# Bootstrap 6 List Group

> Bootstrap List Groups allows displaying are a series of content. Learn how to use Bootstrap list group to build complex list structure on your website.

## Basic example

The default list group is an unordered list with items and the proper CSS classes. Build upon it with the options that follow, or with your CSS as required.

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A fourth item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">And a fifth one</li>
</ul>
```

## Active items

Attach `.active` to a `.list-group-item` to show the current active selection.

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item active" aria-current="true">An active item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A fourth item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">And a fifth one</li>
</ul>
```

## Disabled items

Attach `.disabled` to a `.list-group-item` to make it appear disabled. Remark that some of the elements with `.disabled` will also require custom JavaScript to disable their click events (e.g., links).

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item disabled" aria-disabled="true">A disabled item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A fourth item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">And a fifth one</li>
</ul>
```

## Links and buttons

Use `<a>`s or `<button>`s to create _actionable_ list group items with hover, disabled, and active states by adding `.list-group-item-action`. We separate these pseudo-classes to ensure list groups made of non-interactive elements (like `<li>`s or `<div>`s) don't provide a click or tap affordance.

Be sure to **not use the standard `.btn` classes here**.

```html
<div class="list-group">
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" aria-current="true">
    The current link item
  </a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A second link item</a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A third link item</a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A fourth link item</a>
  <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action disabled" aria-disabled="true">A disabled link item</a>
</div>
```

With `<button>`s, you can also make use of the `disabled` attribute instead of the `.disabled` class. Sadly, `<a>`s don't support the disabled attribute.

```html
<div class="list-group">
  <button type="button" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" aria-current="true">
    The current button
  </button>
  <button type="button" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A second button item</button>
  <button type="button" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A third button item</button>
  <button type="button" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A fourth button item</button>
  <button type="button" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" disabled>A disabled button item</button>
</div>
```

## Flush

Add `.list-group-flush` to remove some borders and rounded corners to render list group items edge-to-edge in a parent container (e.g., cards).

```html
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
  <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A fourth item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">And a fifth one</li>
</ul>
```

## Numbered

Add the `.list-group-numbered` modifier class (and optionally use an `<ol>` element) to opt into numbered list group items. Numbers are generated via CSS (as opposed to a `<ol>`s default browser styling) for better placement inside list group items and to allow for better customization.

Numbers are generated by `counter-reset` on the `<ol>`, and then styled and placed with a `::before` pseudo-element on the `<li>` with `counter-increment` and `content`.

```html
<ol class="list-group list-group-numbered">
  <li class="list-group-item">A list item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A list item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item">A list item</li>
</ol>
```

These work great with custom content as well.

```html
<ol class="list-group list-group-numbered">
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
    <div class="ms-3 me-auto">
      <div class="fw-bold">Subheading</div>
      Content for list item
    </div>
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">14</span>
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
    <div class="ms-3 me-auto">
      <div class="fw-bold">Subheading</div>
      Content for list item
    </div>
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">14</span>
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
    <div class="ms-3 me-auto">
      <div class="fw-bold">Subheading</div>
      Content for list item
    </div>
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">14</span>
  </li>
</ol>
```

## Horizontal

Add `.list-group-horizontal` to change the layout of list group items from vertical to horizontal across all breakpoints. Alternatively, choose a responsive variant `.list-group-horizontal-{sm|md|lg|xl|2xl}` to turn horizontal from that breakpoint up. Currently **horizontal list groups cannot be combined with flush list groups.**

The responsive variants measure the nearest [query container](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/utilities/container-queries/), not the viewport, so a list group in a narrow column stays stacked while the same class in a wide one goes horizontal. Mark an ancestor with `.contains-inline` — without one the query has nothing to read and the direction never switches. Plain `.list-group-horizontal` needs no container.

**ProTip:** Want equal-width list group items when horizontal? Add `.flex-fill` to each list group item.

## Variants

Colour a list item with a [`.theme-*` class](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/customize/components/#theme-variants). It works on the item, on the `.list-group` above it, or on both — an item's own theme wins over the one it inherits.

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item">A simple default list group item</li>
  <li class="list-group-item theme-${c.name}">A simple ${c.name} list group item</li>
</ul>
```

Theme classes also work with `.list-group-item-action`. Note the addition of the hover styles here not present in the previous example. Also supported is the `.active` state; apply it to indicate an active selection on a themed list group item.

```html
<div class="list-group">
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A simple default list group item</a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action theme-${c.name}">A simple ${c.name} list group item</a>
</div>
```

> ##### Conveying meaning to assistive technologies
> 
> Relying on color to convey meaning creates a visual cue that assistive technologies, like screen readers, cannot perceive. It's essential that any information represented by color is either apparent from the content itself (e.g., the visible text) or supplemented by alternative methods, such as extra text using the `.visually-hidden` class.

## With badges

Add badges to any list group item to show unread counts, activity, and more with the help of some [utilities](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/utilities/flex/).

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
    A list item
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">14</span>
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
    A second list item
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">2</span>
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
    A third list item
    <span class="badge theme-primary rounded-pill">1</span>
  </li>
</ul>
```

## Custom content

Add nearly any HTML within, even for linked list groups like the one below, with the help of [flexbox utilities](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/utilities/flex/).

```html
<div class="list-group">
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" aria-current="true">
    <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
      <h5 class="mb-1">List group item heading</h5>
      <small>3 days ago</small>
    </div>
    <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
    <small>And some small print.</small>
  </a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">
    <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
      <h5 class="mb-1">List group item heading</h5>
      <small class="fg-2">3 days ago</small>
    </div>
    <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
    <small class="fg-2">And some muted small print.</small>
  </a>
  <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">
    <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
      <h5 class="mb-1">List group item heading</h5>
      <small class="fg-2">3 days ago</small>
    </div>
    <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
    <small class="fg-2">And some muted small print.</small>
  </a>
</div>
```

## Checkboxes and radios

Place CoreUI for Bootstrap's checkboxes and radios within list group items and customize as needed. You can use them without `<label>`s, but please remember to include an `aria-label` attribute and value for accessibility.

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
    First checkbox
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
    Second checkbox
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
    Third checkbox
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
    Fourth checkbox
  </li>
  <li class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
    Fifth checkbox
  </li>
</ul>
```

And if you want `<label>`s as the `.list-group-item` for large hit areas, you can do that, too.

```html
<div class="list-group">
  <label class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="">
    First checkbox
  </label>
  <label class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="">
    Second checkbox
  </label>
  <label class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="">
    Third checkbox
  </label>
  <label class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="">
    Fourth checkbox
  </label>
  <label class="list-group-item">
    <input class="check me-1" type="checkbox" value="">
    Fifth checkbox
  </label>
</div>
```

## JavaScript behavior

Use the tab JavaScript plugin—include it individually or through the compiled `coreui.js` file—to extend our list group to create tabbable panes of local content.

```html
<div class="row">
  <div class="col-4">
    <div class="list-group" id="list-tab" role="tablist">
      <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" id="list-home-list" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#list-home" role="tab" aria-controls="list-home">Home</a>
      <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-profile-list" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#list-profile" role="tab" aria-controls="list-profile">Profile</a>
      <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-messages-list" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#list-messages" role="tab" aria-controls="list-messages">Messages</a>
      <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-settings-list" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#list-settings" role="tab" aria-controls="list-settings">Settings</a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="col-8">
    <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">
      <div class="tab-pane show active" id="list-home" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-home-list">...</div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="list-profile" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-profile-list">...</div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="list-messages" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-messages-list">...</div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="list-settings" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-settings-list">...</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```

### Using data attributes

You can activate a list group navigation without writing any JavaScript by simply specifying `data-coreui-toggle="list"` or on an element. Use these data attributes on `.list-group-item`.

```html
<div role="tabpanel">
  <!-- List group -->
  <div class="list-group" id="myList" role="tablist">
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#home" role="tab">Home</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#profile" role="tab">Profile</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#messages" role="tab">Messages</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-coreui-toggle="list" href="#settings" role="tab">Settings</a>
  </div>

  <!-- Tab panes -->
  <div class="tab-content">
    <div class="tab-pane active" id="home" role="tabpanel">...</div>
    <div class="tab-pane" id="profile" role="tabpanel">...</div>
    <div class="tab-pane" id="messages" role="tabpanel">...</div>
    <div class="tab-pane" id="settings" role="tabpanel">...</div>
  </div>
</div>
```

### Via JavaScript

Enable tabbable list item via JavaScript (each list item needs to be activated individually):

```js
const triggerTabList = document.querySelectorAll('#myTab a')
triggerTabList.forEach(triggerEl => {
  const tabTrigger = new coreui.Tab(triggerEl)

  triggerEl.addEventListener('click', event => {
    event.preventDefault()
    tabTrigger.show()
  })
})
```

You can activate individual list item in several ways:

```js
const triggerEl = document.querySelector('#myTab a[href="#profile"]')
coreui.Tab.getInstance(triggerEl).show() // Select tab by name

const triggerFirstTabEl = document.querySelector('#myTab li:first-child a')
coreui.Tab.getInstance(triggerFirstTabEl).show() // Select first tab
```

### Fade effect

To make tabs panel fade in, add `.fade` to each `.tab-pane`. The first tab pane must also have `.show` to make the initial content visible.

```html
<div class="tab-content">
  <div class="tab-pane show active" id="home" role="tabpanel">...</div>
  <div class="tab-pane" id="profile" role="tabpanel">...</div>
  <div class="tab-pane" id="messages" role="tabpanel">...</div>
  <div class="tab-pane" id="settings" role="tabpanel">...</div>
</div>
```

### Methods

#### constructor

> #### Promises and transitions
> 
> **Methods that show or hide a component return a promise.** The promise resolves when the transition ends, so `await` continues at the same moment a `shown.coreui.*` or `hidden.coreui.*` listener runs. The methods still return immediately and never block the caller. A call on a component that is already transitioning does nothing and resolves right away.
> 
> [Refer to our JavaScript documentation for further details](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/getting-started/javascript/#promises-and-transitions).

Activates your content as a tab element.

You can create a tab instance with the constructor, for example:

```js
const cuiTab = new coreui.Tab('#myTab')
```

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `dispose` | Destroys an element's tab. |
| `getInstance` | *Static* method which allows you to get the tab instance associated with a DOM element, you can use it like this: `coreui.Tab.getInstance(element)`. |
| `getOrCreateInstance` | *Static* method which allows you to get the tab instance associated with a DOM element, or create a new one in case it wasn't initialized You can use it like this: `coreui.Tab.getOrCreateInstance(element)`. |
| `show` | Selects the given list item and shows its associated pane. Any other list item that was previously selected becomes unselected and its associated pane is hidden. **Returns a promise that resolves after the tab pane is shown** (for example, after the `shown.coreui.tab` event occurs). |

### Events

When showing a new tab, the events fire in the following order:

1. `hide.coreui.tab` (on the current active tab)
2. `show.coreui.tab` (on the to-be-shown tab)
3. `hidden.coreui.tab` (on the previous active tab, the same one as for the `hide.coreui.tab` event)
4. `shown.coreui.tab` (on the newly-active just-shown tab, the same one as for the `show.coreui.tab` event)

If no tab was already active, the `hide.coreui.tab` and `hidden.coreui.tab` events will not be fired.

| Event type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `hidden.coreui.tab` | This event fires after a new tab is shown (and thus the previous active tab is hidden). Use `event.target` and `event.relatedTarget` to target the previous active tab and the new active tab, respectively. |
| `hide.coreui.tab` | This event fires when a new tab is to be shown (and thus the previous active tab is to be hidden). Use `event.target` and `event.relatedTarget` to target the current active tab and the new soon-to-be-active tab, respectively. |
| `show.coreui.tab` | This event fires on tab show, but before the new tab has been shown. Use `event.target` and `event.relatedTarget` to target the active tab and the previous active tab (if available) respectively. |
| `shown.coreui.tab` | This event fires on tab show after a tab has been shown. Use `event.target` and `event.relatedTarget` to target the active tab and the previous active tab (if available) respectively. |

```js
const tabElms = document.querySelectorAll('a[data-coreui-toggle="list"]')
tabElms.forEach(tabElm => {
  tabElm.addEventListener('shown.coreui.tab', event => {
    event.target // newly activated tab
    event.relatedTarget // previous active tab
  })
})
```

## Deprecated markup

_Deprecated in 6.0.0._

The v5 spelling — `.list-group-item` with a colour modifier — still works and renders identically. Each colour class is generated from the same theme map as the class it replaces, so `.list-group-item-primary` *is* `.list-group-item.theme-primary`. They are removed in v7.

```html
<ul class="list-group">
  <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-${c.name}">A simple ${c.name} list group item</li>
</ul>
```

```diff
- <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-success">Done</li>
+ <li class="list-group-item theme-success">Done</li>
```

The rewrite buys two things the modifier cannot. A theme colour set on the `.list-group` reaches every item inside it, and a colour of your own works the moment you define its theme tokens, with no Sass to compile.

See the [v6 migration guide](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/migration/v6/) for the full picture.

## Customizing

### CSS variables

List groups use local CSS variables on `.list-group` for enhanced real-time customization.

```scss
$list-group-tokens: defaults(
  (
    --cui-list-group-color: var(--cui-fg-body),
    --cui-list-group-bg: var(--cui-bg-body),
    --cui-list-group-border-color: var(--cui-border-color),
    --cui-list-group-border-width: var(--cui-border-width),
    --cui-list-group-border-radius: var(--cui-radius-5),
    --cui-list-group-item-padding-x: var(--cui-spacer),
    --cui-list-group-item-padding-y: var(--cui-spacer-3),
    --cui-list-group-action-color: var(--cui-fg-2),
    --cui-list-group-action-hover-color: var(--cui-fg-1),
    --cui-list-group-action-hover-bg: var(--cui-bg-1),
    --cui-list-group-action-active-color: var(--cui-fg-body),
    --cui-list-group-action-active-bg: var(--cui-bg-2),
    --cui-list-group-disabled-color: var(--cui-fg-3),
    --cui-list-group-disabled-bg: var(--cui-bg-body),
    --cui-list-group-active-color: var(--cui-primary-contrast),
    --cui-list-group-active-bg: var(--cui-primary-bg),
    --cui-list-group-active-border-color: var(--cui-primary-bg),
  ),
  $list-group-tokens
);
```

### Sass loops

_Deprecated in 6.0.0._

Loop that generates the [deprecated colour classes](#deprecated-markup) for
`.list-group-item`s. Each class sets the same generic `--cui-theme-*` tokens that
`.theme-{color}` sets, which is why the two spellings render identically — the item,
its `.active` state and `.list-group-item-action` all read those tokens directly. The
loop lives in the opt-in [`coreui-legacy.css`](https://coreui.io/bootstrap/docs/getting-started/install/#v5-compatibility-css),
not in `coreui.css`.

```scss
// List group contextual variants
//
// Add modifier classes to change text and background color on individual items.
@each $state in map.keys($theme-colors) {
  .list-group-item-#{$state} {
    @include theme-tokens($state);
  }
}
```
