Mega menu
A wide three-column panel with a promoted card, built as a disclosure rather than an ARIA menu.
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'use client'
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { ArrowRight, ChevronDown, Menu, X } from 'lucide-react'
import { cn } from '@/lib/cn'
import { BrandMark } from '@/components/library/brand'
import { ButtonLink } from '@/components/ui/button'
import { megaMenu } from '@/content/nav-demo'
/**
* Mega menu
*
* A single wide panel holding three columns and a promoted card. It is a
* disclosure, not an ARIA menu: the contents are links and headings, so
* `aria-expanded` plus normal Tab order is both simpler and more usable than
* forcing roving `menuitem` focus onto a page of navigation.
*
* Escape closes and returns focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside
* closes without stealing focus.
*/
export default function MegaMenuNavbar() {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = useState(false)
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null)
useEffect(() => {
if (!open) return
const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
if (event.key === 'Escape') {
setOpen(false)
triggerRef.current?.focus()
}
}
const onPointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
if (!containerRef.current?.contains(event.target as Node)) setOpen(false)
}
document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
document.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown)
return () => {
document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown)
}
}, [open])
return (
<div ref={containerRef} className="relative w-full border-b border-line bg-surface">
<div className="mx-auto flex h-16 w-full max-w-7xl items-center gap-6 px-4 sm:px-6">
<Link href="/" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-ink-strong">
<BrandMark className="size-5 text-accent" />
<span className="display-type text-md font-semibold">Foundry</span>
</Link>
<nav aria-label="Mega menu example" className="hidden lg:block">
<ul className="flex items-center gap-1">
<li>
<button
ref={triggerRef}
type="button"
onClick={() => setOpen((value) => !value)}
aria-expanded={open}
aria-controls="mega-panel"
className={cn(
'flex h-8 items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors',
open
? 'bg-surface-sunken text-ink-strong'
: 'text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink',
)}
>
Platform
<ChevronDown
className={cn('size-3.5 transition-transform', open && 'rotate-180')}
aria-hidden="true"
/>
</button>
</li>
<li>
<Link
href="/patterns"
className="flex h-8 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink"
>
Patterns
</Link>
</li>
<li>
<Link
href="/docs/getting-started"
className="flex h-8 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink"
>
Docs
</Link>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<div className="ml-auto hidden lg:block">
<ButtonLink href="/starters" size="sm">
Browse starters
</ButtonLink>
</div>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setMobileOpen((value) => !value)}
aria-expanded={mobileOpen}
aria-controls="mega-mobile-panel"
className="ml-auto flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken lg:hidden"
>
{mobileOpen ? (
<X className="size-5" aria-hidden="true" />
) : (
<Menu className="size-5" aria-hidden="true" />
)}
<span className="sr-only">{mobileOpen ? 'Close navigation' : 'Open navigation'}</span>
</button>
</div>
<div
id="mega-panel"
hidden={!open}
className="animate-fade-in absolute inset-x-0 top-full z-40 hidden border-y border-line bg-surface-raised shadow-lg lg:block"
>
<div className="mx-auto grid w-full max-w-7xl gap-8 px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:grid-cols-4">
{megaMenu.map((group) => (
<div key={group.label}>
<h2 className="label-caps mb-3 text-ink-subtle">{group.label}</h2>
<ul className="flex flex-col gap-1">
{group.links.map((link) => (
<li key={link.href}>
<Link
href={link.href}
onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
className="block rounded-md p-2 transition-colors hover:bg-surface-sunken"
>
<span className="block text-sm font-medium text-ink">{link.label}</span>
{link.description ? (
<span className="mt-0.5 block text-xs text-ink-muted">
{link.description}
</span>
) : null}
</Link>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</div>
))}
{megaMenu
.map((group) => group.feature)
.filter(Boolean)
.slice(0, 1)
.map((feature) =>
feature ? (
<div
key={feature.href}
className="rounded-lg border border-accent-line bg-accent-soft p-5"
>
<p className="text-sm font-semibold text-accent-soft-ink">{feature.title}</p>
<p className="mt-1.5 text-xs text-accent-soft-ink/85">{feature.description}</p>
<Link
href={feature.href}
onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
className="mt-4 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-soft-ink underline underline-offset-4"
>
{feature.cta}
<ArrowRight className="size-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
</Link>
</div>
) : null,
)}
</div>
</div>
<div
id="mega-mobile-panel"
hidden={!mobileOpen}
className="border-t border-line-subtle lg:hidden"
>
<div className="flex flex-col gap-5 px-4 py-4">
{megaMenu.map((group) => (
<nav key={group.label} aria-label={`${group.label}, mobile`}>
<h2 className="label-caps mb-1 px-3 text-ink-subtle">{group.label}</h2>
<ul className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
{group.links.map((link) => (
<li key={link.href}>
<Link
href={link.href}
className="flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm text-ink hover:bg-surface-sunken"
>
{link.label}
</Link>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</nav>
))}
<ButtonLink href="/starters" size="sm" block>
Browse starters
</ButtonLink>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
components/blocks/navigation/mega-menu.tsx
'use client'
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { ArrowRight, ChevronDown, Menu, X } from 'lucide-react'
import { cn } from '@/lib/cn'
import { BrandMark } from '@/components/library/brand'
import { ButtonLink } from '@/components/ui/button'
import { megaMenu } from '@/content/nav-demo'
/**
* Mega menu
*
* A single wide panel holding three columns and a promoted card. It is a
* disclosure, not an ARIA menu: the contents are links and headings, so
* `aria-expanded` plus normal Tab order is both simpler and more usable than
* forcing roving `menuitem` focus onto a page of navigation.
*
* Escape closes and returns focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside
* closes without stealing focus.
*/
export default function MegaMenuNavbar() {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = useState(false)
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null)
useEffect(() => {
if (!open) return
const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
if (event.key === 'Escape') {
setOpen(false)
triggerRef.current?.focus()
}
}
const onPointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
if (!containerRef.current?.contains(event.target as Node)) setOpen(false)
}
document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
document.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown)
return () => {
document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown)
}
}, [open])
return (
<div ref={containerRef} className="relative w-full border-b border-line bg-surface">
<div className="mx-auto flex h-16 w-full max-w-7xl items-center gap-6 px-4 sm:px-6">
<Link href="/" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-ink-strong">
<BrandMark className="size-5 text-accent" />
<span className="display-type text-md font-semibold">Foundry</span>
</Link>
<nav aria-label="Mega menu example" className="hidden lg:block">
<ul className="flex items-center gap-1">
<li>
<button
ref={triggerRef}
type="button"
onClick={() => setOpen((value) => !value)}
aria-expanded={open}
aria-controls="mega-panel"
className={cn(
'flex h-8 items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors',
open
? 'bg-surface-sunken text-ink-strong'
: 'text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink',
)}
>
Platform
<ChevronDown
className={cn('size-3.5 transition-transform', open && 'rotate-180')}
aria-hidden="true"
/>
</button>
</li>
<li>
<Link
href="/patterns"
className="flex h-8 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink"
>
Patterns
</Link>
</li>
<li>
<Link
href="/docs/getting-started"
className="flex h-8 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm font-medium text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken hover:text-ink"
>
Docs
</Link>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<div className="ml-auto hidden lg:block">
<ButtonLink href="/starters" size="sm">
Browse starters
</ButtonLink>
</div>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setMobileOpen((value) => !value)}
aria-expanded={mobileOpen}
aria-controls="mega-mobile-panel"
className="ml-auto flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-ink-muted hover:bg-surface-sunken lg:hidden"
>
{mobileOpen ? (
<X className="size-5" aria-hidden="true" />
) : (
<Menu className="size-5" aria-hidden="true" />
)}
<span className="sr-only">{mobileOpen ? 'Close navigation' : 'Open navigation'}</span>
</button>
</div>
<div
id="mega-panel"
hidden={!open}
className="animate-fade-in absolute inset-x-0 top-full z-40 hidden border-y border-line bg-surface-raised shadow-lg lg:block"
>
<div className="mx-auto grid w-full max-w-7xl gap-8 px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:grid-cols-4">
{megaMenu.map((group) => (
<div key={group.label}>
<h2 className="label-caps mb-3 text-ink-subtle">{group.label}</h2>
<ul className="flex flex-col gap-1">
{group.links.map((link) => (
<li key={link.href}>
<Link
href={link.href}
onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
className="block rounded-md p-2 transition-colors hover:bg-surface-sunken"
>
<span className="block text-sm font-medium text-ink">{link.label}</span>
{link.description ? (
<span className="mt-0.5 block text-xs text-ink-muted">
{link.description}
</span>
) : null}
</Link>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</div>
))}
{megaMenu
.map((group) => group.feature)
.filter(Boolean)
.slice(0, 1)
.map((feature) =>
feature ? (
<div
key={feature.href}
className="rounded-lg border border-accent-line bg-accent-soft p-5"
>
<p className="text-sm font-semibold text-accent-soft-ink">{feature.title}</p>
<p className="mt-1.5 text-xs text-accent-soft-ink/85">{feature.description}</p>
<Link
href={feature.href}
onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
className="mt-4 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-accent-soft-ink underline underline-offset-4"
>
{feature.cta}
<ArrowRight className="size-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
</Link>
</div>
) : null,
)}
</div>
</div>
<div
id="mega-mobile-panel"
hidden={!mobileOpen}
className="border-t border-line-subtle lg:hidden"
>
<div className="flex flex-col gap-5 px-4 py-4">
{megaMenu.map((group) => (
<nav key={group.label} aria-label={`${group.label}, mobile`}>
<h2 className="label-caps mb-1 px-3 text-ink-subtle">{group.label}</h2>
<ul className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
{group.links.map((link) => (
<li key={link.href}>
<Link
href={link.href}
className="flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-md px-3 text-sm text-ink hover:bg-surface-sunken"
>
{link.label}
</Link>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</nav>
))}
<ButtonLink href="/starters" size="sm" block>
Browse starters
</ButtonLink>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
components/ui/button.tsx
import type { ButtonHTMLAttributes, ReactNode } from 'react'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { cn } from '@/lib/cn'
import { variants } from '@/lib/variants'
import { Spinner } from './spinner'
/**
* Button
*
* The whole action surface of Foundry in one component. It is intentionally a
* *shared* component (no `'use client'`): rendered from a Server Component it
* ships zero JavaScript, and it upgrades to a client island automatically when
* a Client Component imports it.
*
* Height, padding and radius resolve from density and radius tokens, so a
* button restyles itself when the density or palette axis changes. Focus is
* handled once, globally, by the `:focus-visible` rule in `globals.css`.
*/
const buttonVariants = variants(
cn(
'relative inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap font-medium',
'transition-colors duration-150 ease-standard select-none',
'disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50',
'aria-disabled:pointer-events-none aria-disabled:opacity-50',
),
{
variants: {
variant: {
primary: 'bg-accent text-accent-ink hover:bg-accent-hover active:bg-accent-active',
secondary: 'bg-surface-inverse text-ink-inverse hover:opacity-90 active:opacity-80',
outline: 'border border-line-strong bg-surface text-ink hover:bg-surface-sunken',
ghost: 'text-ink hover:bg-surface-sunken active:bg-surface-sunken',
destructive: 'bg-danger text-white hover:opacity-90 active:opacity-80',
success: 'bg-success text-white hover:opacity-90 active:opacity-80',
warning: 'bg-warning text-white hover:opacity-90 active:opacity-80',
link: 'text-accent underline underline-offset-4 hover:text-accent-hover',
soft: 'bg-accent-soft text-accent-soft-ink border border-accent-line hover:brightness-[0.97]',
},
size: {
sm: 'h-control-sm px-3 text-xs rounded-md',
md: 'h-control px-[var(--density-control-padding-x)] text-sm rounded-md',
lg: 'h-control-lg px-5 text-base rounded-md',
icon: 'h-control w-control p-0 rounded-md',
'icon-sm': 'h-control-sm w-control-sm p-0 rounded-sm',
},
block: { true: 'w-full', false: '' },
},
defaultVariants: { variant: 'primary', size: 'md', block: false },
compound: [
{ variant: 'link', size: 'sm', class: 'h-auto px-0' },
{ variant: 'link', size: 'md', class: 'h-auto px-0' },
{ variant: 'link', size: 'lg', class: 'h-auto px-0' },
],
},
)
export type ButtonVariant =
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'
| 'outline'
| 'ghost'
| 'destructive'
| 'success'
| 'warning'
| 'link'
| 'soft'
export type ButtonSize = 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'icon' | 'icon-sm'
export interface ButtonProps extends ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
variant?: ButtonVariant
size?: ButtonSize
block?: boolean
/** Swaps content for a spinner while preserving the button's measured width. */
loading?: boolean
/** Announced by assistive tech while `loading` is true. */
loadingLabel?: string
leadingIcon?: ReactNode
trailingIcon?: ReactNode
}
export function Button({
variant = 'primary',
size = 'md',
block = false,
loading = false,
loadingLabel = 'Working',
leadingIcon,
trailingIcon,
className,
children,
disabled,
type = 'button',
...props
}: ButtonProps) {
return (
<button
type={type}
className={buttonVariants({ variant, size, block, className })}
disabled={disabled ?? loading}
aria-busy={loading || undefined}
{...props}
>
{loading ? (
<>
{/* Label stays in the DOM but hidden so the control never collapses
to spinner width halfway through an interaction. */}
<span className="invisible flex items-center gap-2" aria-hidden="true">
{leadingIcon}
{children}
{trailingIcon}
</span>
<span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
<Spinner size="sm" />
<span className="sr-only">{loadingLabel}</span>
</span>
</>
) : (
<>
{leadingIcon}
{children}
{trailingIcon}
</>
)}
</button>
)
}
export interface ButtonLinkProps {
href: string
variant?: ButtonVariant
size?: ButtonSize
block?: boolean
className?: string
children?: ReactNode
leadingIcon?: ReactNode
trailingIcon?: ReactNode
'aria-label'?: string
'aria-current'?: 'page' | 'step' | 'true' | undefined
target?: string
rel?: string
prefetch?: boolean
}
/** Anchor styled as a button, for when the action is really navigation. */
export function ButtonLink({
href,
variant = 'primary',
size = 'md',
block = false,
className,
children,
leadingIcon,
trailingIcon,
...props
}: ButtonLinkProps) {
return (
<Link href={href} className={buttonVariants({ variant, size, block, className })} {...props}>
{leadingIcon}
{children}
{trailingIcon}
</Link>
)
}
export { buttonVariants }
Demo source — adapt to your project. Foundry is not published as a package.
Usage
For products with a wide surface area. Deliberately a disclosure, not `role="menu"`: the contents are links and headings, so normal Tab order is both simpler and more usable than forcing roving `menuitem` focus across a page of navigation.
- Escape closes and returns focus to the trigger; an outside press closes without stealing focus.
- Selecting a link closes the panel, so the next page does not load underneath an open menu.
- Keep to three columns. A fourth is a sign the information architecture needs work, not more space.
Variants and states
Every entry below is a genuine difference in behaviour or layout, and every one of them is visible in the preview above.
- Three columns
- Promoted feature card
- Escape and outside-press dismissal
- Mobile grouped panel
Accessibility
- Disclosure semantics
- `aria-expanded` and `aria-controls` on the trigger; the panel is a plain region of links.
- Dismissal
- Escape, outside press and selection all close it — the three ways people expect.
Foundry implements published ARIA patterns and is tested against them. No WCAG certification is claimed — see the accessibility documentation for what is and is not covered.
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