Tailwind CSS Radio Button - React

Our Tailwind CSS radio button component will let your users choose only one of a predefined set of mutually exclusive options. Radio buttons should be used instead of checkboxes if only one item can be selected from a list.

Use the following example to create simple Radio buttons for your projects.


import { Radio } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioDefault() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-10">
      <Radio name="type" label="HTML" />
      <Radio name="type" label="React" defaultChecked />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button Colors

The Radio component comes with 19 different colors that you can change it using the color prop.

import { Radio } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioColors() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-max gap-4">
      <Radio name="color" />
      <Radio name="color" color="gray" defaultChecked />
      <Radio name="color" color="blue" />
      <Radio name="color" color="green" />
      <Radio name="color" color="red" />
      <Radio name="color" color="amber" />
      <Radio name="color" disabled color="purple" />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button Custom Icon

You can add a custom icon for the Radio button component when it's checked by passing the icon prop to the Radio button component.

import { Radio } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioCustomIcon() {
  return (
    <>
      <Radio
        name="type"
        label="React"
        icon={
          <svg
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            className="h-3 w-3"
            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
            fill="currentColor"
          >
            <path
              fillRule="evenodd"
              d="M3.172 5.172a4 4 0 015.656 0L10 6.343l1.172-1.171a4 4 0 115.656 5.656L10 17.657l-6.828-6.829a4 4 0 010-5.656z"
              clipRule="evenodd"
            />
          </svg>
        }
      />
      <Radio
        name="type"
        label="React"
        icon={
          <svg
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            className="h-3 w-3"
            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
            fill="currentColor"
          >
            <path
              fillRule="evenodd"
              d="M3.172 5.172a4 4 0 015.656 0L10 6.343l1.172-1.171a4 4 0 115.656 5.656L10 17.657l-6.828-6.829a4 4 0 010-5.656z"
              clipRule="evenodd"
            />
          </svg>
        }
        defaultChecked
      />
    </>
  );
}

Radio Button Ripple Effect

You can turn on/off the ripple effect for the Radio button component using the ripple prop.

import { Radio } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioRippleEffect() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-10">
      <Radio name="type" label="Ripple Effect On" ripple={true} />
      <Radio name="type" label="Ripple Effect Off" ripple={false} />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button Disabled

You can make a radio button disable by passing the disabled prop to the Radio component.

import { Radio } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioDisabled() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-10">
      <Radio name="type" label="HTML" disabled />
      <Radio name="type" label="React" disabled defaultChecked />
    </div>
  );
}

The label prop for the the radio button can accept dom elements and because of that you can put links or any other dom elements you like to have with your radio button label.

import { Radio, Typography } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioWithLink() {
  return (
   <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
      <Radio
        name="terms"
        label={
          <Typography
            color="blue-gray"
            className="flex font-medium text-blue-gray-500"
          >
            I agree with HTML
            <Typography
              as="a"
              href="#"
              color="blue-gray"
              className="hover:text-blueg-gray-900 font-medium transition-colors"
            >
              &nbsp;terms and conditions
            </Typography>
            .
          </Typography>
        }
      />
      <Radio
        name="terms"
        label={
          <Typography
            color="blue-gray"
            className="flex font-medium text-blue-gray-500"
          >
            I agree with HTML
            <Typography
              as="a"
              href="#"
              color="blue-gray"
              className="hover:text-blueg-gray-900 font-medium transition-colors"
            >
              &nbsp;terms and conditions
            </Typography>
            .
          </Typography>
        }
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button with Description

Use the example below for a more complex usage of radio button with label that contains some description.

import { Radio, Typography } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioWithDescription() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col gap-8">
      <Radio
        name="description"
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              HTML Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/html, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        defaultChecked
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        color="blue"
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        color="green"
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        color="red"
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        color="amber"
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
      <Radio
        name="description"
        disabled
        label={
          <div>
            <Typography color="blue-gray" className="font-medium">
              React Version
            </Typography>
            <Typography variant="small" color="gray" className="font-normal">
              @material-tailwind/react, packed with rich components and widgets.
            </Typography>
          </div>
        }
        containerProps={{
          className: "-mt-5",
        }}
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button Vertical List Group

Use the example below for a vertical list of radio buttons.

import {
  Radio,
  Card,
  List,
  ListItem,
  ListItemPrefix,
  Typography,
} from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioVerticalList() {
  return (
    <Card>
      <List>
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="vertical-list-react"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="vertical-list"
                id="vertical-list-react"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              React.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="vertical-list-vue"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="vertical-list"
                id="vertical-list-vue"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              Vue.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="vertical-list-svelte"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="vertical-list"
                id="vertical-list-svelte"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              Svelte.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    </Card>
  );
}

Radio Button Horizontal List Group

Use the example below for a horizontal list of radio buttons.

import {
  Radio,
  Card,
  List,
  ListItem,
  ListItemPrefix,
  Typography,
} from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function RadioHorizontalList() {
  return (
    <Card className="w-full max-w-[24rem]">
      <List className="flex-row">
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="horizontal-list-react"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="horizontal-list"
                id="horizontal-list-react"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              React.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="horizontal-list-vue"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="horizontal-list"
                id="horizontal-list-vue"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              Vue.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem className="p-0">
          <label
            htmlFor="horizontal-list-svelte"
            className="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center px-3 py-2"
          >
            <ListItemPrefix className="mr-3">
              <Radio
                name="horizontal-list"
                id="horizontal-list-svelte"
                ripple={false}
                className="hover:before:opacity-0"
                containerProps={{
                  className: "p-0",
                }}
              />
            </ListItemPrefix>
            <Typography
              color="blue-gray"
              className="font-medium text-blue-gray-400"
            >
              Svelte.js
            </Typography>
          </label>
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    </Card>
  );
}

Radio Button Custom Styles

You can use the className prop to add custom styles to the Radio component.

import { Radio, Typography } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
function Icon() {
  return (
    <svg
      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
      fill="currentColor"
      className="h-full w-full scale-105"
    >
      <path
        fillRule="evenodd"
        d="M2.25 12c0-5.385 4.365-9.75 9.75-9.75s9.75 4.365 9.75 9.75-4.365 9.75-9.75 9.75S2.25 17.385 2.25 12zm13.36-1.814a.75.75 0 10-1.22-.872l-3.236 4.53L9.53 12.22a.75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06l2.25 2.25a.75.75 0 001.14-.094l3.75-5.25z"
        clipRule="evenodd"
      />
    </svg>
  );
}
 
export function RadioCustomStyles() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-10">
      <Radio
        name="type"
        ripple={false}
        icon={<Icon />}
        className="border-gray-900/10 bg-gray-900/5 p-0 transition-all hover:before:opacity-0"
        label={
          <Typography
            color="blue-gray"
            className="font-normal text-blue-gray-400"
          >
            React
          </Typography>
        }
      />
      <Radio
        name="type"
        defaultChecked
        ripple={false}
        icon={<Icon />}
        className="border-gray-900/10 bg-gray-900/5 p-0 transition-all hover:before:opacity-0"
        label={
          <Typography
            color="blue-gray"
            className="font-normal text-blue-gray-400"
          >
            React
          </Typography>
        }
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Radio Button Props

The following props are available for radio button component. These are the custom props that we've added for the radio button component and you can use all the other native input props as well.

AttributeTypeDescriptionDefault
colorColorChange radio button colorgray
labelnodeAdd label for radio buttonundefined
iconnodeChange checked icon for radio buttonundefined
ripplebooleanAdd ripple effect for radio buttontrue
classNamestringAdd custom className for radio button''
disabledbooleanMakes the radio button disabledfalse
containerPropsobjectAdd custom props for radio button containerundefined
labelPropsobjectAdd custom props for radio button labelundefined
iconPropsobjectAdd custom props for radio button iconundefined
inputRefrefAdd reference for input element.undefined


For TypeScript Only

import type { RadioProps } from "@material-tailwind/react";

Types - Color

type color =
  | "blue-gray"
  | "gray"
  | "brown"
  | "deep-orange"
  | "orange"
  | "amber"
  | "yellow"
  | "lime"
  | "light-green"
  | "green"
  | "teal"
  | "cyan"
  | "light-blue"
  | "blue"
  | "indigo"
  | "deep-purple"
  | "purple"
  | "pink"
  | "red";

Radio Button Theme

Learn how to customize the theme and styles for radio button component, the theme object for radio button component has three main objects:

A. The defaultProps object for setting up the default value for props of radio button component.
B. The valid object for customizing the valid values for radio button component props.
C. The styles object for customizing the theme and styles of radio button component.

You can customize the theme and styles of radio button component by adding Tailwind CSS classes as key paired values for objects.



Radio Button Theme Object Type

interface RadioStylesType {
  defaultProps: {
    color: string;
    label: string;
    icon: node;
    ripple: boolean;
    className: string;
    disabled: boolean;
    containerProps: object;
    labelProps: object;
    iconProps: object;
  };
  valid: {
    colors: string[];
  };
  styles: {
    base: {
      root: object;
      container: object;
      input: object;
      label: object;
      icon: object;
      disabled: object;
    };
    colors: object;
  };
}


For TypeScript Only

import type { RadioStylesType } from "@material-tailwind/react";

Radio Button Theme Customization

const theme = {
  radio: {
    defaultProps: {
      color: "blue",
      label: undefined,
      icon: undefined,
      ripple: true,
      className: "",
      disabled: false,
      containerProps: undefined,
      labelProps: undefined,
      iconProps: undefined,
    },
    valid: {
      colors: [
        "blue-gray",
        "gray",
        "brown",
        "deep-orange",
        "orange",
        "amber",
        "yellow",
        "lime",
        "light-green",
        "green",
        "teal",
        "cyan",
        "light-blue",
        "blue",
        "indigo",
        "deep-purple",
        "purple",
        "pink",
        "red",
      ],
    },
    styles: {
      base: {
        root: {
          display: "inline-flex",
          alignItems: "items-center",
        },
        container: {
          position: "relative",
          display: "flex",
          alignItems: "items-center",
          cursor: "cursor-pointer",
          p: "p-3",
          borderRadius: "rounded-full",
        },
        input: {
          peer: "peer",
          position: "relative",
          appearance: "appearance-none",
          width: "w-5",
          height: "h-5",
          borderWidth: "border",
          borderRadius: "rounded-full",
          borderColor: "border-blue-gray-200",
          cursor: "cursor-pointer",
          transition: "transition-all",
          before: {
            content: "before:content['']",
            display: "before:block",
            bg: "before:bg-blue-gray-500",
            width: "before:w-12",
            height: "before:h-12",
            borderRadius: "before:rounded-full",
            position: "before:absolute",
            top: "before:top-2/4",
            left: "before:left-2/4",
            transform: "before:-translate-y-2/4 before:-translate-x-2/4",
            opacity: "before:opacity-0 hover:before:opacity-10",
            transition: "before:transition-opacity",
          },
        },
        label: {
          color: "text-gray-700",
          fontWeight: "font-light",
          userSelect: "select-none",
          cursor: "cursor-pointer",
          mt: "mt-px",
        },
        icon: {
          position: "absolute",
          top: "top-2/4",
          left: "left-2/4",
          translate: "-translate-y-2/4 -translate-x-2/4",
          pointerEvents: "pointer-events-none",
          opacity: "opacity-0 peer-checked:opacity-100",
          transition: "transition-opacity",
        },
        disabled: {
          opacity: "opacity-50",
          pointerEvents: "pointer-events-none",
        },
      },
      colors: {
        "blue-gray": {
          color: "text-blue-gray-500",
          border: "checked:border-blue-gray-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-blue-gray-500",
        },
        gray: {
          color: "text-gray-500",
          border: "checked:border-gray-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-gray-500",
        },
        brown: {
          color: "text-brown-500",
          border: "checked:border-brown-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-brown-500",
        },
        "deep-orange": {
          color: "text-deep-orange-500",
          border: "checked:border-deep-orange-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-deep-orange-500",
        },
        orange: {
          color: "text-orange-500",
          border: "checked:border-orange-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-orange-500",
        },
        amber: {
          color: "text-amber-500",
          border: "checked:border-amber-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-amber-500",
        },
        yellow: {
          color: "text-yellow-500",
          border: "checked:border-yellow-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-yellow-500",
        },
        lime: {
          color: "text-lime-500",
          border: "checked:border-lime-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-lime-500",
        },
        "light-green": {
          color: "text-light-green-500",
          border: "checked:border-light-green-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-light-green-500",
        },
        green: {
          color: "text-green-500",
          border: "checked:border-green-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-green-500",
        },
        teal: {
          color: "text-teal-500",
          border: "checked:border-teal-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-teal-500",
        },
        cyan: {
          color: "text-cyan-500",
          border: "checked:border-cyan-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-cyan-500",
        },
        "light-blue": {
          color: "text-light-blue-500",
          border: "checked:border-light-blue-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-light-blue-500",
        },
        blue: {
          color: "text-blue-500",
          border: "checked:border-blue-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-blue-500",
        },
        indigo: {
          color: "text-indigo-500",
          border: "checked:border-indigo-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-indigo-500",
        },
        "deep-purple": {
          color: "text-deep-purple-500",
          border: "checked:border-deep-purple-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-deep-purple-500",
        },
        purple: {
          color: "text-purple-500",
          border: "checked:border-purple-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-purple-500",
        },
        pink: {
          color: "text-pink-500",
          border: "checked:border-pink-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-pink-500",
        },
        red: {
          color: "text-red-500",
          border: "checked:border-red-500",
          before: "checked:before:bg-red-500",
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

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