Context Menu

Animated context menu triggered by right-click with spring animations, nested submenus, and full keyboard navigation.

Open in v0

Last updated: March 29, 2026

Right-click here

Installation

npx smoothui-cli add context-menu

Features

  • Right-click to open at cursor position
  • Spring-animated open/close with scale and fade
  • Nested submenu support with animated sub-content
  • Full keyboard navigation (Arrow keys, Enter, Escape)
  • Destructive variant for dangerous actions
  • Keyboard shortcut display
  • Separator and group label support
  • Wraps Radix UI Context Menu for robust accessibility

Accessibility

Keyboard Interactions

KeyDescription
Enter / SpaceActivates the focused item
EscapeCloses the context menu
Arrow DownMoves focus to the next item
Arrow UpMoves focus to the previous item
Arrow RightOpens a submenu when focused on a sub-trigger
Arrow LeftCloses a submenu and returns focus to the parent

ARIA Attributes

AttributeElementPurpose
role="menu"ContentIdentifies the context menu as a menu
role="menuitem"ItemIdentifies each item as a menu item

Reduced Motion

This component respects prefers-reduced-motion via useReducedMotion from Motion. When reduced motion is preferred, all spring animations (open/close, item stagger, submenu reveal) are disabled instantly.

Props

ContextMenuItemConfig