# Menu

[component-header:sl-menu]

Menus provide a list of options for the user to choose from.

You can use [menu items](/components/menu-item), [menu labels](/components/menu-label), and [dividers](/components/divider) to compose a menu. Menus support keyboard interactions, including type-to-select an option.

```html preview
<sl-menu
  style="max-width: 200px; border: solid 1px var(--sl-panel-border-color); background: var(--sl-panel-background-color); border-radius: var(--sl-border-radius-medium);"
>
  <sl-menu-item value="undo">Undo</sl-menu-item>
  <sl-menu-item value="redo">Redo</sl-menu-item>
  <sl-divider></sl-divider>
  <sl-menu-item value="cut">Cut</sl-menu-item>
  <sl-menu-item value="copy">Copy</sl-menu-item>
  <sl-menu-item value="paste">Paste</sl-menu-item>
  <sl-menu-item value="delete">Delete</sl-menu-item>
</sl-menu>
```

```jsx react
import { SlDivider, SlMenu, SlMenuItem } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';

const App = () => (
  <SlMenu
    style={{
      maxWidth: '200px',
      border: 'solid 1px var(--sl-panel-border-color)',
      borderRadius: 'var(--sl-border-radius-medium)'
    }}
  >
    <SlMenuItem value="undo">Undo</SlMenuItem>
    <SlMenuItem value="redo">Redo</SlMenuItem>
    <SlDivider />
    <SlMenuItem value="cut">Cut</SlMenuItem>
    <SlMenuItem value="copy">Copy</SlMenuItem>
    <SlMenuItem value="paste">Paste</SlMenuItem>
    <SlMenuItem value="delete">Delete</SlMenuItem>
  </SlMenu>
);
```

?> Menus are intended for system menus (dropdown menus, select menus, context menus, etc.). They should not be mistaken for navigation menus which serve a different purpose and have a different semantic meaning. If you're building navigation, use `<nav>` and `<a>` elements instead.

[component-metadata:sl-menu]