RadioGroup

Radio buttons allow users to select a single option from a list of mutually exclusive options. All possible options are exposed up front for users to compare.

installyarn add @react-spectrum/radio
version3.0.0-rc.2
usageimport {RadioGroup, Radio} from '@react-spectrum/radio'

Example#


<RadioGroup label="Favorite pet">
  <Radio value="dogs">Dogs</Radio>
  <Radio value="cats">Cats</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite pet">
  <Radio value="dogs">Dogs</Radio>
  <Radio value="cats">Cats</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite pet">
  <Radio value="dogs">
    Dogs
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="cats">
    Cats
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

Content#


RadioGroup accepts multiple Radio elements as children. Each Radio represents an option that can be selected, labeled by its children.

Note: A Radio cannot be used outside of a RadioGroup.

Value#


RadioGroup only allows single selection. An initial, uncontrolled value can be provided to the RadioGroup using the defaultValue prop. Alternatively, a controlled value can be provided using the value prop.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState('yes');

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <RadioGroup label="Are you a wizard? (uncontrolled)" defaultValue="yes">
        <Radio value="yes">Yes</Radio>
        <Radio value="no">No</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>

      <RadioGroup
        label="Are you a wizard? (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}>
        <Radio value="yes">Yes</Radio>
        <Radio value="no">No</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}
function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState('yes');

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <RadioGroup
        label="Are you a wizard? (uncontrolled)"
        defaultValue="yes">
        <Radio value="yes">Yes</Radio>
        <Radio value="no">No</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>

      <RadioGroup
        label="Are you a wizard? (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={setSelected}>
        <Radio value="yes">Yes</Radio>
        <Radio value="no">No</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}
function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState(
    'yes'
  );

  return (
    <Flex gap="size-300">
      <RadioGroup
        label="Are you a wizard? (uncontrolled)"
        defaultValue="yes">
        <Radio value="yes">
          Yes
        </Radio>
        <Radio value="no">
          No
        </Radio>
      </RadioGroup>

      <RadioGroup
        label="Are you a wizard? (controlled)"
        value={selected}
        onChange={
          setSelected
        }>
        <Radio value="yes">
          Yes
        </Radio>
        <Radio value="no">
          No
        </Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
    </Flex>
  );
}

Labeling#


A visual label should be provided for the RadioGroup using the label prop. If the RadioGroup is required, the isRequired and necessityIndicator props can be used to show a required state.

<Flex gap="size-300" wrap>
  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>

  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" isRequired necessityIndicator="icon">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>

  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" isRequired necessityIndicator="label">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>

  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" necessityIndicator="label">
   <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
   <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
</Flex>
<Flex gap="size-300" wrap>
  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
   <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="icon">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
   <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="label">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
   <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    necessityIndicator="label">
    <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
</Flex>
<Flex
  gap="size-300"
  wrap>
  <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
    <Radio value="wizard">
      Wizard
    </Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">
      Dragon
    </Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
  <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="icon">
    <Radio value="wizard">
      Wizard
    </Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">
      Dragon
    </Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
  <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    isRequired
    necessityIndicator="label">
    <Radio value="wizard">
      Wizard
    </Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">
      Dragon
    </Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
  <RadioGroup
    label="Favorite avatar"
    necessityIndicator="label">
    <Radio value="wizard">
      Wizard
    </Radio>
    <Radio value="dragon">
      Dragon
    </Radio>
  </RadioGroup>
</Flex>

Accessibility#

If a visible label isn't specified for a RadioGroup, an aria-label must be provided for accessibility. If the field is labeled by a separate element, an aria-labelledby prop must be provided using the id of the labeling element instead.

Radio elements should always have a visible label.

Internationalization#

To internationalize a RadioGroup, a localized string should be set as the child content of the Radio. For languages that are read right-to-left (e.g. Hebrew and Arabic), the Radio is automatically placed on the right side of the text. When the necessityIndicator prop is set to "label", a localized string will be provided for "(required)" or "(optional)" automatically.

Events#


RadioGroup accepts an onChange prop, which is triggered when a user changes the selected value. The example below uses onChange to log how the user is interacting with the component.

function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState('');

  return (
    <>
      <RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" onChange={setSelected}>
        <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
        <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
      <div>You have selected: {selected}</div>
    </>
  );
}
function Example() {
  let [selected, setSelected] = React.useState('');

  return (
    <>
      <RadioGroup
        label="Favorite avatar"
        onChange={setSelected}>
        <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
        <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
      <div>You have selected: {selected}</div>
    </>
  );
}
function Example() {
  let [
    selected,
    setSelected
  ] = React.useState('');

  return (
    <>
      <RadioGroup
        label="Favorite avatar"
        onChange={
          setSelected
        }>
        <Radio value="wizard">
          Wizard
        </Radio>
        <Radio value="dragon">
          Dragon
        </Radio>
      </RadioGroup>
      <div>
        You have
        selected:{' '}
        {selected}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}

Validation#


RadioGroups can display a validation state to communicate to the user if the current value is invalid. Implement your own validation logic in your app and pass "invalid" to the RadioGroup via the validationState prop.

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" validationState="invalid">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  validationState="invalid">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  validationState="invalid">
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

RadioGroup props#


NameTypeDefaultDescription
isEmphasizedbooleanBy default, radio buttons are not emphasized (gray). The emphasized (blue) version provides visual prominence.
childrenReactElement<RadioProps>ReactElement<RadioProps>[]
orientationOrientation'vertical'The axis the Radio Button(s) should align with.
namestring
valuestringThe current value (controlled).
defaultValuestringThe default value (uncontrolled).
isDisabledbooleanWhether the input is disabled.
isRequiredbooleanWhether user input is required on the input before form submission. Often paired with the necessityIndicator prop to add a visual indicator to the input.
validationStateValidationStateWhether the input should display its "valid" or "invalid" visual styling.
isReadOnlybooleanWhether the input can be selected but not changed by the user.
labelReactNodeThe content to display as the label.
labelPositionLabelPosition"top"The label's overall position relative to the element it is labeling.
labelAlignAlignment"start"The label's horizontal alignment relative to the element it is labeling.
necessityIndicatorNecessityIndicator"icon"Whether the required state should be shown as an icon or text.
UNSAFE_classNamestring
UNSAFE_styleCSSProperties
Events
NameTypeDefaultDescription
onChange( (value: string )) => voidHandler that is called when the value changes.
Layout
NameTypeDefaultDescription
flexstringnumberboolean
flexGrownumber
flexShrinknumber
flexBasisnumberstring
alignSelf'auto' | 'normal' | 'start' | 'end' | 'flex-start' | 'flex-end' | 'self-start' | 'self-end' | 'center' | 'stretch'
justifySelf'auto' | 'normal' | 'start' | 'end' | 'flex-start' | 'flex-end' | 'self-start' | 'self-end' | 'center' | 'left' | 'right' | 'stretch'
flexOrdernumber
gridAreastring
gridColumnstring
gridRowstring
gridColumnStartstring
gridColumnEndstring
gridRowStartstring
gridRowEndstring
Spacing
NameTypeDefaultDescription
marginDimensionValue
marginTopDimensionValue
marginLeftDimensionValue
marginRightDimensionValue
marginBottomDimensionValue
marginStartDimensionValue
marginEndDimensionValue
marginXDimensionValue
marginYDimensionValue
Sizing
NameTypeDefaultDescription
widthDimensionValue
minWidthDimensionValue
maxWidthDimensionValue
heightDimensionValue
minHeightDimensionValue
maxHeightDimensionValue
Positioning
NameTypeDefaultDescription
position'static' | 'relative' | 'absolute' | 'fixed' | 'sticky'
topDimensionValue
bottomDimensionValue
leftDimensionValue
rightDimensionValue
startDimensionValue
endDimensionValue
zIndexnumber
isHiddenboolean
Accessibility
NameTypeDefaultDescription
idstring
aria-labelstringDefines a string value that labels the current element.
aria-labelledbystringIdentifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
aria-describedbystringIdentifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
aria-detailsstringIdentifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.
aria-errormessagestringIdentifies the element that provides an error message for the object.

Radio props#


NameTypeDefaultDescription
valuestring
childrenReactNodeThe label for the Radio. Accepts any renderable node.
isDisabledbooleanWhether the radio button is disabled or not. Shows that a selection exists, but is not available in that circumstance.
autoFocusbooleanWhether the element should receive focus on render
UNSAFE_classNamestring
UNSAFE_styleCSSProperties
Events
NameTypeDefaultDescription
onFocus( (e: FocusEvent )) => voidHandler that is called when the element receives focus.
onBlur( (e: FocusEvent )) => voidHandler that is called when the element loses focus.
onFocusChange( (isFocused: boolean )) => voidHandler that is called when the element's focus status changes.
onKeyDown( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => voidHandler that is called when a key is pressed.
onKeyUp( (e: KeyboardEvent )) => voidHandler that is called when a key is released.
Layout
NameTypeDefaultDescription
flexstringnumberboolean
flexGrownumber
flexShrinknumber
flexBasisnumberstring
alignSelf'auto' | 'normal' | 'start' | 'end' | 'flex-start' | 'flex-end' | 'self-start' | 'self-end' | 'center' | 'stretch'
justifySelf'auto' | 'normal' | 'start' | 'end' | 'flex-start' | 'flex-end' | 'self-start' | 'self-end' | 'center' | 'left' | 'right' | 'stretch'
flexOrdernumber
gridAreastring
gridColumnstring
gridRowstring
gridColumnStartstring
gridColumnEndstring
gridRowStartstring
gridRowEndstring
Spacing
NameTypeDefaultDescription
marginDimensionValue
marginTopDimensionValue
marginLeftDimensionValue
marginRightDimensionValue
marginBottomDimensionValue
marginStartDimensionValue
marginEndDimensionValue
marginXDimensionValue
marginYDimensionValue
Sizing
NameTypeDefaultDescription
widthDimensionValue
minWidthDimensionValue
maxWidthDimensionValue
heightDimensionValue
minHeightDimensionValue
maxHeightDimensionValue
Positioning
NameTypeDefaultDescription
position'static' | 'relative' | 'absolute' | 'fixed' | 'sticky'
topDimensionValue
bottomDimensionValue
leftDimensionValue
rightDimensionValue
startDimensionValue
endDimensionValue
zIndexnumber
isHiddenboolean
Accessibility
NameTypeDefaultDescription
idstring
aria-labelstringDefines a string value that labels the current element.
aria-labelledbystringIdentifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
aria-describedbystringIdentifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
aria-detailsstringIdentifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.

Visual options#


Orientation#

RadioGroups are vertically oriented by default. The orientation prop can be used to change the orientation to horizontal.

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" orientation="horizontal">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  orientation="horizontal">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  orientation="horizontal">
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

Label position and alignment#

View guidelines

By default, the label is positioned above the RadioGroup. The labelPosition prop can be used to position the label to the side. The labelAlign prop can be used to align the label as "start" or "end". For left-to-right (LTR) languages, "start" refers to the left most edge of the RadioGroup and "end" refers to the right most edge. For right-to-left (RTL) languages, this is flipped.

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" labelPosition="side" labelAlign="end">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  labelPosition="side"
  labelAlign="end">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  labelPosition="side"
  labelAlign="end">
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

Disabled#

View guidelines

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" isDisabled>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" isDisabled>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  isDisabled>
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon" isDisabled>Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon" isDisabled>Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar">
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio
    value="dragon"
    isDisabled>
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

Read only#

View guidelines

The isReadOnly prop makes the selection immutable. Unlike isDisabled, the RadioGroup remains focusable. See the MDN docs for more information.

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" defaultValue="wizard" isReadOnly>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  defaultValue="wizard"
  isReadOnly>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  defaultValue="wizard"
  isReadOnly>
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>

Emphasized#

View guidelines

<RadioGroup label="Favorite avatar" defaultValue="dragon" isEmphasized>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  defaultValue="dragon"
  isEmphasized>
  <Radio value="wizard">Wizard</Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">Dragon</Radio>
</RadioGroup>
<RadioGroup
  label="Favorite avatar"
  defaultValue="dragon"
  isEmphasized>
  <Radio value="wizard">
    Wizard
  </Radio>
  <Radio value="dragon">
    Dragon
  </Radio>
</RadioGroup>