Dialog with scrollable content
For AI Agents
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Best for: Read only text in a body capped at 70vh that scrolls under the title, with no footer
When to use
- Short forms and settings that need an answer before the page continues
- Long text such as terms, read in a scrolling body that can grow to nearly full screen
- Reference overlays and notices, such as a keyboard shortcuts list or a session timeout
When not to use
- Scrolling content that also needs a button kept in view below it: use the Dialog Sticky Footer example
- A yes or no confirmation before a destructive action: use the Alert Dialog component
- Long forms or record details that slide in from the screen edge: use the Sheet component
- Mobile panels that open from the bottom and close with a swipe: use the Drawer component
Agent notes
- Compose the trigger through
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https://reui.io/components/dialog/c-dialog-2.mdget_example("c-dialog-2")npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-dialog-2About Shadcn Dialog Scrollable Content
Dialog with scrollable content. Built by composing Button, Dialog. A free, open source shadcn dialog example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-dialog-2 and edit as your own code.
What You Can Build With Shadcn Dialog Scrollable Content
- Composes Button, Dialog, so it drops into any project already using those components.
- Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-dialog-2
- Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.
More Shadcn Dialog Examples
- Basic Basic dialog
- Sticky Footer Dialog with scrollable content and sticky footer
- No Close Button Dialog without a close button
- Custom Close Button Dialog with custom close button
- Full-Screen Full-screen fluid dialog with sticky header and footer
- Destructive Confirmation Confirmation dialog with destructive action
- Cookie Consent Cookie consent dialog
- Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog with keyboard shortcuts list
- Full Width Button Dialog with full width button
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Frequently Asked Questions
When should I use Shadcn Dialog Scrollable Content?
Use it for read only text in a body capped at 70vh that scrolls under the title, with no footer.
Shadcn Dialog as a whole fits:
- Short forms and settings that need an answer before the page continues
- Long text such as terms, read in a scrolling body that can grow to nearly full screen
- Reference overlays and notices, such as a keyboard shortcuts list or a session timeout
For scrolling content that also needs a button kept in view below it, use the Dialog Sticky Footer example. For a yes or no confirmation before a destructive action, use the Alert Dialog component. For long forms or record details that slide in from the screen edge, use the Sheet component. For mobile panels that open from the bottom and close with a swipe, use the Drawer component.
How do I install Shadcn Dialog Scrollable Content?
Is Shadcn Dialog Scrollable Content free to use?
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