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React Sidebar Component

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CoreUI components are available as native Angular, Bootstrap (Vanilla JS), and Vue components. To learn more please visit the following pages.

Supported content#

Sidebar come with built-in support for a handful of sub-components. Choose from the following as needed:

  • <CSidebarHeader> for optional header.
  • <CSidebarBrand> for your company, product, or project name.
  • <CSidebarNav> for a full-height and lightweight navigation (including support for dropdowns).
  • <CSidebarFooter> for optional footer.
  • <CSidebarToggler> for use with our minimizer plugin.

Examples#

Sidebar Brand
1<CSidebar>
2  <CSidebarBrand>Sidebar Brand</CSidebarBrand>
3  <CSidebarNav>
4    <CNavTitle>Nav Title</CNavTitle>
5    <CNavItem href="#">
6      <CIcon customClassName="nav-icon" icon={cilSpeedometer} />
7      Nav item
8    </CNavItem>
9    <CNavItem href="#">
10      <CIcon customClassName="nav-icon" icon={cilSpeedometer} />
11      With badge
12      <CBadge color="primary ms-auto">NEW</CBadge>
13    </CNavItem>
14    <CNavGroup toggler="Nav dropdown">
15      <CNavItem href="#">
16        <CIcon customClassName="nav-icon" icon={cilPuzzle} /> Nav dropdown item
17      </CNavItem>
18      <CNavItem href="#">
19        <CIcon customClassName="nav-icon" icon={cilPuzzle} /> Nav dropdown item
20      </CNavItem>
21    </CNavGroup>
22  </CSidebarNav>
23  <CSidebarToggler />
24</CSidebar>

Customizing#

CSS variables#

React sidebars use local CSS variables on .sidebar and .sidebar-backdrop for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

1--cui-sidebar-width: #{$sidebar-width};
2--cui-sidebar-bg: #{$sidebar-bg};
3--cui-sidebar-padding-x: #{$sidebar-padding-x};
4--cui-sidebar-padding-y: #{$sidebar-padding-y};
5--cui-sidebar-color: #{$sidebar-color};
6--cui-sidebar-border-width: #{$sidebar-border-width};
7--cui-sidebar-border-color: #{$sidebar-border-color};
8--cui-sidebar-brand-color: #{$sidebar-brand-color};
9--cui-sidebar-brand-height: #{$sidebar-brand-height};
10--cui-sidebar-brand-bg: #{$sidebar-brand-bg};
11--cui-sidebar-header-height: #{$sidebar-header-height};
12--cui-sidebar-header-bg: #{$sidebar-header-bg};
13--cui-sidebar-header-padding-x: #{$sidebar-header-padding-x};
14--cui-sidebar-header-padding-y: #{$sidebar-header-padding-y};
15--cui-sidebar-footer-bg: #{$sidebar-footer-bg};
16--cui-sidebar-footer-height: #{$sidebar-footer-height};
17--cui-sidebar-footer-padding-x: #{$sidebar-footer-padding-x};
18--cui-sidebar-footer-padding-y: #{$sidebar-footer-padding-y};
19--cui-sidebar-toggler-bg: #{$sidebar-toggler-bg};
20--cui-sidebar-toggler-height: #{$sidebar-toggler-height};
21--cui-sidebar-toggler-indicator: #{escape-svg($sidebar-toggler-indicator-icon)};
22--cui-sidebar-toggler-indicator-width: #{$sidebar-toggler-indicator-width};
23--cui-sidebar-toggler-indicator-height: #{$sidebar-toggler-indicator-height};
24--cui-sidebar-toggler-hover-bg: #{$sidebar-toggler-hover-bg};
25--cui-sidebar-toggler-indicator-hover: #{escape-svg($sidebar-toggler-indicator-hover-icon)}
26--cui-sidebar-narrow-width: #{$sidebar-narrow-width};
27--cui-sidebar-nav-title-padding-x: #{$sidebar-nav-title-padding-x};
28--cui-sidebar-nav-title-padding-y: #{$sidebar-nav-title-padding-y};
29--cui-sidebar-nav-title-margin-top: #{$sidebar-nav-title-margin-top};
30--cui-sidebar-nav-title-color: #{$sidebar-nav-title-color};
31--cui-sidebar-nav-link-padding-x: #{$sidebar-nav-link-padding-x};
32--cui-sidebar-nav-link-padding-y: #{$sidebar-nav-link-padding-y};
33--cui-sidebar-nav-link-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-color};
34--cui-sidebar-nav-link-bg: #{$sidebar-nav-link-bg};
35--cui-sidebar-nav-link-border-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-border-color};
36--cui-sidebar-nav-link-border: #{$sidebar-nav-link-border-width} solid var(--cui-sidebar-nav-link-border-color);
37--cui-sidebar-nav-link-border-radius: #{$sidebar-nav-link-border-radius};
38--cui-sidebar-nav-link-active-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-active-color};
39--cui-sidebar-nav-link-active-bg: #{$sidebar-nav-link-active-bg};
40--cui-sidebar-nav-link-active-icon-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-active-icon-color};
41--cui-sidebar-nav-link-disabled-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-disabled-color};
42--cui-sidebar-nav-link-disabled-icon-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-disabled-icon-color};
43--cui-sidebar-nav-link-hover-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-hover-color};
44--cui-sidebar-nav-link-hover-bg: #{$sidebar-nav-link-hover-bg};
45--cui-sidebar-nav-link-hover-icon-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-hover-icon-color};
46--cui-sidebar-nav-icon-width: #{$sidebar-nav-icon-width};
47--cui-sidebar-nav-icon-height: #{$sidebar-nav-icon-height};
48--cui-sidebar-nav-icon-font-size: #{$sidebar-nav-icon-font-size};
49--cui-sidebar-nav-link-icon-color: #{$sidebar-nav-link-icon-color};
50--cui-sidebar-nav-group-bg: #{$sidebar-nav-group-bg};
51--cui-sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-y: #{$sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-y};
52--cui-sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-x: #{$sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-x};
53--cui-sidebar-nav-group-indicator: #{escape-svg($sidebar-nav-group-indicator-icon)};
54--cui-sidebar-nav-group-indicator-hover: #{escape-svg($sidebar-nav-group-indicator-hover-icon)};
55--cui-sidebar-nav-group-toggle-show-color: #{$sidebar-nav-group-toggle-show-color};
1--cui-backdrop-zindex: #{$zindex-sidebar-backdrop};
2--cui-backdrop-bg: #{$sidebar-backdrop-bg};
3--cui-backdrop-opacity: #{$sidebar-backdrop-opacity};

How to use CSS variables#

1const vars = { 
2  '--my-css-var': 10,
3  '--my-another-css-var': "red" 
4}
5return <CSidebar style={vars}>...</CSidebar>

SASS variables#

1$sidebar-width:                            16rem;
2$sidebar-widths: (
3  sm: 12rem,
4  lg: 20rem,
5  xl: 24rem
6);
7$sidebar-padding-y:                        0;
8$sidebar-padding-x:                        0;
9$sidebar-color:                            $high-emphasis-inverse;
10$sidebar-bg:                               $gray-base;
11$sidebar-border-width:                     0;
12$sidebar-border-color:                     transparent;
13$sidebar-transition:                       margin-left .15s, margin-right .15s, box-shadow .075s, transform .15s, width .15s, z-index 0s ease .15s;
14

15$sidebar-brand-height:                     4rem;
16$sidebar-brand-color:                      $high-emphasis-inverse;
17$sidebar-brand-bg:                         rgba($black, .2);
18

19$sidebar-header-height:                    4rem;
20$sidebar-header-padding-y:                 .75rem;
21$sidebar-header-padding-x:                 1rem;
22$sidebar-header-bg:                        rgba($black, .2);
23$sidebar-header-height-transition:         height .15s, padding .15s;
24

25$sidebar-narrow-width:                     4rem;
26

27$sidebar-backdrop-bg:                      $black;
28$sidebar-backdrop-opacity:                 .5;
29

30$sidebar-nav-title-padding-y:              .75rem;
31$sidebar-nav-title-padding-x:              1rem;
32$sidebar-nav-title-margin-top:             1rem;
33$sidebar-nav-title-color:                  $medium-emphasis-inverse;
34$sidebar-nav-title-transition:             height .15s, margin .15s;
35

36$sidebar-nav-link-padding-y:               .8445rem;
37$sidebar-nav-link-padding-x:               1rem;
38$sidebar-nav-link-color:                   $medium-emphasis-inverse;
39$sidebar-nav-link-bg:                      transparent;
40$sidebar-nav-link-border-width:            0;
41$sidebar-nav-link-border-color:            transparent;
42$sidebar-nav-link-border-radius:           0;
43$sidebar-nav-link-transition:              background .15s ease, color .15s ease;
44$sidebar-nav-link-icon-color:              $medium-emphasis-inverse;
45

46$sidebar-nav-link-hover-color:             $high-emphasis-inverse;
47$sidebar-nav-link-hover-bg:                rgba($white, .05);
48$sidebar-nav-link-hover-icon-color:        $high-emphasis-inverse;
49

50$sidebar-nav-link-active-color:            $high-emphasis-inverse;
51$sidebar-nav-link-active-bg:               rgba($white, .05);
52$sidebar-nav-link-active-icon-color:       $high-emphasis-inverse;
53

54$sidebar-nav-link-disabled-color:          $disabled-inverse;
55$sidebar-nav-link-disabled-icon-color:     $sidebar-nav-link-icon-color;
56

57$sidebar-nav-icon-width:                   4rem;
58$sidebar-nav-icon-height:                  1.25rem;
59$sidebar-nav-icon-font-size:               $sidebar-nav-icon-height;
60

61$sidebar-nav-group-bg:                     rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
62$sidebar-nav-group-transition:             background .15s ease-in-out;
63$sidebar-nav-group-toggle-show-color:      $sidebar-nav-link-color;
64

65$sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-y:        0;
66$sidebar-nav-group-items-padding-x:        0;
67$sidebar-nav-group-items-transition:       height .15s ease;
68

69$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-color:        $medium-emphasis-inverse;
70$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-icon:         url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-color}'><path fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
71$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-hover-color:  $sidebar-nav-link-hover-color;
72$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-hover-icon:   url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-hover-color}'><path fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
73$sidebar-nav-group-indicator-transition:   transform .15s;
74

75$sidebar-footer-height:                    auto;
76$sidebar-footer-padding-y:                 .75rem;
77$sidebar-footer-padding-x:                 1rem;
78$sidebar-footer-bg:                        rgba($black, .2);
79$sidebar-footer-height-transition:         height .15s, padding .15s;
80

81$sidebar-toggler-height:                   3rem;
82$sidebar-toggler-bg:                       rgba($black, .2);
83$sidebar-toggler-transition:               transform .15s;
84

85$sidebar-toggler-indicator-width:          4rem;
86$sidebar-toggler-indicator-height:         3rem;
87$sidebar-toggler-indicator-color:          $gray-600;
88$sidebar-toggler-indicator-icon:           url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 14'%3E%3Cpath fill='#{$sidebar-toggler-indicator-color}' d='M9.148 2.352l-4.148 4.148 4.148 4.148q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352l-1.297 1.297q-0.148 0.148-0.352 0.148t-0.352-0.148l-5.797-5.797q-0.148-0.148-0.148-0.352t0.148-0.352l5.797-5.797q0.148-0.148 0.352-0.148t0.352 0.148l1.297 1.297q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
89$sidebar-toggler-hover-bg:                 rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
90

91$sidebar-toggler-indicator-hover-color:    $sidebar-nav-link-hover-color;
92$sidebar-toggler-indicator-hover-icon:     url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 14'%3E%3Cpath fill='#{$sidebar-toggler-indicator-hover-color}' d='M9.148 2.352l-4.148 4.148 4.148 4.148q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352l-1.297 1.297q-0.148 0.148-0.352 0.148t-0.352-0.148l-5.797-5.797q-0.148-0.148-0.148-0.352t0.148-0.352l5.797-5.797q0.148-0.148 0.352-0.148t0.352 0.148l1.297 1.297q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
93

94$sidebar-light-color:    $body-color;
95$sidebar-light-bg:       $white;
96$sidebar-light-border-width:                     0;
97$sidebar-light-border-color:                     transparent;
98

99$sidebar-light-brand-color:  $white;
100$sidebar-light-brand-bg:     $primary;
101

102$sidebar-light-header-bg: rgba($black, .2);
103

104$sidebar-light-nav-title-color:                  $medium-emphasis;
105

106$sidebar-light-nav-link-color:                   $medium-emphasis;
107$sidebar-light-nav-link-bg:                      transparent;
108$sidebar-light-nav-link-icon-color:              $medium-emphasis;
109

110$sidebar-light-nav-link-hover-color:             $high-emphasis;
111$sidebar-light-nav-link-hover-bg:                theme-color("primary");
112$sidebar-light-nav-link-hover-icon-color:        $high-emphasis;
113

114$sidebar-light-nav-link-active-color:            $high-emphasis;
115$sidebar-light-nav-link-active-bg:               rgba($white, .05);
116$sidebar-light-nav-link-active-icon-color:       $high-emphasis;
117

118$sidebar-light-nav-link-disabled-color:          $disabled;
119$sidebar-light-nav-link-disabled-icon-color:     $sidebar-light-nav-link-icon-color;
120

121$sidebar-light-nav-group-bg:                     rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);
122$sidebar-light-nav-group-toggle-show-color:      $sidebar-light-nav-link-color;
123

124$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-color:        $medium-emphasis;
125$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-icon:         url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-color}'><path fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
126$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-hover-color:  $sidebar-light-nav-link-hover-color;
127$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-hover-icon:   url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$sidebar-light-nav-group-indicator-hover-color}'><path fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
128

129$sidebar-light-footer-bg:                        rgba($black, .1);
130

131$sidebar-light-toggler-bg:                       rgba($black, .1);
132$sidebar-light-toggler-hover-bg:                 rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
133$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-color:          $medium-emphasis;
134$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-icon:           url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 14'%3E%3Cpath fill='#{$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-color}' d='M9.148 2.352l-4.148 4.148 4.148 4.148q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352l-1.297 1.297q-0.148 0.148-0.352 0.148t-0.352-0.148l-5.797-5.797q-0.148-0.148-0.148-0.352t0.148-0.352l5.797-5.797q0.148-0.148 0.352-0.148t0.352 0.148l1.297 1.297q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
135$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-hover-color:    $sidebar-light-nav-link-hover-color;
136$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-hover-icon:     url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 14'%3E%3Cpath fill='#{$sidebar-light-toggler-indicator-hover-color}' d='M9.148 2.352l-4.148 4.148 4.148 4.148q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352l-1.297 1.297q-0.148 0.148-0.352 0.148t-0.352-0.148l-5.797-5.797q-0.148-0.148-0.148-0.352t0.148-0.352l5.797-5.797q0.148-0.148 0.352-0.148t0.352 0.148l1.297 1.297q0.148 0.148 0.148 0.352t-0.148 0.352z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");

API#

CSidebar#

1import { CSidebar } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebar from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebar'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-
colorSchemeSets if the color of text should be colored for a light or dark dark background.'dark' | 'light'-
narrowMake sidebar narrow.boolean-
onHideCallback fired when the component requests to be hidden.() => void-
onShowCallback fired when the component requests to be shown.() => void-
onVisibleChangeEvent emitted after visibility of component changed.(visible: boolean) => void-
overlaidSet sidebar to overlaid variant.boolean-
placementComponents placement, there’s no default placement.'start' | 'end'-
positionPlace sidebar in non-static positions.'fixed' | 'sticky'-
sizeSize the component small, large, or extra large.'sm' | 'lg' | 'xl'-
unfoldableExpand narrowed sidebar on hover.boolean-
visibleToggle the visibility of sidebar component.boolean-

CSidebarBrand#

1import { CSidebarBrand } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebarBrand from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebarBrand'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-

CSidebarFooter#

1import { CSidebarFooter } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebarFooter from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebarFooter'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-

CSidebarHeader#

1import { CSidebarHeader } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebarHeader from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebarHeader'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-

CSidebarNav#

1import { CSidebarNav } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebarNav from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebarNav'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-

CSidebarToggler#

1import { CSidebarToggler } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CSidebarToggler from '@coreui/react/src/components/sidebar/CSidebarToggler'
PropertyDescriptionTypeDefault
classNameA string of all className you want applied to the component.string-
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