# Select

Single-select dropdown with arrow-key navigation



<ComponentPreview base="ink" name="select-demo" />

Installation [#installation]

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    ```bash
    npx shadcn@latest add @termcn/ink/select
    ```
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    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Install the following dependencies:
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      ```bash
      npm install ink
      ```

      <Step>
        Copy and paste the following code into your project.
      </Step>

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/ui/types.ts" title="components/ui/types.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/themes/default.ts" title="lib/terminal-themes/default.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-theme.ts" title="hooks/use-theme.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-unicode.ts" title="hooks/use-unicode.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-interaction.tsx" title="hooks/use-interaction.tsx" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/lib/terminal-symbols.ts" title="lib/terminal-symbols.ts" />

      <ComponentSource base="ink" name="select" title="components/ui/select.tsx" />

      <Step>
        Update the import paths to match your project setup.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
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Usage [#usage]

```tsx
import { Select } from "@/components/ui/select";
```

```tsx
<Select
  label="Choose a framework"
  options={[
    { value: "next", label: "Next.js" },
    { value: "remix", label: "Remix" },
    { value: "astro", label: "Astro" },
  ]}
  onChange={(value) => {}}
/>
```

API Reference [#api-reference]

Select [#select]

| Prop          | Type                 | Default    |
| ------------- | -------------------- | ---------- |
| `options`     | `SelectOption<T>[]`  | `required` |
| `value`       | `T`                  | -          |
| `onChange`    | `(value: T) => void` | -          |
| `onSubmit`    | `(value: T) => void` | -          |
| `label`       | `string`             | -          |
| `cursor`      | `string`             | `"›"`      |
| `cursorColor` | `string`             | -          |

Notes [#notes]

Accessibility [#accessibility]

termcn exposes the following behavior through Ink's terminal accessibility APIs. This is not a browser ARIA or general WCAG-conformance claim.

* **Keyboard:** Arrow keys move inside the composite; `Home` / `End` select the first or last enabled item; `Enter` / `Space` activate, select, or toggle; `Escape` cancels or closes an owned surface; `Tab` / `Shift+Tab` move between termcn/Ink focus targets.
* **Focus and composition:** Input is active only while the component's focus target is focused, enabled, active, and inside the topmost focus scope.
* **Screen reader:** Ink labels and semantic state expose the component without relying on visual styling alone.