Auto highlight option as you type
For AI Agents
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Best for: The first match highlighted as soon as the user types, so Enter fills the input without arrow keys
When to use
- Search and filter fields that suggest matching options while the user types
- People and record lookups, grouped by team or fetched from a server as the query changes
- Form fields whose typed or picked text is validated with the rest of the form on submit
When not to use
- A selection that stores the chosen option rather than typed text, or several as chips: use the Combobox component
- Options nested in levels that the user drills into one level at a time: use the Cascader component
- A palette of app actions and keyboard shortcuts, often opened in a dialog: use the Command component
Agent notes
valueandonValueChangecarry the input text as a string; picking an item only fills that text and stores no item object- Both twins are built on
@base-ui/react, so installing it in a radix project adds Base UI as a dependency - A Server Component cannot create the function child of
AutocompleteList, so the file that renders it needs a use client directive
https://reui.io/components/autocomplete/c-autocomplete-3.mdget_example("c-autocomplete-3")npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-autocomplete-3Shadcn Components in Autocomplete Auto Highlight
About Shadcn Autocomplete Auto Highlight
Auto highlight option as you type. Built with the Autocomplete component. A free, open source shadcn autocomplete example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-autocomplete-3 and edit as your own code.
What You Can Build With Shadcn Autocomplete Auto Highlight
- Composes Autocomplete, so it drops into any project already using those components.
- Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-autocomplete-3
- Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.
More Shadcn Autocomplete Examples
- Basic Basic autocomplete control
- Disabled Disabled state
- Labeled Control with label
- Clear Button With clear button
- Trigger Button With trigger button
- Clear & Trigger With clear and trigger buttons
- Groups & Labels With groups and labels
- Search Results With search results
- Small Small autocomplete
- Large Large autocomplete
- Form Integration Form integration
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Frequently Asked Questions
When should I use Shadcn Autocomplete Auto Highlight?
Use it for the first match highlighted as soon as the user types, so Enter fills the input without arrow keys.
Shadcn Autocomplete as a whole fits:
- Search and filter fields that suggest matching options while the user types
- People and record lookups, grouped by team or fetched from a server as the query changes
- Form fields whose typed or picked text is validated with the rest of the form on submit
For a selection that stores the chosen option rather than typed text, or several as chips, use the Combobox component. For options nested in levels that the user drills into one level at a time, use the Cascader component. For a palette of app actions and keyboard shortcuts, often opened in a dialog, use the Command component.
How do I install Shadcn Autocomplete Auto Highlight?
Is Shadcn Autocomplete Auto Highlight free to use?
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