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  1. 01Tailwind Slide-Down Fade Dropdown Menu
  2. 02Tailwind Clip-Path Curtain Reveal Dropdown
  3. 03Tailwind 3D Perspective Flip Dropdown
  4. 04Tailwind Elastic Bounce Dropdown Menu
  5. 05Tailwind Glassmorphism Float Panel Dropdown
  6. 06Tailwind Stagger Children Reveal Dropdown
  7. 07Tailwind Mega Menu Grid Dropdown
  8. 08Tailwind Underline Nav Fade Panel Dropdown
  9. 09Tailwind Details Summary Native Dropdown
  10. 10Tailwind Checkbox Hack Mobile Nav Dropdown
  11. 11Tailwind Nested Multi-Level Dropdown
  12. 12Tailwind Icon Sidebar Flyout Dropdown
  13. 13Tailwind Split-Screen Mega Menu Dropdown
  14. 14Tailwind Segmented Pill Nav Dropdown
  15. 15Tailwind Color Swatch Picker Dropdown
  16. 16Tailwind Right-Click Context Menu Dropdown
  17. 17Tailwind Keyboard Accessible ARIA Dropdown
  18. 18Tailwind Stagger Blur Entrance Dropdown
  19. 19Tailwind Command Palette Search Dropdown
  20. 20Tailwind Autocomplete Suggestion Dropdown
  21. 21Tailwind Tab Panel Dropdown
  22. 22Tailwind Custom Animated Select Dropdown
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Tailwind Right-Click Context Menu Dropdown

A custom right-click menu that opens at the pointer. The port draws the line the whole collection argues for: JavaScript computes the two numbers only the runtime can know — left and top, clamped to the viewport — and writes one data-open attribute. Every visual state is a data-open: variant in the markup.

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The code

<section class="tdd-16 relative w-full min-h-svh select-none bg-linear-[135deg,var(--color-tdd16-bg1),var(--color-tdd16-bg2)] font-tdd16-sans text-tdd16-ink p-5" aria-label="Right-click context menu demo">
  <div id="tdd16-zone" class="flex min-h-[calc(100svh-40px)] cursor-context-menu flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed border-tdd16-dash">
    <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-mut">
      <span class="text-3xl" aria-hidden="true">&#128432;</span>
      <p>Right-click anywhere in this area</p>
    </div>
    <button type="button" id="tdd16-file" class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-tdd16-edge bg-white px-4.5 py-2.5 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink shadow-[0_2px_8px_oklch(0_0_0/0.06)] transition-shadow duration-150 hover:shadow-[0_4px_16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.1)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tdd16-acc">
      <span aria-hidden="true">&#128196;</span><span>document.pdf</span>
    </button>
  </div>
  <ul id="tdd16-menu" role="menu" class="pointer-events-none fixed z-[9999] min-w-48 origin-top-left scale-92 list-none rounded-xl border border-tdd16-edge bg-white p-1.5 opacity-0 shadow-[0_8px_30px_oklch(0_0_0/0.16)] transition-[opacity,scale] duration-200 ease-tdd16 data-open:pointer-events-auto data-open:scale-100 data-open:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128196;</span>Open</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128065;</span>Preview</li>
    <li role="separator" class="my-1 h-px bg-tdd16-edge"></li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128461;</span>Copy</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#9999;</span>Rename</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128279;</span>Copy Link</li>
    <li role="separator" class="my-1 h-px bg-tdd16-edge"></li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-danger transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-dangerbg focus-visible:bg-tdd16-dangerbg focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128465;</span>Delete</li>
  </ul>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tdd16-bg1: #f8fafc;
  --color-tdd16-bg1: oklch(0.98 0.005 255);
  --color-tdd16-bg2: #e0f2fe;
  --color-tdd16-bg2: oklch(0.95 0.04 230);
  --color-tdd16-ink: #111827;
  --color-tdd16-ink: oklch(0.21 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-mut: #6b7280;
  --color-tdd16-mut: oklch(0.55 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-edge: #e5e7eb;
  --color-tdd16-edge: oklch(0.91 0.005 265);
  --color-tdd16-dash: #bae6fd;
  --color-tdd16-dash: oklch(0.88 0.07 230);
  --color-tdd16-tint: #f0f9ff;
  --color-tdd16-tint: oklch(0.98 0.02 230);
  --color-tdd16-acc: #0ea5e9;
  --color-tdd16-acc: oklch(0.68 0.15 233);
  --color-tdd16-danger: #ef4444;
  --color-tdd16-danger: oklch(0.63 0.22 25);
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: #fef2f2;
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: oklch(0.97 0.01 20);
  --font-tdd16-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tdd16: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.tdd-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tdd-16 ::selection {
  background: var(--color-tdd16-acc);
  color: #fff;
}
(function () {
  document.querySelectorAll('.tdd-16').forEach(function (root) {
    if (root.dataset.bound) return; root.dataset.bound = '1';
    var zone = root.querySelector('#tdd16-zone'),
        menu = root.querySelector('#tdd16-menu');
    if (!zone || !menu) return;

    function open(x, y) {
      menu.toggleAttribute('data-open', true);
      var w = menu.offsetWidth || 200, h = menu.offsetHeight || 240;
      menu.style.left = Math.max(8, Math.min(x, window.innerWidth - w - 8)) + 'px';
      menu.style.top = Math.max(8, Math.min(y, window.innerHeight - h - 8)) + 'px';
    }
    function close() { menu.toggleAttribute('data-open', false); }

    zone.addEventListener('contextmenu', function (e) {
      e.preventDefault();
      close();
      requestAnimationFrame(function () { open(e.clientX, e.clientY); });
    });
    document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (!menu.contains(e.target)) close(); });
    document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) { if (e.key === 'Escape') close(); });
    menu.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]').forEach(function (item) {
      item.addEventListener('click', close);
    });
  });
})();

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tdd16-bg1: #f8fafc;
  --color-tdd16-bg1: oklch(0.98 0.005 255);
  --color-tdd16-bg2: #e0f2fe;
  --color-tdd16-bg2: oklch(0.95 0.04 230);
  --color-tdd16-ink: #111827;
  --color-tdd16-ink: oklch(0.21 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-mut: #6b7280;
  --color-tdd16-mut: oklch(0.55 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-edge: #e5e7eb;
  --color-tdd16-edge: oklch(0.91 0.005 265);
  --color-tdd16-dash: #bae6fd;
  --color-tdd16-dash: oklch(0.88 0.07 230);
  --color-tdd16-tint: #f0f9ff;
  --color-tdd16-tint: oklch(0.98 0.02 230);
  --color-tdd16-acc: #0ea5e9;
  --color-tdd16-acc: oklch(0.68 0.15 233);
  --color-tdd16-danger: #ef4444;
  --color-tdd16-danger: oklch(0.63 0.22 25);
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: #fef2f2;
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: oklch(0.97 0.01 20);
  --font-tdd16-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tdd16: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.tdd-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tdd-16 ::selection {
  background: var(--color-tdd16-acc);
  color: #fff;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • The .is-open class becomes a data-open attribute read by data-open: variants — the script no longer knows any class names at all.
  • Only two things stay in JS because only JS can know them: the clamped coordinates. Everything else moved into the markup.
  • The controller starts from .tdd-16 and guards with data-bound, so the snippet is safe to paste anywhere and safe to re-run.
  • The demo's file chip became a real <button> with a 44px minimum height — the CSS version's div was neither focusable nor tappable to spec.
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Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Right-Click Context Menu Dropdown
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-dropdown-menus/tailwind-right-click-context-menu-dropdown/

A custom right-click menu that opens at the pointer. The port draws the line the whole collection argues for: JavaScript computes the two numbers only the runtime can know — left and top, clamped to the viewport — and writes one data-open attribute. Every visual state is a data-open: variant in the markup.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tdd-16 relative w-full min-h-svh select-none bg-linear-[135deg,var(--color-tdd16-bg1),var(--color-tdd16-bg2)] font-tdd16-sans text-tdd16-ink p-5" aria-label="Right-click context menu demo">
  <div id="tdd16-zone" class="flex min-h-[calc(100svh-40px)] cursor-context-menu flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed border-tdd16-dash">
    <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-mut">
      <span class="text-3xl" aria-hidden="true">&#128432;</span>
      <p>Right-click anywhere in this area</p>
    </div>
    <button type="button" id="tdd16-file" class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-tdd16-edge bg-white px-4.5 py-2.5 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink shadow-[0_2px_8px_oklch(0_0_0/0.06)] transition-shadow duration-150 hover:shadow-[0_4px_16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.1)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tdd16-acc">
      <span aria-hidden="true">&#128196;</span><span>document.pdf</span>
    </button>
  </div>
  <ul id="tdd16-menu" role="menu" class="pointer-events-none fixed z-[9999] min-w-48 origin-top-left scale-92 list-none rounded-xl border border-tdd16-edge bg-white p-1.5 opacity-0 shadow-[0_8px_30px_oklch(0_0_0/0.16)] transition-[opacity,scale] duration-200 ease-tdd16 data-open:pointer-events-auto data-open:scale-100 data-open:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128196;</span>Open</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128065;</span>Preview</li>
    <li role="separator" class="my-1 h-px bg-tdd16-edge"></li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128461;</span>Copy</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#9999;</span>Rename</li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-ink transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-tint hover:text-tdd16-acc focus-visible:bg-tdd16-tint focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128279;</span>Copy Link</li>
    <li role="separator" class="my-1 h-px bg-tdd16-edge"></li>
    <li role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 rounded-[7px] px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] font-medium text-tdd16-danger transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-tdd16-dangerbg focus-visible:bg-tdd16-dangerbg focus-visible:outline-none"><span class="w-4.5 text-center text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128465;</span>Delete</li>
  </ul>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tdd16-bg1: #f8fafc;
  --color-tdd16-bg1: oklch(0.98 0.005 255);
  --color-tdd16-bg2: #e0f2fe;
  --color-tdd16-bg2: oklch(0.95 0.04 230);
  --color-tdd16-ink: #111827;
  --color-tdd16-ink: oklch(0.21 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-mut: #6b7280;
  --color-tdd16-mut: oklch(0.55 0.02 265);
  --color-tdd16-edge: #e5e7eb;
  --color-tdd16-edge: oklch(0.91 0.005 265);
  --color-tdd16-dash: #bae6fd;
  --color-tdd16-dash: oklch(0.88 0.07 230);
  --color-tdd16-tint: #f0f9ff;
  --color-tdd16-tint: oklch(0.98 0.02 230);
  --color-tdd16-acc: #0ea5e9;
  --color-tdd16-acc: oklch(0.68 0.15 233);
  --color-tdd16-danger: #ef4444;
  --color-tdd16-danger: oklch(0.63 0.22 25);
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: #fef2f2;
  --color-tdd16-dangerbg: oklch(0.97 0.01 20);
  --font-tdd16-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tdd16: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.tdd-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tdd-16 ::selection {
  background: var(--color-tdd16-acc);
  color: #fff;
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
(function () {
  document.querySelectorAll('.tdd-16').forEach(function (root) {
    if (root.dataset.bound) return; root.dataset.bound = '1';
    var zone = root.querySelector('#tdd16-zone'),
        menu = root.querySelector('#tdd16-menu');
    if (!zone || !menu) return;

    function open(x, y) {
      menu.toggleAttribute('data-open', true);
      var w = menu.offsetWidth || 200, h = menu.offsetHeight || 240;
      menu.style.left = Math.max(8, Math.min(x, window.innerWidth - w - 8)) + 'px';
      menu.style.top = Math.max(8, Math.min(y, window.innerHeight - h - 8)) + 'px';
    }
    function close() { menu.toggleAttribute('data-open', false); }

    zone.addEventListener('contextmenu', function (e) {
      e.preventDefault();
      close();
      requestAnimationFrame(function () { open(e.clientX, e.clientY); });
    });
    document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (!menu.contains(e.target)) close(); });
    document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) { if (e.key === 'Escape') close(); });
    menu.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]').forEach(function (item) {
      item.addEventListener('click', close);
    });
  });
})();
```

How this works

The script sets state, the markup sets style. Twelve lines: prevent the native menu, clamp the coordinates, set two inline positions, toggle data-open. Restyling the menu never means reopening the script.

menu.toggleAttribute('data-open', true);
menu.style.left = x + 'px';

fixed, not absolute. Pointer coordinates are viewport coordinates; anchoring to a positioned ancestor puts the menu in the wrong place the moment anything scrolls.

Clamping is not optional. Math.min(x, innerWidth - width - 8) keeps the menu on screen near the right and bottom edges, which is the difference between a demo and a component.

Escape and outside-click both close it, and the trigger zone is keyboard-reachable so the menu is not pointer-only.

Make it yours

  • Shortcut column: add a right-aligned <kbd> per row; the rows are already flex with a gap.
  • Submenus: nest a panel inside a row and reuse the group/group-hover: pattern from demo 11.
  • Context awareness: read the right-clicked target in the handler and toggle data-disabled on rows, styled with data-disabled:opacity-40.
  • Origin: origin-top-left assumes the menu opens down-right; flip it when you clamp against an edge.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • position: absolute is the classic bug here — always fixed for pointer-anchored menus.
  • Clamp both axes, and measure AFTER the menu is displayable or offsetWidth reads 0.
  • A click listener added during the same event that opened the menu fires immediately; open on the next frame or check the target.
  • data-open: is the boolean form — reach for data-[state=open]: only when the attribute carries a value.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

contextmenu and position:fixed are universally supported.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

transform origintw ↗transitionstw ↗

HTML & JSno Tailwind involved

keyboard eventsMDN ↗

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