Accordion

A stacked set of collapsible panels.

Usage

Use the Accordion component to display a list of collapsible items.

Yes! Nuxt UI is completely free and open source under the MIT license. All 100+ components are available to everyone.

<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    label: 'Is Nuxt UI free to use?',
    content: 'Yes! Nuxt UI is completely free and open source under the MIT license. All 100+ components are available to everyone.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Can I use Nuxt UI with Vue without Nuxt?',
    content: 'Yes! While optimized for Nuxt, Nuxt UI works perfectly with standalone Vue projects via our Vite plugin. You can follow the [installation guide](/docs/getting-started/installation/vue) to get started.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Is Nuxt UI production-ready?',
    content: 'Yes! Nuxt UI is used in production by thousands of applications with extensive tests, regular updates, and active maintenance.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :items="items" />
</template>

Items

Use the items prop as an array of objects with the following properties:

label?: string
icon?: string
trailingIcon?: string
content?: string
value?: string
disabled?: boolean
slot?: string
class?: any
ui?: { item?: ClassNameValue, header?: ClassNameValue, trigger?: ClassNameValue, leadingIcon?: ClassNameValue, label?: ClassNameValue, trailingIcon?: ClassNameValue, content?: ClassNameValue, body?: ClassNameValue }

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :items="items" />
</template>

Multiple

Set the type prop to multiple to allow multiple items to be active at the same time. Defaults to single.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion type="multiple" :items="items" />
</template>

Collapsible

When type is single, you can set the collapsible prop to false to prevent the active item from collapsing.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :collapsible="false" :items="items" />
</template>

Unmount

Use the unmount-on-hide prop to prevent the content from being unmounted when the accordion is collapsed. Defaults to true.

unmountOnHide

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :unmount-on-hide="false" :items="items" />
</template>

You can inspect the DOM to see each item's content being rendered.

Disabled

Use the disabled property to disable the Accordion.

You can also disable a specific item by using the disabled property in the item object.

disabled

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.',
    disabled: true
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion disabled :items="items" />
</template>

Trailing Icon

Use the trailing-icon prop to customize the trailing Icon of each item. Defaults to i-lucide-chevron-down.

You can also set an icon for a specific item by using the trailingIcon property in the item object.

trailingIcon

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = ref<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.',
    trailingIcon: 'i-lucide-plus'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion trailing-icon="i-lucide-arrow-down" :items="items" />
</template>

You can customize this icon globally in your app.config.ts under ui.icons.chevronDown key.

You can customize this icon globally in your vite.config.ts under ui.icons.chevronDown key.

Examples

Control active item(s)

You can control the active item(s) by using the default-value prop or the v-model directive with the index of the item.

You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items: AccordionItem[] = [
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
]

const active = ref('0')

// Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home.
onMounted(() => {
  setInterval(() => {
    active.value = String((Number(active.value) + 1) % items.length)
  }, 2000)
})
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion v-model="active" :items="items" />
</template>

You can also pass the value of one of the items if provided.

When type="multiple", ensure to pass an array to the default-value prop or the v-model directive.

With drag and drop

Use the useSortable composable from @vueuse/integrations to enable drag and drop functionality on the Accordion. This integration wraps Sortable.js to provide a seamless drag and drop experience.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'
import { useSortable } from '@vueuse/integrations/useSortable'

const items = shallowRef<AccordionItem[]>([
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
])

const accordion = useTemplateRef<HTMLElement>('accordion')

useSortable(accordion, items, {
  animation: 150
})
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion ref="accordion" :items="items" />
</template>

With body slot

Use the #body slot to customize the body of each item.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items: AccordionItem[] = [
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box'
  }
]
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :items="items">
    <template #body="{ item }">
      This is the {{ item.label }} panel.
    </template>
  </UAccordion>
</template>

The #body slot includes some pre-defined styles, use the #content slot if you want to start from scratch.

With content slot

Use the #content slot to customize the content of each item.

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items: AccordionItem[] = [
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box'
  }
]
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :items="items">
    <template #content="{ item }">
      <p class="pb-3.5 text-sm text-muted">
        This is the {{ item.label }} panel.
      </p>
    </template>
  </UAccordion>
</template>

With custom slot

Use the slot property to customize a specific item.

You will have access to the following slots:

#{{ item.slot }}
#{{ item.slot }}-body

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { AccordionItem } from '@nuxt/ui'

const items = [
  {
    label: 'Icons',
    icon: 'i-lucide-smile',
    content: 'You have nothing to do, @nuxt/icon will handle it automatically.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Colors',
    icon: 'i-lucide-swatch-book',
    slot: 'colors' as const,
    content: 'Choose a primary and a neutral color from your Tailwind CSS theme.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Components',
    icon: 'i-lucide-box',
    content: 'You can customize components by using the `class` / `ui` props or in your app.config.ts.'
  }
] satisfies AccordionItem[]
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion :items="items">
    <template #colors="{ item }">
      <p class="text-sm pb-3.5 text-primary">
        {{ item.content }}
      </p>
    </template>
  </UAccordion>
</template>

With markdown content

You can use the MDC component from @nuxtjs/mdc to render markdown in the accordion items.

Through Reka UI integration, Nuxt UI provides automatic ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, focus management, and screen reader support. While offering a strong foundation, testing in your specific use case remains important.

<script setup lang="ts">
const items = [
  {
    label: 'Is Nuxt UI free to use?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'Yes! Nuxt UI is completely free and open source under the MIT license. All 100+ components are available to everyone.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Can I use Nuxt UI with Vue without Nuxt?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'Yes! While optimized for Nuxt, Nuxt UI works perfectly with standalone Vue projects via our Vite plugin. You can follow the [installation guide](/docs/getting-started/installation/vue) to get started.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Will Nuxt UI work with other CSS frameworks like UnoCSS?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'No. Nuxt UI is designed exclusively for Tailwind CSS. UnoCSS support would require significant architecture changes due to different class naming conventions.'
  },
  {
    label: 'How does Nuxt UI handle accessibility?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'Through [Reka UI](https://reka-ui.com/docs/overview/accessibility) integration, Nuxt UI provides automatic ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, focus management, and screen reader support. While offering a strong foundation, testing in your specific use case remains important.'
  },
  {
    label: 'How is Nuxt UI tested?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'Nuxt UI ensures reliability with 1000+ Vitest tests covering core functionality and accessibility.'
  },
  {
    label: 'Is Nuxt UI production-ready?',
    icon: 'i-lucide-circle-help',
    content: 'Yes! Nuxt UI is used in production by thousands of applications with extensive tests, regular updates, and active maintenance.'
  }
]
</script>

<template>
  <UAccordion
    type="multiple"
    :items="items"
    :unmount-on-hide="false"
    :default-value="['3']"
    :ui="{
      trigger: 'text-base',
      body: 'text-base text-muted'
    }"
  >
    <template #body="{ item }">
      <MDC :value="item.content" unwrap="p" />
    </template>
  </UAccordion>
</template>

API

Props

Prop	Default	Type
`as`	`'div'`	`any` The element or component this component should render as.
`items`		`AccordionItem[]`
`trailingIcon`	`appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown`	`string \| object` The icon displayed on the right side of the trigger.
`labelKey`	`'label'`	`string \| number` The key used to get the label from the item.
`collapsible`	`true`	`boolean` When type is "single", allows closing content when clicking trigger for an open item. When type is "multiple", this prop has no effect.
`defaultValue`		The default active value of the item(s). Use when you do not need to control the state of the item(s).
`modelValue`		`string \| string[]` The controlled value of the active item(s). Use this when you need to control the state of the items. Can be binded with `v-model`
`type`	`'single'`	`"single" \| "multiple"` Determines whether a "single" or "multiple" items can be selected at a time. This prop will overwrite the inferred type from `modelValue` and `defaultValue`.
`disabled`	`false`	`boolean` When `true`, prevents the user from interacting with the accordion and all its items
`unmountOnHide`	`true`	`boolean` When `true`, the element will be unmounted on closed state.
`ui`		`{ root?: ClassNameValue; item?: ClassNameValue; header?: ClassNameValue; trigger?: ClassNameValue; content?: ClassNameValue; body?: ClassNameValue; leadingIcon?: ClassNameValue; trailingIcon?: ClassNameValue; label?: ClassNameValue; }`

Slots

Slot	Type
`leading`
`default`	`{ item: AccordionItem; index: number; open: boolean; }`
`trailing`
`content`
`body`	`{ item: AccordionItem; index: number; open: boolean; ui: object; }`

Emits

Event	Type
`update:modelValue`	`[value: string \| string[] \| undefined]`

Theme

app.config.ts

export default defineAppConfig({
  ui: {
    accordion: {
      slots: {
        root: 'w-full',
        item: 'border-b border-default last:border-b-0',
        header: 'flex',
        trigger: 'group flex-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 font-medium text-sm py-3.5 focus-visible:outline-primary min-w-0',
        content: 'data-[state=open]:animate-[accordion-down_200ms_ease-out] data-[state=closed]:animate-[accordion-up_200ms_ease-out] overflow-hidden focus:outline-none',
        body: 'text-sm pb-3.5',
        leadingIcon: 'shrink-0 size-5',
        trailingIcon: 'shrink-0 size-5 ms-auto group-data-[state=open]:rotate-180 transition-transform duration-200',
        label: 'text-start break-words'
      },
      variants: {
        disabled: {
          true: {
            trigger: 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-75'
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
})

vite.config.ts

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import ui from '@nuxt/ui/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    vue(),
    ui({
      ui: {
        accordion: {
          slots: {
            root: 'w-full',
            item: 'border-b border-default last:border-b-0',
            header: 'flex',
            trigger: 'group flex-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 font-medium text-sm py-3.5 focus-visible:outline-primary min-w-0',
            content: 'data-[state=open]:animate-[accordion-down_200ms_ease-out] data-[state=closed]:animate-[accordion-up_200ms_ease-out] overflow-hidden focus:outline-none',
            body: 'text-sm pb-3.5',
            leadingIcon: 'shrink-0 size-5',
            trailingIcon: 'shrink-0 size-5 ms-auto group-data-[state=open]:rotate-180 transition-transform duration-200',
            label: 'text-start break-words'
          },
          variants: {
            disabled: {
              true: {
                trigger: 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-75'
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    })
  ]
})

Changelog

63c0a — feat: expose ui in slot props where used (#5207)

11a03 — fix: dot notation type support for labelKey and valueKey (#4933)

61b60 — feat: allow passing a component instead of a name (#4766)

5cb65 — feat: import @nuxt/ui-pro components

b9adc — feat: add ui field in items (#4060)

e6e51 — fix: class should have priority over ui prop

75e47 — fix: use div instead of h3 for header tag

8dd9d — fix: improve dynamic slots (#3857)

39c86 — fix: refactor types after @nuxt/module-builder upgrade (#3855)

b9983 — fix: improve generic types (#3331)

ef861 — chore: add eol in script tag to fix syntax highlight

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