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title: Switch
subtitle: A control that indicates whether a setting is on or off.
description: A high-quality, unstyled React switch component that indicates whether a setting is on or off.
---
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>
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# Switch
A high-quality, unstyled React switch component that indicates whether a setting is on or off.
## Demo
### Tailwind
This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import { Switch } from '@base-ui/react/switch';
export default function ExampleSwitch() {
return (
<label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-normal text-neutral-950 dark:text-white">
<Switch.Root
defaultChecked
className="flex h-5 w-9 shrink-0 border border-neutral-950 bg-white p-0.5 transition-colors duration-150 ease-[ease] dark:border-white dark:bg-neutral-950 data-checked:bg-neutral-950 dark:data-checked:bg-white focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-neutral-950 dark:focus-visible:outline-white"
>
<Switch.Thumb className="size-3.5 bg-neutral-950 transition-[translate,background-color] duration-150 ease-[ease] data-checked:translate-x-4 data-checked:bg-white dark:bg-white dark:data-checked:bg-neutral-950" />
</Switch.Root>
Notifications
</label>
);
}
```
### CSS Modules
This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.
```css
/* index.module.css */
.Label {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
font-size: 0.875rem;
line-height: 1.25rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
color: white;
}
}
.Switch {
box-sizing: border-box;
display: flex;
flex-shrink: 0;
border: 1px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
padding: 0.125rem;
width: 2.25rem;
height: 1.25rem;
background-color: white;
transition: background-color 150ms ease;
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
border: 1px solid white;
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
}
&[data-checked] {
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: white;
}
}
&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
outline-offset: 2px;
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
outline-color: white;
}
}
}
.Thumb {
width: 0.875rem;
height: 0.875rem;
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
transition:
translate 150ms ease,
background-color 150ms ease;
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: white;
}
&[data-checked] {
translate: 1rem 0;
background-color: white;
(prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
}
}
}
```
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import { Switch } from '@base-ui/react/switch';
import styles from './index.module.css';
export default function ExampleSwitch() {
return (
<label className={styles.Label}>
<Switch.Root defaultChecked className={styles.Switch}>
<Switch.Thumb className={styles.Thumb} />
</Switch.Root>
Notifications
</label>
);
}
```
## Usage guidelines
- **Form controls must have an accessible name**: It can be created using a `<label>` element or the `Field` component. See [Labeling a switch](/react/components/switch.md) and the [forms guide](/react/handbook/forms.md).
## Anatomy
Import the component and assemble its parts:
```jsx title="Anatomy"
import { Switch } from '@base-ui/react/switch';
<Switch.Root>
<Switch.Thumb />
</Switch.Root>;
```
## Examples
### Labeling a switch
An enclosing `<label>` is the simplest labeling pattern:
```tsx title="Wrapping a label around a switch"
// @highlight
<label>
<Switch.Root />
Notifications
{/* @highlight */}
</label>
```
### Rendering as a native button
By default, `<Switch.Root>` renders a `<span>` element to support enclosing labels. Prefer rendering the switch as a native button when using sibling labels (`htmlFor`/`id`).
```tsx title="Sibling label pattern with a native button"
<div>
<label htmlFor="notifications-switch">Notifications</label>
{/* @highlight-text "nativeButton" "render={<button />}" */}
<Switch.Root id="notifications-switch" nativeButton render={<button />}>
<Switch.Thumb />
</Switch.Root>
</div>
```
Native buttons with wrapping labels are supported by using the `render` callback to avoid invalid HTML, so the hidden input is placed outside the label:
```tsx title="Render callback"
<Switch.Root
nativeButton
// @highlight-start
render={(buttonProps) => (
<label>
<button {...buttonProps} />
Notifications
</label>
)}
{/* @highlight-end */}
/>
```
### Form integration
Use [Field](/react/components/field.md) to handle label associations and form integration:
```tsx title="Using Switch in a form"
<Form>
{/* @highlight */}
<Field.Root name="notifications">
<Field.Label>
<Switch.Root />
Notifications
</Field.Label>
</Field.Root>
</Form>
```
## API reference
### Root
Represents the switch itself.
Renders a `<span>` element and a hidden `<input>` beside.
**Root Props:**
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| :-------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| name | `string` | - | Identifies the field when a form is submitted. |
| defaultChecked | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the switch is initially active. To render a controlled switch, use the `checked` prop instead. |
| checked | `boolean` | - | Whether the switch is currently active. To render an uncontrolled switch, use the `defaultChecked` prop instead. |
| onCheckedChange | `((checked: boolean, eventDetails: Switch.Root.ChangeEventDetails) => void)` | - | Event handler called when the switch is activated or deactivated. |
| value | `string` | - | The value submitted with the form when the switch is on.
By default, switch submits the "on" value, matching native checkbox behavior. |
| form | `string` | - | Identifies the form that owns the hidden input.
Useful when the switch is rendered outside the form. |
| nativeButton | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the component renders a native `<button>` element when replacing it
via the `render` prop.
Set to `true` if the rendered element is a native button. |
| uncheckedValue | `string` | - | The value submitted with the form when the switch is off.
By default, unchecked switches do not submit any value, matching native checkbox behavior. |
| disabled | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the component should ignore user interaction. |
| readOnly | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the user should be unable to activate or deactivate the switch. |
| required | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the user must activate the switch before submitting a form. |
| inputRef | `React.Ref<HTMLInputElement>` | - | A ref to access the hidden `<input>` element. |
| id | `string` | - | The id of the hidden input element. When `nativeButton` is `true`, the id is applied to the root element. |
| className | `string \| ((state: Switch.Root.State) => string \| undefined)` | - | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that
returns a class based on the component's state. |
| style | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Switch.Root.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | - | Style applied to the element, or a function that
returns a style object based on the component's state. |
| render | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Switch.Root.State) => ReactElement)` | - | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element
with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |
**Root Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Type | Description |
| :------------- | :--- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| data-checked | - | Present when the switch is checked. |
| data-unchecked | - | Present when the switch is not checked. |
| data-disabled | - | Present when the switch is disabled. |
| data-readonly | - | Present when the switch is readonly. |
| data-required | - | Present when the switch is required. |
| data-valid | - | Present when the switch is in a valid state (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-invalid | - | Present when the switch is in an invalid state (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-dirty | - | Present when the switch's value has changed (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-touched | - | Present when the switch has been touched (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-filled | - | Present when the switch is active (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-focused | - | Present when the switch is focused (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
### Root.Props
Re-export of [Root](/react/components/switch.md) props.
### Root.State
```typescript
type SwitchRootState = {
/** Whether the switch is currently active. */
checked: boolean;
/** Whether the component should ignore user interaction. */
disabled: boolean;
/** Whether the user should be unable to activate or deactivate the switch. */
readOnly: boolean;
/** Whether the user must activate the switch before submitting a form. */
required: boolean;
/** Whether the field has been touched. */
touched: boolean;
/** Whether the field value has changed from its initial value. */
dirty: boolean;
/** Whether the field is valid. */
valid: boolean | null;
/** Whether the field has a value. */
filled: boolean;
/** Whether the field is focused. */
focused: boolean;
};
```
### Root.ChangeEventReason
```typescript
type SwitchRootChangeEventReason = 'none';
```
### Root.ChangeEventDetails
```typescript
type SwitchRootChangeEventDetails = {
/** The reason for the event. */
reason: 'none';
/** The native event associated with the custom event. */
event: Event;
/** Cancels Base UI from handling the event. */
cancel: () => void;
/** Allows the event to propagate in cases where Base UI will stop the propagation. */
allowPropagation: () => void;
/** Indicates whether the event has been canceled. */
isCanceled: boolean;
/** Indicates whether the event is allowed to propagate. */
isPropagationAllowed: boolean;
/** The element that triggered the event, if applicable. */
trigger: Element | undefined;
};
```
### Thumb
The movable part of the switch that indicates whether the switch is on or off.
Renders a `<span>`.
**Thumb Props:**
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| :-------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| className | `string \| ((state: Switch.Thumb.State) => string \| undefined)` | - | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that
returns a class based on the component's state. |
| style | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Switch.Thumb.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | - | Style applied to the element, or a function that
returns a style object based on the component's state. |
| render | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Switch.Thumb.State) => ReactElement)` | - | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element
with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |
**Thumb Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Type | Description |
| :------------- | :--- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| data-checked | - | Present when the switch is checked. |
| data-unchecked | - | Present when the switch is not checked. |
| data-disabled | - | Present when the switch is disabled. |
| data-readonly | - | Present when the switch is readonly. |
| data-required | - | Present when the switch is required. |
| data-valid | - | Present when the switch is in a valid state (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-invalid | - | Present when the switch is in an invalid state (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-dirty | - | Present when the switch's value has changed (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-touched | - | Present when the switch has been touched (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-filled | - | Present when the switch is active (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
| data-focused | - | Present when the switch is focused (when wrapped in Field.Root). |
### Thumb.Props
Re-export of [Thumb](/react/components/switch.md) props.
### Thumb.State
```typescript
type SwitchThumbState = {
/** Whether the switch is currently active. */
checked: boolean;
/** Whether the component should ignore user interaction. */
disabled: boolean;
/** Whether the user should be unable to activate or deactivate the switch. */
readOnly: boolean;
/** Whether the user must activate the switch before submitting a form. */
required: boolean;
/** Whether the field has been touched. */
touched: boolean;
/** Whether the field value has changed from its initial value. */
dirty: boolean;
/** Whether the field is valid. */
valid: boolean | null;
/** Whether the field has a value. */
filled: boolean;
/** Whether the field is focused. */
focused: boolean;
};
```
## Export Groups
- `Switch.Root`: `Switch.Root`, `Switch.Root.State`, `Switch.Root.Props`, `Switch.Root.ChangeEventReason`, `Switch.Root.ChangeEventDetails`
- `Switch.Thumb`: `Switch.Thumb`, `Switch.Thumb.Props`, `Switch.Thumb.State`
- `Default`: `SwitchRootState`, `SwitchRootProps`, `SwitchRootChangeEventReason`, `SwitchRootChangeEventDetails`, `SwitchThumbProps`, `SwitchThumbState`
## Canonical Types
Maps `Canonical`: `Alias` — Use Canonical when its namespace is already imported; otherwise use Alias.
- `Switch.Root.State`: `SwitchRootState`
- `Switch.Root.Props`: `SwitchRootProps`
- `Switch.Root.ChangeEventReason`: `SwitchRootChangeEventReason`
- `Switch.Root.ChangeEventDetails`: `SwitchRootChangeEventDetails`
- `Switch.Thumb.Props`: `SwitchThumbProps`
- `Switch.Thumb.State`: `SwitchThumbState`