---
layout: docs
title: Menus
group: material-design
---

Bootstrap users know these as [dropdowns]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/dropdowns/), but these are also known as menus in the [Material Design specification](https://www.google.com/design/spec/components/menus.html#menus-specs).

## Contents

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## Styles

{% example html %}
<!-- icon with buttons -->
<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ex1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  An <code>.mdb-btn-icon</code> with menu buttons
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="ex1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" type="button">Another action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
  </div>
</div>

<!-- icon with links -->
<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ex2" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  An <code>.mdb-btn-icon</code> with menu links
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="ex2">
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Regular link</a>
    <a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="#">Disabled link</a>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another link</a>
  </div>
</div>

<!-- fab-sm -->
<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-fab mdb-btn-fab-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ex3" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  An <code>.mdb-btn-fab-sm</code>
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="ex3">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
  </div>
</div>

<!-- fab -->
<div class="dropdown">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-fab btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ex4" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  An <code>.mdb-btn-fab</code>
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="ex4">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
  </div>
</div>

<!-- default btn -->
<div class="dropdown open">
  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="buttonMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    Dropdown
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="buttonMenu1">
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}


## Alignment

### Lower left side
{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ll1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="ll1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" type="button">Disabled action</button>
    <div class="dropdown-divider"> </div>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}

### Lower right side
{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open pull-xs-right">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="lr1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="lr1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" type="button">Disabled action</button>
    <div class="dropdown-divider"> </div>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}

### Top left side
{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="tl1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-top-left" aria-labelledby="tl1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" type="button">Disabled action</button>
    <div class="dropdown-divider"> </div>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}

### Top right side
{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open pull-xs-right">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="tr1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-top-right" aria-labelledby="tr1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" type="button">Disabled action</button>
    <div class="dropdown-divider"> </div>
    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}



## Widths

### Minimum width

{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open pull-xs-right">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="mw1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="mw1">
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">A</button>
    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">B</button>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}


### Maximum width

{% example html %}
<div class="dropdown open pull-xs-right">
  <button class="btn mdb-btn-icon btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="mw2" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
    <i class="material-icons">more_vert</i>
  </button>
  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="mw2">
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    <button class="dropdown-item" type="button">Another action</button>
  </div>
</div>
{% endexample %}