ant-design/components/menu/index.en-US.md

---
category: Components
cols: 1
type: Navigation
title: Menu
cover: https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/alicdn/3XZcjGpvK/Menu.svg
---

A versatile menu for navigation.

## When To Use

Navigation is an important part of any website, as a good navigation setup allows users to move around the site quickly and efficiently. Ant Design offers two navigation options: top and side. Top navigation provides all the categories and functions of the website. Side navigation provides the multi-level structure of the website.

More layouts with navigation: [Layout](/components/layout).

## Notes for developers

- Menu is rendered as a `ul` element, so it only supports [`li` and `script-supporting` elements](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-ul-element) as children nodes。Your customized node should be wrapped by `Menu.Item`.
- Menu needs to collect its node structure, so its children should be `Menu.*` or encapsulated HOCs.

### Usage upgrade after 4.20.0

```__react
import Alert from '../alert';
ReactDOM.render(<Alert message="After version 4.20.0, we provide a simpler usage <Menu items={[...]} /> with better perfermance and potential of writing simpler code style in your applications. Meanwhile, we deprecated the old usage in browser console, we will remove it in antd 5.0." />, mountNode);
```

```jsx
// works when >=4.20.0, recommended ✅
const items = [
  { label: 'item 1' },
  { label: 'item 2' },
  {
    label: 'sub menu',
    children: [{ label: 'item 3' }],
  },
];
return <Menu items={items} />;

// works when <4.20.0, deprecated when >=4.20.0 🙅🏻‍♀️
<Menu>
  <Menu.Item>item 1</Menu.Item>
  <Menu.Item>item 2</Menu.Item>
  <Menu.SubMenu title="sub menu">
    <Menu.Item>item 3</Menu.Item>
  </Menu.SubMenu>
</Menu>;
```

The legacy demo code for version `<4.20.0` could be found at [https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/tree/4.19.5/components/menu/demo](https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/tree/4.19.5/components/menu/demo).

## API

### Menu

| Param | Description | Type | Default value | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| defaultOpenKeys | Array with the keys of default opened sub menus | string\[] | - |  |
| defaultSelectedKeys | Array with the keys of default selected menu items | string\[] | - |  |
| expandIcon | custom expand icon of submenu | ReactNode \| `(props: SubMenuProps & { isSubMenu: boolean }) => ReactNode` | - | 4.9.0 |
| forceSubMenuRender | Render submenu into DOM before it becomes visible | boolean | false |  |
| inlineCollapsed | Specifies the collapsed status when menu is inline mode | boolean | - |  |
| inlineIndent | Indent (in pixels) of inline menu items on each level | number | 24 |  |
| items | Menu item content | [ItemType\[\]](#ItemType) | - | 4.20.0 |
| mode | Type of menu | `vertical` \| `horizontal` \| `inline` | `vertical` |  |
| multiple | Allows selection of multiple items | boolean | false |  |
| openKeys | Array with the keys of currently opened sub-menus | string\[] | - |  |
| overflowedIndicator | Customized the ellipsis icon when menu is collapsed horizontally | ReactNode | `<EllipsisOutlined />` |  |
| selectable | Allows selecting menu items | boolean | true |  |
| selectedKeys | Array with the keys of currently selected menu items | string\[] | - |  |
| style | Style of the root node | CSSProperties | - |  |
| subMenuCloseDelay | Delay time to hide submenu when mouse leaves (in seconds) | number | 0.1 |  |
| subMenuOpenDelay | Delay time to show submenu when mouse enters, (in seconds) | number | 0 |  |
| theme | Color theme of the menu | `light` \| `dark` | `light` |  |
| triggerSubMenuAction | Which action can trigger submenu open/close | `hover` \| `click` | `hover` |  |
| onClick | Called when a menu item is clicked | function({ item, key, keyPath, domEvent }) | - |  |
| onDeselect | Called when a menu item is deselected (multiple mode only) | function({ item, key, keyPath, selectedKeys, domEvent }) | - |  |
| onOpenChange | Called when sub-menus are opened or closed | function(openKeys: string\[]) | - |  |
| onSelect | Called when a menu item is selected | function({ item, key, keyPath, selectedKeys, domEvent }) | - |  |

> More options in [rc-menu](https://github.com/react-component/menu#api)

### ItemType

> type ItemType = [MenuItemType](#MenuItemType) | [SubMenuType](#SubMenuType) | [MenuItemGroupType](#MenuItemGroupType) | [MenuDividerType](#MenuDividerType);

#### MenuItemType

| Param    | Description                          | Type      | Default value | Version |
| -------- | ------------------------------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------- |
| danger   | Display the danger style             | boolean   | false         |         |
| disabled | Whether menu item is disabled        | boolean   | false         |         |
| icon     | The icon of the menu item            | ReactNode | -             |         |
| key      | Unique ID of the menu item           | string    | -             |         |
| label    | Menu label                           | ReactNode | -             |         |
| title    | Set display title for collapsed item | string    | -             |         |

> Note: `icon` is a newly added prop in `4.2.0`. For previous versions, please use the following method to define the icon.
>
> ```jsx
> <Menu.Item>
>   <PieChartOutlined />
>   <span>Option 1</span>
> </Menu.Item>
> <Menu.SubMenu
>   title={
>     <>
>       <PieChartOutlined />
>       <span>Option 2</span>
>     </>
>   }
> >
>   ...
> </Menu.SubMenu>
> ```

#### SubMenuType

| Param | Description | Type | Default value | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| children | Sub-menus or sub-menu items | [ItemType\[\]](#ItemType) | - |  |
| disabled | Whether sub-menu is disabled | boolean | false |  |
| icon | Icon of sub menu | ReactNode | - |  |
| key | Unique ID of the sub-menu | string | - |  |
| label | Menu label | ReactNode | - |  |
| popupClassName | Sub-menu class name, not working when `mode="inline"` | string | - |  |
| popupOffset | Sub-menu offset, not working when `mode="inline"` | \[number, number] | - |  |
| title | Title of sub menu | ReactNode | - |  |
| theme | Color theme of the SubMenu (inherits from Menu by default) |  | `light` \| `dark` | - |  |
| onTitleClick | Callback executed when the sub-menu title is clicked | function({ key, domEvent }) | - |  |

#### MenuItemGroupType

Define `type` as `group` to make as group:

```ts
const groupItem = {
  type: 'group', // Must have
  label: 'My Group',
  chidlren: [],
};
```

| Param    | Description            | Type        | Default value | Version |
| -------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------- |
| children | Sub-menu items         | MenuItem\[] | -             |         |
| label    | The title of the group | ReactNode   | -             |         |

#### MenuDividerType

Divider line in between menu items, only used in vertical popup Menu or Dropdown Menu. Need define the `type` as `divider`：

```ts
const dividerItem = {
  type: 'divider', // Must have
};
```

| Param  | Description            | Type    | Default value | Version |
| ------ | ---------------------- | ------- | ------------- | ------- |
| dashed | Whether line is dashed | boolean | false         |         |

## FAQ

### Why will Menu's children be rendered twice?

Menu collects structure info with [twice-render](https://github.com/react-component/menu/blob/f4684514096d6b7123339cbe72e7b0f68db0bce2/src/Menu.tsx#L543) to support HOC usage. Merging into one render may cause the logic to become much more complex. Contributions to help improve the collection logic are welcomed.