Dropdowns

Bootstrap 5 Dropdown component

Responsive dropdown/caret built with Bootstrap 5. Examples of navbar dropdown, dropdown list, submenu, dropdown toggle, dropdown hover, hamburger icon & more.

Dropdowns are responsible for toggleable (collapsible) display a list of links.

Toggle contextual overlays for displaying lists of links and more with the MDB dropdown plugin.

Note: Read the API tab to find all available options and advanced customization

Required ES init: Dropdown *
* UMD autoinits are enabled by default. This means that you don't need to initialize the component manually. However if you are using MDBootstrap ES format then you should pass the required components to the initMDB method.

Basic examples

Wrap the dropdown’s toggle (your button or link) and the dropdown menu within .dropdown element that declares position: relative;. Dropdowns can be triggered from <a> or <button> elements to better fit your potential needs. The examples shown here use semantic <ul> elements where appropriate, but custom markup is supported.

Regular button

Any single .btn can be turned into a dropdown toggle with some markup changes. Here’s how you can put them to work with either <button> elements:

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<div class="dropdown">
  <button
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
    type="button"
    id="dropdownMenuButton"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Dropdown button
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Colors

You can do this with any button variant:

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<!-- Primary -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Secondary -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Success -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-success dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Info -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-info dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Warning -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Danger -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Dark -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-dark dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Light -->
<div class="btn-group shadow-0">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-light dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Link -->
<div class="btn-group shadow-0">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-link dropdown-toggle" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Action
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Split button

Similarly, create split button dropdowns with virtually the same markup as single button dropdowns, but with the addition of .dropdown-toggle-split for proper spacing around the dropdown caret.

We use this extra class to reduce the horizontal padding on either side of the caret by 25% and remove the margin-left that’s added for regular button dropdowns. Those extra changes keep the caret centered in the split button and provide a more appropriately sized hit area next to the main button.

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<!-- Example split primary button -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Action</button>
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Sizing

Button dropdowns work with buttons of all sizes, including default and split dropdown buttons.

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<!-- Large button groups (default and split) -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button
    class="btn btn-primary btn-lg dropdown-toggle"
    type="button"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Large button
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" type="button">Large split button</button>
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-lg btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Small button groups (default and split) -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Small button
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" type="button">Small split button</button>
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-sm btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Directions

Dropup

Trigger dropdown menus above elements by adding .dropup to the parent element.

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<!-- Default dropup button -->
<div class="btn-group dropup">
  <button
  type="button"
  class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Dropup
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropup button -->
<div class="btn-group dropup">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Split dropup</button>
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Dropright

Trigger dropdown menus at the right of the elements by adding .dropend to the parent element.

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<!-- Default dropright button -->
<div class="btn-group dropend">
  <button
  type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Dropright
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropright button -->
<div class="btn-group dropend">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Split dropright</button>
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropright</span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Dropleft

Trigger dropdown menus at the left of the elements by adding .dropstart to the parent element.

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<!-- Default dropleft button -->
<div class="btn-group dropstart">
  <button
  type="button"
  class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Dropleft
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<!-- Split dropleft button -->
<div class="btn-group">
  <div class="btn-group dropstart" role="group">
    <button
      type="button"
      class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
      data-mdb-dropdown-init
      data-mdb-ripple-init
      aria-expanded="false"
    >
      <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropleft</span>
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
      <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Split dropleft</button>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Menu items

You can use <a> or <button> elements as dropdown items.

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<div class="dropdown">
  <button
  class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  id="dropdownMenu2"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Dropdown
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu2">
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

You can also create non-interactive dropdown items with .dropdown-item-text. Feel free to style further with custom CSS or text utilities.

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<ul class="dropdown-menu">
  <li><span class="dropdown-item-text">Dropdown item text</span></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
</ul>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Active

Add .active to items in the dropdown to style them as active. To convey the active state to assistive technologies, use the aria-current attribute — using the page value for the current page, or true for the current item in a set.

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<ul class="dropdown-menu">
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item active" href="#" aria-current="true">Active link</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a></li>
</ul>

Disabled

Add .disabled to items in the dropdown to style them as disabled.

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<ul class="dropdown-menu">
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item disabled">Disabled link</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a></li>
</ul>

Menu alignment

By default, a dropdown menu is automatically positioned 100% from the top and along the left side of its parent. Add .dropdown-menu-end to a .dropdown-menu to right align the dropdown menu.

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<div class="btn-group">
  <button
  type="button"
  class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  aria-expanded="false">
    Right-aligned menu
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Responsive alignment

If you want to use responsive alignment, disable dynamic positioning by adding the data-mdb-display="static" attribute and use the responsive variation classes.

To align right the dropdown menu with the given breakpoint or larger, add .dropdown-menu{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}-end.

Edit in sandbox 
<div class="btn-group">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    data-mdb-display="static"
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Left-aligned but right aligned when large screen
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg-end">
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

To align left the dropdown menu with the given breakpoint or larger, add .dropdown-menu-end and .dropdown-menu{-sm|-md|-lg|-xl|-xxl}-start.

Edit in sandbox 
<div class="btn-group">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    data-mdb-display="static"
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Right-aligned but left aligned when large screen
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end dropdown-menu-lg-start">
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button></li>
    <li><button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Something else here</button></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Note that you don’t need to add a data-mdb-display="static" attribute to dropdown buttons in navbars, since Popper isn’t used in navbars.

Alignment options

Taking most of the options shown above, here’s a small kitchen sink demo of various dropdown alignment options in one place.

Note: For the secondary buttons it may be required to remove the shadow with .shadow-0 class.

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<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2">
  <button
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    type="button"
    id="dropdownMenuButton"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Dropdown
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Right-aligned menu
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    data-mdb-display="static"
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Left-aligned, right-aligned lg
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg-end">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    data-mdb-display="static"
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Right-aligned, left-aligned lg
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end dropdown-menu-lg-start">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2 dropstart">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Dropstart
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2 dropend">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Dropend
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group shadow-0 mb-2 dropup">
  <button
    type="button"
    class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
  >
    Dropup
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Menu content

Headers

Add a header to label sections of actions in any dropdown menu.

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<ul class="dropdown-menu">
  <li><h6 class="dropdown-header">Dropdown header</h6></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
</ul>

Dividers

Separate groups of related menu items with a divider.

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<ul class="dropdown-menu">
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
  <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>

Text

Place any freeform text within a dropdown menu with text and use spacing utilities. Note that you’ll likely need additional sizing styles to constrain the menu width.

Some example text that's free-flowing within the dropdown menu.

And this is more example text.

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<div class="dropdown-menu p-4 text-muted" style="max-width: 200px;">
  <p>Some example text that's free-flowing within the dropdown menu.</p>
  <p class="mb-0">And this is more example text.</p>
</div>

Forms

Put a form within a dropdown menu, or make it into a dropdown menu, and use margin or padding utilities to give it the negative space you require.

Forgot password?
New around here? Sign up Forgot password?
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<div class="dropdown-menu">
  <form class="px-4 py-3">
    <!-- Email input -->
    <div class="form-outline mb-4" data-mdb-input-init  >
      <input type="email" id="form1Example1" class="form-control" />
      <label class="form-label" for="form1Example1">Email address</label>
    </div>

    <!-- Password input -->
    <div class="form-outline mb-4" data-mdb-input-init  >
      <input type="password" id="form1Example2" class="form-control" />
      <label class="form-label" for="form1Example2">Password</label>
    </div>

    <!-- 2 column grid layout for inline styling -->
    <div class="row mb-4">
      <div class="col d-flex justify-content-center">
        <!-- Checkbox -->
        <div class="form-check">
          <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="form1Example3" checked/>
          <label class="form-check-label" for="form1Example3"> Remember me </label>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="col">
        <!-- Simple link -->
        <a href="#!">Forgot password?</a>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Submit button -->
    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" data-mdb-ripple-init>Sign in</button>
  </form>
  <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
  <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">New around here? Sign up</a>
  <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Forgot password?</a>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, Input, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple, Input });
Forgot password?
New around here? Sign up Forgot password?
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<div class="dropdown">
  <button
  class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  aria-expanded="false">
    Dropdown form
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu" style="width: 320px">
    <form class="px-4 py-3">
      <!-- Email input -->
      <div class="form-outline mb-4" data-mdb-input-init>
        <input type="email" id="form2Example1" class="form-control" />
        <label class="form-label" for="form2Example1">Email address</label>
      </div>

      <!-- Password input -->
      <div class="form-outline mb-4" data-mdb-input-init>
        <input type="password" id="form2Example2" class="form-control" />
        <label class="form-label" for="form2Example2">Password</label>
      </div>

      <!-- 2 column grid layout for inline styling -->
      <div class="row mb-4">
        <div class="col d-flex justify-content-center">
          <!-- Checkbox -->
          <div class="form-check">
            <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="form2Example3" checked/>
            <label class="form-check-label" for="form2Example3"> Remember me </label>
          </div>
        </div>

        <div class="col">
          <!-- Simple link -->
          <a href="#!">Forgot password?</a>
        </div>
      </div>

      <!-- Submit button -->
      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" data-mdb-ripple-init>Sign in</button>
    </form>
    <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">New around here? Sign up</a>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Forgot password?</a>
  </div>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, Input, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple, Input });

Remove animation

To remove the fade animation on click, add data-mdb-dropdown-animation="off" attribute to the dropdown button.

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<div class="dropdown">
  <button
    class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
    type="button"
    id="dropdownExampleAnimation"
    data-mdb-dropdown-init
    data-mdb-ripple-init
    aria-expanded="false"
    data-mdb-dropdown-animation="off"
  >
    Dropdown button
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownExampleAnimation">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Dropdown options

Use data-mdb-offset or data-mdb-reference to change the location of the dropdown.

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<div class="d-flex">
  <div class="dropdown me-1">
    <button
      type="button"
      class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
      id="dropdownMenuOffset"
      data-mdb-dropdown-init
      data-mdb-ripple-init
      aria-expanded="false"
      data-mdb-offset="10,20"
    >
      Offset
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuOffset">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Reference</button>
    <button
      type="button"
      class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split"
      id="dropdownMenuReference"
      data-mdb-dropdown-init
      data-mdb-ripple-init
      aria-expanded="false"
      data-mdb-reference="parent"
    >
      <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropdown</span>
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuReference">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
      <li><hr class="dropdown-divider" /></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Auto close behavior

By default, the dropdown menu is closed when clicking inside or outside the dropdown menu. You can use the autoClose option to change this behavior of the dropdown.

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<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  data-mdb-auto-close="true"
  aria-expanded="false">
    Default dropdown
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  data-mdb-auto-close="outside"
  aria-expanded="false">
    Clickable outside
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  data-mdb-auto-close="inside"
  aria-expanded="false">
    Clickable inside
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>

<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
  type="button"
  data-mdb-dropdown-init
  data-mdb-ripple-init
  data-mdb-auto-close="false"
  aria-expanded="false">
    Manual close
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Menu item</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
// Initialization for ES Users
import { Dropdown, Ripple, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown, Ripple });

Dropdowns - API

Import

Importing components depends on how your application works. If you intend to use the MDBootstrap ES format, you must first import the component and then initialize it with the initMDB method. If you are going to use the UMD format, just import the mdb-ui-kit package.

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import { Dropdown, initMDB } from "mdb-ui-kit";

initMDB({ Dropdown });
import "mdb-ui-kit"

Usage

Via data attributes or JavaScript, the dropdown plugin toggles hidden content (dropdown menus) by toggling the .show class on the parent list item.

Note:
On touch-enabled devices, opening a dropdown adds empty mouseover handlers to the immediate children of the <body> element. This admittedly ugly hack is necessary to work around a quirk in iOS’ event delegation, which would otherwise prevent a tap anywhere outside of the dropdown from triggering the code that closes the dropdown. Once the dropdown is closed, these additional empty mouseover handlers are removed.

Via data attributes

Using the Dropdown component doesn't require any additional JavaScript code - simply add data-mdb-dropdown-init attribute to .dropdown-toggle and use other data attributes to set all options. For ES format, you must first import and call the initMDB method.

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<div class="dropdown">
  <button id="dLabel" type="button" data-mdb-dropdown-init data-mdb-ripple-init aria-expanded="false">
    Dropdown trigger
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel">
    ...
  </ul>
</div>

Via JavaScript

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const element = document.querySelector('.dropdown-toggle');
const instance = new Dropdown(element);
const element = document.querySelector('.dropdown-toggle');
const instance = new mdb.Dropdown(element);

Options

Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, append the option name to data-mdb-, as in data-mdb-dropdown-animation="on".

Name Type Default Description
autoClose boolean | string true

Configure the auto close behavior of the dropdown:

  • true - the dropdown will be closed by clicking outside or inside the dropdown menu.
  • false - the dropdown will be closed by clicking the toggle button and manually calling hide or toggle method. (Also will not be closed by pressing esc key)
  • 'inside' - the dropdown will be closed (only) by clicking inside the dropdown menu.
  • 'outside' - the dropdown will be closed (only) by clicking outside the dropdown menu.
boundary string | element 'clippingParents' Overflow constraint boundary of the dropdown menu (applies only to Popper's preventOverflow modifier). By default it's 'clippingParents' and can accept an HTMLElement reference (via JavaScript only). For more information refer to Popper's detectOverflow docs.
display string 'dynamic' By default, we use Popper for dynamic positioning. Disable this with static.
dropdownAnimation string 'on' Turn on / off dropdown animation.
offset array | string | function [0, 2]

Offset of the dropdown relative to its target.

When a function is used to determine the offset, it is called with an object containing the offset data as its first argument. The function must return an object with the same structure. The triggering element DOM node is passed as the second argument.

For more information refer to Popper's offset docs.

popperConfig null | object | function null

To change Bootstrap's default Popper config, see Popper's configuration.

When a function is used to create the Popper configuration, it's called with an object that contains the Bootstrap's default Popper configuration. It helps you use and merge the default with your own configuration. The function must return a configuration object for Popper.

reference string | element | object 'toggle' Reference element of the dropdown menu. Accepts the values of 'toggle', 'parent', an HTMLElement reference or an object providing getBoundingClientRect. For more information refer to Popper's constructor docs and virtual element docs.

Note when boundary is set to any value other than 'scrollParent', the style position: static is applied to the .dropdown container.

Methods

Method Description Example
toggle Toggles the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation. myDropdown.toggle()
show Shows the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation. myDropdown.show()
hide Hides the dropdown menu of a given navbar or tabbed navigation. myDropdown.hide()
update Updates the position of an element's dropdown by recomputing dropdown position and updates it if needed. myDropdown.update()
dispose Destroys an element's dropdown. myDropdown.dispose()
getInstance Static method which allows you to get the dropdown instance associated with a DOM element. Dropdown.getInstance()
getOrCreateInstance Static method which allows you to get the dropdown instance associated with a DOM element or create a new one in case it wasn't initialized. Dropdown.getOrCreateInstance()
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const myDropdown = document.getElementById('myDropdown');
const myDropdownInstance = new Dropdown(myDropdown);
myDropdownInstance.show();
const myDropdown = document.getElementById('myDropdown');
const myDropdownInstance = new mdb.Dropdown(myDropdown);
myDropdownInstance.show();

Events

All dropdown events are fired at the toggling element and then bubbled up. So you can also add event listeners on the .dropdown-menu’s parent element. hide.mdb.dropdown and hidden.mdb.dropdown events have a clickEvent property (only when the original Event type is click) that contains an Event Object for the click event.

Method Description
show.mdb.dropdown Fires immediately when the show instance method is called.
shown.mdb.dropdown Fired when the dropdown has been made visible to the user and CSS transitions have completed.
hide.mdb.dropdown Fires immediately when the hide instance method has been called.
hidden.mdb.dropdown Fired when the dropdown has finished being hidden from the user and CSS transitions have completed.
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const myDropdown = document.getElementById('myDropdown');
myDropdown.addEventListener('show.mdb.dropdown', () => {
  // do something...
});

CSS variables

As part of MDB’s evolving CSS variables approach, dropdown now uses local CSS variables on .dropdown-menu, .dropdown-item and .dropdown-divider for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

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// .dropdown-menu
--#{$prefix}dropdown-zindex: #{$zindex-dropdown};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-min-width: #{$dropdown-min-width};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-padding-x: #{$dropdown-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-padding-y: #{$dropdown-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-spacer: #{$dropdown-spacer};
@include rfs($dropdown-font-size, --#{$prefix}dropdown-font-size);
--#{$prefix}dropdown-color: #{$dropdown-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-bg: #{$dropdown-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-color: #{$dropdown-border-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-radius: #{$dropdown-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-width: #{$dropdown-border-width};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-inner-border-radius: #{$dropdown-inner-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-bg: #{$dropdown-divider-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-margin-y: #{$dropdown-divider-margin-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-box-shadow: #{$dropdown-box-shadow};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-color: #{$dropdown-link-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-color: #{$dropdown-link-hover-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-bg: #{$dropdown-link-hover-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-color: #{$dropdown-link-active-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-bg: #{$dropdown-link-active-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-disabled-color: #{$dropdown-link-disabled-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-item-padding-x: #{$dropdown-item-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-item-padding-y: #{$dropdown-item-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-color: #{$dropdown-header-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-padding-x: #{$dropdown-header-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-padding-y: #{$dropdown-header-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-item-border-radius: #{$dropdown-item-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-menu-animated-animation-duration: #{$dropdown-menu-animated-animation-duration};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-menu-animated-animation-timing-function: #{$dropdown-menu-animated-animation-timing-function};

// .dropdown-item
--#{$prefix}dropdown-state-color: #{$dropdown-state-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-state-background-color: #{$dropdown-state-background-color};

// .dropdown-divider
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-border-top-width: #{$dropdown-divider-border-top-width};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-border-top-bg: #{$dropdown-divider-bg};

// .dropdown-menu-dark
--#{$prefix}dropdown-color: #{$dropdown-dark-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-border-color: #{$dropdown-dark-border-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-box-shadow: #{$dropdown-dark-box-shadow};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-hover-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-divider-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-divider-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-hover-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-link-hover-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-active-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-active-bg: #{$dropdown-dark-link-active-bg};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-link-disabled-color: #{$dropdown-dark-link-disabled-color};
--#{$prefix}dropdown-header-color: #{$dropdown-dark-header-color};

SCSS variables

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$zindex-dropdown: 1000;
$dropdown-min-width: 10rem;
$dropdown-color: var(--#{$prefix}surface-color);
$dropdown-padding-x: 0;
$dropdown-padding-y: 0.5rem;
$dropdown-margin-top: 0.125rem;
$dropdown-box-shadow: $box-shadow-4;
$dropdown-font-size: 0.875rem;
$dropdown-item-border-radius: 0.5rem;
$dropdown-item-padding-y: 0.5rem;
$dropdown-item-padding-x: 1rem;
$dropdown-border-radius: 0.5rem;
$dropdown-divider-bg: var(--#{$prefix}divider-color);
$dropdown-divider-border-top-width: 2px;
$dropdown-divider-margin-y: $spacer * 0.5;
$dropdown-state-color: var(--#{$prefix}surface-color);
$dropdown-state-background-color: var(--#{$prefix}highlight-bg-color);
$dropdown-menu-animated-animation-duration: 0.55s;
$dropdown-menu-animated-animation-timing-function: ease;
$dropdown-animation-duration: 1s;
$dropdown-spacer: 0.125rem;
$dropdown-bg: var(--#{$prefix}surface-bg);
$dropdown-border-color: var(--#{$prefix}border-color-translucent);
$dropdown-border-width: var(--#{$prefix}border-width);
$dropdown-inner-border-radius: calc(
  #{$dropdown-border-radius} - #{$dropdown-border-width}
)
$dropdown-link-color: $dropdown-color;
$dropdown-link-hover-color: $dropdown-link-color;
$dropdown-link-hover-bg: var(--#{$prefix}tertiary-bg);
$dropdown-link-active-color: $component-active-color;
$dropdown-link-active-bg: $component-active-bg;
$dropdown-link-disabled-color: var(--#{$prefix}tertiary-color);
$dropdown-header-color: rgba(var(--#{$prefix}emphasis-color-rgb), 0.55);
$dropdown-header-padding-x: $dropdown-item-padding-x;
$dropdown-header-padding-y: $dropdown-padding-y;
$dropdown-header-padding: $dropdown-header-padding-y $dropdown-header-padding-x;

// dark
$dropdown-dark-color: $gray-300;
$dropdown-dark-bg: $gray-800;
$dropdown-dark-border-color: $dropdown-border-color;
$dropdown-dark-divider-bg: $dropdown-divider-bg;
$dropdown-dark-box-shadow: null;
$dropdown-dark-link-color: $dropdown-dark-color;
$dropdown-dark-link-hover-color: $white;
$dropdown-dark-link-hover-bg: rgba($white, 0.15);
$dropdown-dark-link-active-color: $dropdown-link-active-color;
$dropdown-dark-link-active-bg: $dropdown-link-active-bg;
$dropdown-dark-link-disabled-color: $gray-500;
$dropdown-dark-header-color: $gray-500;