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Installation

npx shadcn@latest add radio-group

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Usage

import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
import { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem } from "@/components/ui/radio-group"

<RadioGroup defaultValue="option-one">
  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-one" id="option-one" />
    <Label htmlFor="option-one">Option One</Label>
  </div>
  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-two" id="option-two" />
    <Label htmlFor="option-two">Option Two</Label>
  </div>
</RadioGroup>

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Component API

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RadioGroup

Root radio group component built on Radix UI RadioGroup. 
function RadioGroup({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof RadioGroupPrimitive.Root>)
Props:
  • defaultValue - Default selected value
  • value - Controlled value
  • onValueChange - Callback when value changes
  • disabled - Disables all radio items
  • orientation - Layout orientation ("horizontal" | "vertical")

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RadioGroupItem

Individual radio button with indicator. 
function RadioGroupItem({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof RadioGroupPrimitive.Item>)
Props:
  • value - Unique value for this item
  • id - HTML id for label association
  • disabled - Disables this specific item
  • aria-invalid - Shows error state styling

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Implementation

The RadioGroupItem includes a filled circle indicator: 
<RadioGroupPrimitive.Item className="...">
  <RadioGroupPrimitive.Indicator>
    <CircleIcon className="size-2 fill-primary" />
  </RadioGroupPrimitive.Indicator>
</RadioGroupPrimitive.Item>

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Examples

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Basic Radio Group

<RadioGroup defaultValue="comfortable">
  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
    <RadioGroupItem value="default" id="r1" />
    <Label htmlFor="r1">Default</Label>
  </div>
  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
    <RadioGroupItem value="comfortable" id="r2" />
    <Label htmlFor="r2">Comfortable</Label>
  </div>
  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
    <RadioGroupItem value="compact" id="r3" />
    <Label htmlFor="r3">Compact</Label>
  </div>
</RadioGroup>

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With Description

Radio items with descriptions: 
<RadioGroup defaultValue="option-one">
  <div className="flex items-start space-x-3">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-one" id="option-one" className="mt-1" />
    <div className="grid gap-1.5">
      <Label htmlFor="option-one">Option One</Label>
      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
        This is a description for option one.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div className="flex items-start space-x-3">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-two" id="option-two" className="mt-1" />
    <div className="grid gap-1.5">
      <Label htmlFor="option-two">Option Two</Label>
      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
        This is a description for option two.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</RadioGroup>

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Disabled State

Disable the entire group or individual items: 
<RadioGroup disabled defaultValue="option-one">
  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-one" id="disabled-1" />
    <Label htmlFor="disabled-1">Disabled Option</Label>
  </div>
</RadioGroup>

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Invalid State

Show validation errors: 
<RadioGroup defaultValue="option-one">
  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
    <RadioGroupItem value="option-one" id="error-1" aria-invalid />
    <Label htmlFor="error-1">Invalid Option</Label>
  </div>
</RadioGroup>

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Controlled Radio Group

function ControlledRadioGroup() {
  const [value, setValue] = React.useState("option-one")

  return (
    <RadioGroup value={value} onValueChange={setValue}>
      <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
        <RadioGroupItem value="option-one" id="c-1" />
        <Label htmlFor="c-1">Option One</Label>
      </div>
      <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
        <RadioGroupItem value="option-two" id="c-2" />
        <Label htmlFor="c-2">Option Two</Label>
      </div>
    </RadioGroup>
  )
}

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Accessibility

The RadioGroup component:
  • Uses role="radiogroup" and role="radio" semantics
  • Supports keyboard navigation (arrow keys)
  • Properly associates labels with inputs
  • Indicates checked and disabled states to screen readers

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API Reference

See the Radix UI RadioGroup documentation for complete API reference.