" justifyContent="flex-end">
            <ButtonGroup size="sm">
              <Button variant="outline">Cancel</Button>
              <Button colorScheme="red">Apply</Button>
            </ButtonGroup>
          </PopoverFooter>
        </PopoverContent>
      </Popover>
    </>
  )
}

Editable Example

Accessing Internal state#

Chakra provides access to two internal details: isOpen and onClose. Use the render prop pattern to gain access to them.

function InternalStateEx() {
  const initRef = React.useRef()
  return (
    <Popover closeOnBlur={false} placement="left" initialFocusRef={initRef}>
      {({ isOpen, onClose }) => (
        <>
          <PopoverTrigger>
            <Button>Click to {isOpen ? "close" : "open"}</Button>
          </PopoverTrigger>
          <Portal>
            <PopoverContent>
              <PopoverHeader>This is the header</PopoverHeader>
              <PopoverCloseButton />
              <PopoverBody>
                <Box>
                  Hello. Nice to meet you! This is the body of the popover
                </Box>
                <Button
                  mt={4}
                  colorScheme="blue"
                  onClick={onClose}
                  ref={initRef}
                >
                  Close
                </Button>
              </PopoverBody>
              <PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter>
            </PopoverContent>
          </Portal>
        </>
      )}
    </Popover>
  )
}

function InternalStateEx() {
  const initRef = React.useRef()
  return (
    <Popover closeOnBlur={false} placement="left" initialFocusRef={initRef}>
      {({ isOpen, onClose }) => (
        <>
          <PopoverTrigger>
            <Button>Click to {isOpen ? "close" : "open"}</Button>
          </PopoverTrigger>
          <Portal>
            <PopoverContent>
              <PopoverHeader>This is the header</PopoverHeader>
              <PopoverCloseButton />
              <PopoverBody>
                <Box>
                  Hello. Nice to meet you! This is the body of the popover
                </Box>
                <Button
                  mt={4}
                  colorScheme="blue"
                  onClick={onClose}
                  ref={initRef}
                >
                  Close
                </Button>
              </PopoverBody>
              <PopoverFooter>This is the footer</PopoverFooter>
            </PopoverContent>
          </Portal>
        </>
      )}
    </Popover>
  )
}

Editable Example

Chakra exports all the components you need to customize the look and feel of the popover. You can change the background, arrow size, box shadow and so on.

Click

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Box
      tabIndex="0"
      role="button"
      aria-label="Some box"
      p={5}
      w="120px"
      bg="gray.300"
      children="Click"
    />
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent bg="tomato" color="white">
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Customization</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow bg="pink.500" />
    <PopoverCloseButton bg="purple.500" />
    <PopoverBody>
      Tadaa!! The arrow color and background color is customized. Check the
      props for each component.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

<Popover>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Box
      tabIndex="0"
      role="button"
      aria-label="Some box"
      p={5}
      w="120px"
      bg="gray.300"
      children="Click"
    />
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent bg="tomato" color="white">
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Customization</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow bg="pink.500" />
    <PopoverCloseButton bg="purple.500" />
    <PopoverBody>
      Tadaa!! The arrow color and background color is customized. Check the
      props for each component.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

Editable Example

Since popover is powered by PopperJS, you can change the placement of the popover by passing the placement prop. See the props for the possible placement values.

Even though you specified the placement, Popover will try to reposition itself in the event that available space at the specified placement isn't enough.

<Popover placement="top-start">
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Click me</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Popover placement</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverBody>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
      tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

<Popover placement="top-start">
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Click me</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Popover placement</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverBody>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
      tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

Editable Example

By default, the Popover component renders children of PopoverContent to the DOM, meaning that invisible popover contents are still rendered but are hidden by styles.

If you want to defer rendering of popover content until that Popover is opened, you can use the isLazy prop. This is useful if your PopoverContent needs to be extra performant, or make network calls on mount that should only happen when the component is displayed.

<Popover isLazy>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Click me</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Popover placement</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverBody>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
      tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

<Popover isLazy>
  <PopoverTrigger>
    <Button>Click me</Button>
  </PopoverTrigger>
  <PopoverContent>
    <PopoverHeader fontWeight="semibold">Popover placement</PopoverHeader>
    <PopoverArrow />
    <PopoverCloseButton />
    <PopoverBody>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
      tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.
    </PopoverBody>
  </PopoverContent>
</Popover>

Editable Example

Accessiblity#

When you see the word "trigger", it is referring to the children of PopoverTrigger

Keyboard and Focus#

When the popover is opened, focus is moved to the PopoverContent. If the initialFocusRef is set, then focus moves to the element with that ref.
When the popover is closed, focus returns to the trigger. If you set returnFocusOnClose to false, focus will not return.
If trigger is set to hover:
- Focusing on or mousing over the trigger will open the popover.
- Blurring or mousing out of the trigger will close the popover. If you move your mouse into the PopoverContent, it'll remain visible.
If trigger is set to click:
- Clicking the trigger or using the Space or Enter when focus is on the trigger will open the popover.
- Clicking the trigger again will close the popover.
Hitting the Esc key while the popover is open and focus is within the PopoverContent, will close the popover. If you set closeOnEsc to false, it will not close.
Clicking outside or blurring out of the PopoverContent closes the popover. If you set closeOnBlur to false, it will not close.

ARIA Attributes#

If the trigger is set to click, the PopoverContent element has role set to dialog. If the trigger is set to hover, the PopoverContent has role set to tooltip.
The PopoverContent has aria-labelledby set to the id of the PopoverHeader.
The PopoverContent has aria-describedby set to the id of the PopoverBody.
The PopoverContent has aria-hidden set to true or false depending on the open/closed state of the popover.
The trigger has aria-haspopup set to true to denote that it triggers a popover.
The trigger has aria-controls set to the id of the PopoverContent to associate the popover and the trigger.
The trigger has aria-expanded set to true or false depending on the open/closed state of the popover.

Props#

Name	Type	Description	Default
arrowShadowColor	`string`	The `box-shadow` of the popover arrow	-
arrowSize	`number`	The size of the popover arrow	-
autoFocus	`boolean`	If `true`, focus will be transferred to the first interactive element when the popover opens	-
children	`string \| number \| boolean \| {} \| ReactElement<any, string \| ((props: any) => ReactElement<any, string \| ... \| (new (props: any) => Component<any, any, any>)> \| null) \| (new (props: any) => Component<...>)> \| ... 49 more ...`	The content of the popover. It is usually the `PopoverTrigger`, and `PopoverContent`	-
closeDelay	`number`		-
closeOnBlur	`boolean`	If `true`, the popover will close when you blur out it by clicking outside or tabbing out	-
closeOnEsc	`boolean`	If `true`, the popover will close when you hit the `Esc` key	-
colorScheme	`string`		-
defaultIsOpen	`boolean`	If `true`, the popover will be initially opened.	-
gutter	`number`	The gap (in pixels) to apply between the popover and the target. Used by `popper.js`	-
id	`string`	The html `id` attribute of the popover. If not provided, we generate a unique id. This `id` is also used to auto-generate the `aria-labelledby` and `aria-decribedby` attributes that points to the `PopoverHeader` and `PopoverBody`	-
initialFocusRef	`RefObject<FocusableElement>`	The `ref` of the element that should receive focus when the popover opens.	-
isLazy	`boolean`	Performance 🚀: If `true`, the PopoverContent rendering will be deferred until the popover is open.	-
isOpen	`boolean`	If `true`, the popover will be opened in controlled mode.	-
modifiers	`Modifier<string, any>[]`	The Popper.js modifiers to use.	-
onClose	`(() => void)`	Callback fired when the popover closes	-
onOpen	`(() => void)`	Callback fired when the popover opens	-
openDelay	`number`		-
placement	`"top" \| "right" \| "bottom" \| "left" \| "auto" \| "auto-start" \| "auto-end" \| "top-start" \| "top-end" \| "bottom-start" \| "bottom-end" \| "right-start" \| "right-end" \| "left-start" \| "left-end"`	The placment of the popover	-
returnFocusOnClose	`boolean`	If `true`, focus will be returned to the element that triggers the popover when it closes	-
size	`string`		-
trigger	`"click" \| "hover"`	The interaction that triggers the popover. `hover` - means the popover will open when you hover with mouse or focus with keyboard on the popover trigger `click` - means the popover will open on click or press `Enter` to `Space` on keyboard	-
variant	`string`		-

Other Props#

PopoverContent composes Box and has the ability to smartly position itself. Thanks to popper.js.
PopoverArrow, PopoverHeader, PopoverFooter and PopoverBody composes Box.
PopoverCloseButton composes Box component.

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Popover

Import#

Basic Usage#

Rendering the Popover in a Portal#

Focus an element when Popover opens#

Trapping Focus within Popover#

Controlled Usage#

Accessing Internal state#

Customizing the Popover#

Popover Placements#

Lazily mounting Popover#

Accessiblity#

Keyboard and Focus#

ARIA Attributes#

Props#

Popover Props#

Other Props#