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Radio

Use radios when a user needs to select one option from a list
  • Alpha
  • Not reviewed for accessibility

Examples

Use FormControl to render a standard radio input field. This component is only meant to be used in the case that you're building a custom radio that is not yet supported by Primer (For example: the color mode selection in Appearance settings)

If you do use this component to build a custom radio, it should always be accompanied by a corresponding <label> to improve support for assistive technologies.

Please use a Checkbox if the user needs to select more than one option in a list

Grouping Radio components

Use the name prop to group together related Radio components in a list.

If you're not building something custom, you should use the RadioGroup component to render a group of radio inputs.

Using RadioGroup

Using name to group Radio components

Props

Radio

NameTypeDefaultDescription
value Required
string
A unique value that is never shown to the user
name
string
Required for grouping multiple radios
checked
boolean
Modifies true/false value of the native radio
defaultChecked
boolean
Selects the radio by default in uncontrolled mode
onChange
(event: React.ChangeEvent) => void
A callback function that is triggered when the input state has been changed
disabled
boolean
Modifies the native disabled state of the native checkbox
ref
React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>
A ref to the element rendered by this component. Because this component is polymorphic, the type will vary based on the value of the as prop.
as
React.ElementType
"input"The underlying element to render — either a HTML element name or a React component.
sx
SystemStyleObject
Style overrides to apply to the component. See also overriding styles.

Status

Alpha

  • Component props and basic example usage of the component are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Component does not have any unnecessary third-party dependencies.
  • Component can adapt to different themes.
  • Component can adapt to different screen sizes.
  • Component has robust unit test coverage (100% where achievable).
  • Component has visual regression coverage of its default and interactive states.
  • Component does not introduce any axe violations.
  • Component has been manually reviewed by the accessibility team and any resulting issues have been addressed.

Beta

  • Component is used in a production application.
  • Common usage examples are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Common usage examples are documented in storybook stories.
  • Component has been reviewed by a systems designer and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component does not introduce any performance regressions.

Stable

  • Component API has been stable with no breaking changes for at least one month.
  • Feedback on API usability has been sought from developers using the component and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component has corresponding design guidelines documented in the interface guidelines.
  • Component has corresponding Figma component in the Primer Web library.
  • Tooling (such as linters, codemods, etc.) exists to prevent further use of alternatives.
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Last edited by langermank on March 3, 2023