# Tags Input
URL: https://ark-ui.com/docs/components/tags-input
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chakra-ui/ark/refs/heads/main/website/src/content/pages/components/tags-input.mdx
A component that allows users to add tags to an input field.
---
## Anatomy
```tsx
```
## Examples
**Example: basic**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component Basic() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Controlled
Use the `value` and `onValueChange` props to programmatically control the tags input's state. This allows you to manage
the tags array externally and respond to changes.
**Example: controlled**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import { track } from 'ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component Controlled() {
let value = track(['React', 'Solid']);
{
@value = details.value;
}}
>
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const val of @context.value; index i; key val) {
{val}
}
}
}
```
### Controlled Input Value
Use the `inputValue` and `onInputValueChange` props to control the text input field independently. This is useful for
clearing the input or pre-filling it programmatically.
**Example: controlled-input-value**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import { track } from 'ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
import button from 'styles/button.module.css';
export component ControlledInputValue() {
let inputValue = track('');
{'Current: "'}
{@inputValue}
{'"'}
{
@inputValue = details.inputValue;
}}
>
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Root Provider
An alternative way to control the tags input is to use the `RootProvider` component and the `useTagsInput` hook. This
way you can access the state and methods from outside the component.
**Example: root-provider**
```ripple
import { TagsInput, useTagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component RootProvider() {
const tagsInput = useTagsInput();
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Field
The `Field` component helps manage form-related state and accessibility attributes of a tags input. It includes handling
ARIA labels, helper text, and error text to ensure proper accessibility.
**Example: with-field**
```ripple
import { Field } from 'ark-ripple/field';
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import field from 'styles/field.module.css';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component WithField() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
{'Additional Info'}{'Error Info'}
}
```
### Max Tags
To limit the number of tags within the component, you can set the `max` property to the limit you want. The default
value is `Infinity`.
When the tag reaches the limit, new tags cannot be added except the `allowOverflow` prop is set to `true`.
**Example: max-with-overflow**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component MaxWithOverflow() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Custom Delimiter
Use the `delimiter` prop with a regex pattern to specify multiple characters that can separate tags. By default, only
the Enter key creates tags.
**Example: delimiter**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
const DELIMITER_PATTERN = /[,;\s]/;
export component Delimiter() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks (add with comma, semicolon, or space)'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Disabled
Use the `disabled` prop to make the tags input non-interactive. Users won't be able to add, remove, or edit tags.
**Example: disabled**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component Disabled() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Invalid
Use the `invalid` prop to mark the tags input as invalid for form validation purposes.
**Example: invalid**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component Invalid() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Max Length
Use the `maxLength` prop to limit the number of characters allowed per tag. This prevents users from creating overly
long tags.
**Example: max-tag-length**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component MaxTagLength() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks (Max 10 characters)'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Read-only
Use the `readOnly` prop to make tags visible but not editable. Users can view tags but cannot add, remove, or modify
them.
**Example: readonly**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component Readonly() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Validation
Before a tag is added, the `validate` function is called to determine whether to accept or reject a tag.
A common use-case for validating tags is preventing duplicates or validating the data type.
**Example: validation**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
const TAG_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$/;
const validateTag = ({
value,
inputValue,
}: {
value: string[];
inputValue: string;
}) => !!inputValue?.trim() && !value.includes(inputValue) && inputValue.length >= 3 &&
TAG_PATTERN.test(inputValue);
export component Validation() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks (Min 3 chars, alphanumeric)'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Blur behavior
When the tags input is blurred, you can configure the action the component should take by passing the `blurBehavior`
prop.
- `add` — Adds the tag to the list of tags.
- `clear` — Clears the tags input value.
**Example: blur-behavior**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component BlurBehavior() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Paste behavior
To add a tag when a arbitrary value is pasted in the input element, pass the `addOnPaste` prop.
When a value is pasted, the component will:
- check if the value is a valid tag based on the `validate` option
- split the value by the `delimiter` option passed
**Example: paste-behavior**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component PasteBehavior() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Disable Editing
by default the tags can be edited by double-clicking on the tag or focusing on them and pressing
Enter. To disable this behavior, pass `editable={false}`
**Example: disabled-editing**
```ripple
import { TagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component DisabledEditing() {
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Programmatic Control
Use the `useTagsInput` hook with `RootProvider` to access the component's API methods like `addValue()`, `setValue()`,
and `clearValue()` for full programmatic control.
**Example: programmatic-control**
```ripple
import { TagsInput, useTagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
import button from 'styles/button.module.css';
export component ProgrammaticControl() {
const tagsInput = useTagsInput();
component children({ context }) {
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @context.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
}
}
```
### Combobox
Combine TagsInput with Combobox to create an autocomplete tags input. This pattern uses shared IDs between both
components and the `asChild` prop to compose the inputs together.
**Example: with-combobox**
```ripple
import { Combobox, useCombobox, useListCollection } from 'ark-ripple/combobox';
import { useFilter } from 'ark-ripple/locale';
import { Portal } from 'ark-ripple/portal';
import { TagsInput, useTagsInput } from 'ark-ripple/tags-input';
import { Check, X } from 'lucide-ripple';
import combobox from 'styles/combobox.module.css';
import styles from 'styles/tags-input.module.css';
export component WithCombobox() {
const filterApi = useFilter({ sensitivity: 'base' });
const { collection, filter } = useListCollection(
{
initialItems: [
'React',
'Solid',
'Vue',
'Svelte',
'Angular',
'Preact',
'Next.js',
'Astro',
'Nuxt',
],
filter: @filterApi.contains,
},
);
const sharedId = 'tags-combobox-1';
const tagsInput = useTagsInput(
{
ids: { input: `input_${sharedId}`, control: `control_${sharedId}` },
},
);
const comboboxApi = useCombobox(
{
ids: { input: `input_${sharedId}`, control: `control_${sharedId}` },
collection,
onInputValueChange(details) {
filter(details.inputValue);
},
value: [],
allowCustomValue: true,
onValueChange: (details) => {
if (details.value[0]) {
@tagsInput.addValue(details.value[0]);
}
},
selectionBehavior: 'clear',
},
);
{'Frameworks'}
for (const value of @tagsInput.value; index i; key value) {
{value}
}
component asChild({ propsFn }) {
}
{'No frameworks found'}
for (const item of @collection.items; key item) {
{item}
}
}
```
## Guides
### Navigation
When the input has an empty value or the caret is at the start position, the tags can be selected by using the arrow
left and arrow right keys. When "visual" focus in on any tag:
- Pressing Enter or double-clicking on the tag will put it in edit mode, allowing the user change its value
and press Enter to commit the changes.
- Pressing Delete or Backspace will delete the tag that has _visual_ focus.
## API Reference
### Props
**Component API Reference**
**Root Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `addOnPaste` | `boolean` | No | Whether to add a tag when you paste values into the tag input |
| `allowOverflow` | `boolean` | No | Whether to allow tags to exceed max. In this case,
we'll attach `data-invalid` to the root |
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
| `autoFocus` | `boolean` | No | Whether the input should be auto-focused |
| `blurBehavior` | `'clear' | 'add'` | No | The behavior of the tags input when the input is blurred
- `"add"`: add the input value as a new tag
- `"clear"`: clear the input value |
| `defaultInputValue` | `string` | No | The initial tag input value when rendered.
Use when you don't need to control the tag input value. |
| `defaultValue` | `string[]` | No | The initial tag value when rendered.
Use when you don't need to control the tag value. |
| `delimiter` | `string | RegExp` | No | The character that serves has:
- event key to trigger the addition of a new tag
- character used to split tags when pasting into the input |
| `disabled` | `boolean` | No | Whether the tags input should be disabled |
| `editable` | `boolean` | No | Whether a tag can be edited after creation, by pressing `Enter` or double clicking. |
| `form` | `string` | No | The associate form of the underlying input element. |
| `id` | `string` | No | The unique identifier of the machine. |
| `ids` | `Partial<{
root: string
input: string
hiddenInput: string
clearBtn: string
label: string
control: string
item: (opts: ItemProps) => string
itemDeleteTrigger: (opts: ItemProps) => string
itemInput: (opts: ItemProps) => string
}>` | No | The ids of the elements in the tags input. Useful for composition. |
| `inputValue` | `string` | No | The controlled tag input's value |
| `invalid` | `boolean` | No | Whether the tags input is invalid |
| `max` | `number` | No | The max number of tags |
| `maxLength` | `number` | No | The max length of the input. |
| `name` | `string` | No | The name attribute for the input. Useful for form submissions |
| `onFocusOutside` | `(event: FocusOutsideEvent) => void` | No | Function called when the focus is moved outside the component |
| `onHighlightChange` | `(details: HighlightChangeDetails) => void` | No | Callback fired when a tag is highlighted by pointer or keyboard navigation |
| `onInputValueChange` | `(details: InputValueChangeDetails) => void` | No | Callback fired when the input value is updated |
| `onInteractOutside` | `(event: InteractOutsideEvent) => void` | No | Function called when an interaction happens outside the component |
| `onPointerDownOutside` | `(event: PointerDownOutsideEvent) => void` | No | Function called when the pointer is pressed down outside the component |
| `onValueChange` | `(details: ValueChangeDetails) => void` | No | Callback fired when the tag values is updated |
| `onValueInvalid` | `(details: ValidityChangeDetails) => void` | No | Callback fired when the max tag count is reached or the `validateTag` function returns `false` |
| `placeholder` | `string` | No | The placeholder text for the input |
| `readOnly` | `boolean` | No | Whether the tags input should be read-only |
| `required` | `boolean` | No | Whether the tags input is required |
| `translations` | `IntlTranslations` | No | Specifies the localized strings that identifies the accessibility elements and their states |
| `validate` | `(details: ValidateArgs) => boolean` | No | Returns a boolean that determines whether a tag can be added.
Useful for preventing duplicates or invalid tag values. |
| `value` | `string[]` | No | The controlled tag value |
**Root Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | root |
| `[data-invalid]` | Present when invalid |
| `[data-readonly]` | Present when read-only |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-focus]` | Present when focused |
| `[data-empty]` | Present when the content is empty |
**ClearTrigger Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**ClearTrigger Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | clear-trigger |
| `[data-readonly]` | Present when read-only |
**Control Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**Control Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | control |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-readonly]` | Present when read-only |
| `[data-invalid]` | Present when invalid |
| `[data-focus]` | Present when focused |
**HiddenInput Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**Input Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**Input Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | input |
| `[data-invalid]` | Present when invalid |
| `[data-readonly]` | Present when read-only |
| `[data-empty]` | Present when the content is empty |
**ItemDeleteTrigger Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**ItemDeleteTrigger Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | item-delete-trigger |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-highlighted]` | Present when highlighted |
**ItemInput Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**ItemPreview Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**ItemPreview Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | item-preview |
| `[data-value]` | The value of the item |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-highlighted]` | Present when highlighted |
**Item Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `index` | `string | number` | Yes | |
| `value` | `string` | Yes | |
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
| `disabled` | `boolean` | No | |
**Item Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | item |
| `[data-value]` | The value of the item |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
**ItemText Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**ItemText Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | item-text |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-highlighted]` | Present when highlighted |
**Label Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
**Label Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| `[data-scope]` | tags-input |
| `[data-part]` | label |
| `[data-disabled]` | Present when disabled |
| `[data-invalid]` | Present when invalid |
| `[data-readonly]` | Present when read-only |
| `[data-required]` | Present when required |
**RootProvider Props:**
| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `value` | `UseTagsInputReturn` | Yes | |
| `asChild` | `boolean` | No | Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. |
### Context
**API:**
| Property | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `empty` | `boolean` | Whether the tags are empty |
| `inputValue` | `string` | The value of the tags entry input. |
| `value` | `string[]` | The value of the tags as an array of strings. |
| `valueAsString` | `string` | The value of the tags as a string. |
| `count` | `number` | The number of the tags. |
| `atMax` | `boolean` | Whether the tags have reached the max limit. |
| `setValue` | `(value: string[]) => void` | Function to set the value of the tags. |
| `clearValue` | `(id?: string) => void` | Function to clear the value of the tags. |
| `addValue` | `(value: string) => void` | Function to add a tag to the tags. |
| `setValueAtIndex` | `(index: number, value: string) => void` | Function to set the value of a tag at the given index. |
| `setInputValue` | `(value: string) => void` | Function to set the value of the tags entry input. |
| `clearInputValue` | `VoidFunction` | Function to clear the value of the tags entry input. |
| `focus` | `VoidFunction` | Function to focus the tags entry input. |
| `getItemState` | `(props: ItemProps) => ItemState` | Returns the state of a tag |
## Accessibility
### Keyboard Support