Examples

registry:style

Custom style that extends shadcn/ui

The following registry item is a custom style that extends shadcn/ui. On npx shadcn init, it will:

Install @tabler/icons-react as a dependency.
Add the login-01 block and calendar component to the project.
Add the editor from a remote registry.
Set the font-sans variable to Inter, sans-serif.
Install a brand color in light and dark mode.

example-style.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "example-style",
  "type": "registry:style",
  "dependencies": ["@tabler/icons-react"],
  "registryDependencies": [
    "login-01",
    "calendar",
    "https://example.com/r/editor.json"
  ],
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {
      "font-sans": "Inter, sans-serif"
    },
    "light": {
      "brand": "20 14.3% 4.1%"
    },
    "dark": {
      "brand": "20 14.3% 4.1%"
    }
  }
}

Custom style from scratch

The following registry item is a custom style that doesn’t extend shadcn/ui. See the extends: none field. It can be used to create a new style from scratch i.e custom components, css vars, dependencies, etc. On npx shadcn add, the following will:

Install tailwind-merge and clsx as dependencies.
Add the utils registry item from the shadcn/ui registry.
Add the button, input, label, and select components from a remote registry.
Install new css vars: main, bg, border, text, ring.

example-style.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "extends": "none",
  "name": "new-style",
  "type": "registry:style",
  "dependencies": ["tailwind-merge", "clsx"],
  "registryDependencies": [
    "utils",
    "https://example.com/r/button.json",
    "https://example.com/r/input.json",
    "https://example.com/r/label.json",
    "https://example.com/r/select.json"
  ],
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {
      "font-sans": "Inter, sans-serif",
    }
    "light": {
      "main": "#88aaee",
      "bg": "#dfe5f2",
      "border": "#000",
      "text": "#000",
      "ring": "#000",
    },
    "dark": {
      "main": "#88aaee",
      "bg": "#272933",
      "border": "#000",
      "text": "#e6e6e6",
      "ring": "#fff",
    }
  }
}

registry:theme

Custom theme

example-theme.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-theme",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "light": {
      "background": "oklch(1 0 0)",
      "foreground": "oklch(0.141 0.005 285.823)",
      "primary": "oklch(0.546 0.245 262.881)",
      "primary-foreground": "oklch(0.97 0.014 254.604)",
      "ring": "oklch(0.746 0.16 232.661)",
      "sidebar-primary": "oklch(0.546 0.245 262.881)",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "oklch(0.97 0.014 254.604)",
      "sidebar-ring": "oklch(0.746 0.16 232.661)"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "oklch(1 0 0)",
      "foreground": "oklch(0.141 0.005 285.823)",
      "primary": "oklch(0.707 0.165 254.624)",
      "primary-foreground": "oklch(0.97 0.014 254.604)",
      "ring": "oklch(0.707 0.165 254.624)",
      "sidebar-primary": "oklch(0.707 0.165 254.624)",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "oklch(0.97 0.014 254.604)",
      "sidebar-ring": "oklch(0.707 0.165 254.624)"
    }
  }
}

Custom colors

The following style will init using shadcn/ui defaults and then add a custom brand color.

example-style.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-style",
  "type": "registry:style",
  "cssVars": {
    "light": {
      "brand": "oklch(0.99 0.00 0)"
    },
    "dark": {
      "brand": "oklch(0.14 0.00 286)"
    }
  }
}

registry:block

Custom block

This blocks installs the login-01 block from the shadcn/ui registry.

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "login-01",
  "type": "registry:block",
  "description": "A simple login form.",
  "registryDependencies": ["button", "card", "input", "label"],
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "blocks/login-01/page.tsx",
      "content": "import { LoginForm ...",
      "type": "registry:page",
      "target": "app/login/page.tsx"
    },
    {
      "path": "blocks/login-01/components/login-form.tsx",
      "content": "...",
      "type": "registry:component"
    }
  ]
}

Install a block and override primitives

You can install a block fromt the shadcn/ui registry and override the primitives using your custom ones. On npx shadcn add, the following will:

Add the login-01 block from the shadcn/ui registry.
Override the button, input, and label primitives with the ones from the remote registry.

example-style.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-login",
  "type": "registry:block",
  "registryDependencies": [
    "login-01",
    "https://example.com/r/button.json",
    "https://example.com/r/input.json",
    "https://example.com/r/label.json"
  ]
}

CSS Variables

Custom Theme Variables

Add custom theme variables to the theme object.

example-theme.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-theme",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {
      "font-heading": "Inter, sans-serif",
      "shadow-card": "0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)"
    }
  }
}

Override Tailwind CSS variables

example-theme.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-theme",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {
      "spacing": "0.2rem",
      "breakpoint-sm": "640px",
      "breakpoint-md": "768px",
      "breakpoint-lg": "1024px",
      "breakpoint-xl": "1280px",
      "breakpoint-2xl": "1536px"
    }
  }
}

Add custom CSS

Base styles

example-base.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-style",
  "type": "registry:style",
  "css": {
    "@layer base": {
      "h1": {
        "font-size": "var(--text-2xl)"
      },
      "h2": {
        "font-size": "var(--text-xl)"
      }
    }
  }
}

Components

example-card.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-card",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@layer components": {
      "card": {
        "background-color": "var(--color-white)",
        "border-radius": "var(--rounded-lg)",
        "padding": "var(--spacing-6)",
        "box-shadow": "var(--shadow-xl)"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add custom utilities

Simple utility

example-component.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-component",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@utility content-auto": {
      "content-visibility": "auto"
    }
  }
}

Complex utility

example-utility.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-component",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@utility scrollbar-hidden": {
      "scrollbar-hidden": {
        "&::-webkit-scrollbar": {
          "display": "none"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Functional utilities

example-functional.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-component",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@utility tab-*": {
      "tab-size": "var(--tab-size-*)"
    }
  }
}

Add CSS imports

Use @import to add CSS imports to your registry item. The imports will be placed at the top of the CSS file.

Basic import

example-import.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-import",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@import \"tailwindcss\"": {},
    "@import \"./styles/base.css\"": {}
  }
}

Import with url() syntax

example-url-import.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "font-import",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "css": {
    "@import url(\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap\")": {},
    "@import url('./local-styles.css')": {}
  }
}

Import with media queries

example-media-import.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "responsive-import",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "css": {
    "@import \"print-styles.css\" print": {},
    "@import url(\"mobile.css\") screen and (max-width: 768px)": {}
  }
}

Add custom plugins

Use @plugin to add Tailwind plugins to your registry item. Plugins will be automatically placed after imports and before other content. Important: When using plugins from npm packages, you must also add them to the dependencies array.

Basic plugin usage

example-plugin.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-plugin",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "css": {
    "@plugin \"@tailwindcss/typography\"": {},
    "@plugin \"foo\"": {}
  }
}

Plugin with npm dependency

When using plugins from npm packages like @tailwindcss/typography, include them in the dependencies.

example-typography.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "typography-component",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "dependencies": ["@tailwindcss/typography"],
  "css": {
    "@plugin \"@tailwindcss/typography\"": {},
    "@layer components": {
      ".prose": {
        "max-width": "65ch"
      }
    }
  }
}

Scoped and file-based plugins

example-scoped-plugin.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "scoped-plugins",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "css": {
    "@plugin \"@headlessui/tailwindcss\"": {},
    "@plugin \"tailwindcss/plugin\"": {},
    "@plugin \"./custom-plugin.js\"": {}
  }
}

Multiple plugins with automatic ordering

When you add multiple plugins, they are automatically grouped together and deduplicated.

example-multiple-plugins.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "multiple-plugins",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "dependencies": [
    "@tailwindcss/typography",
    "@tailwindcss/forms",
    "tw-animate-css"
  ],
  "css": {
    "@plugin \"@tailwindcss/typography\"": {},
    "@plugin \"@tailwindcss/forms\"": {},
    "@plugin \"tw-animate-css\"": {}
  }
}

Combined imports and plugins

When using both @import and @plugin directives, imports are placed first, followed by plugins, then other CSS content.

example-combined.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "combined-example",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "dependencies": ["@tailwindcss/typography", "tw-animate-css"],
  "css": {
    "@import \"tailwindcss\"": {},
    "@import url(\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap\")": {},
    "@plugin \"@tailwindcss/typography\"": {},
    "@plugin \"tw-animate-css\"": {},
    "@layer base": {
      "body": {
        "font-family": "Inter, sans-serif"
      }
    },
    "@utility content-auto": {
      "content-visibility": "auto"
    }
  }
}

Add custom animations

Note: you need to define both @keyframes in css and theme in cssVars to use animations.

example-component.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-component",
  "type": "registry:component",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {
      "--animate-wiggle": "wiggle 1s ease-in-out infinite"
    }
  },
  "css": {
    "@keyframes wiggle": {
      "0%, 100%": {
        "transform": "rotate(-3deg)"
      },
      "50%": {
        "transform": "rotate(3deg)"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add environment variables

You can add environment variables using the envVars field.

example-item.json

{»
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "custom-item",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "envVars": {
    "NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL": "http://localhost:4000",
    "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres",
    "OPENAI_API_KEY": ""
  }
}

Environment variables are added to the .env.local or .env file. Existing variables are not overwritten.

IMPORTANT: Use envVars to add development or example variables. Do NOT use it to add production variables.

Universal Items

As of 2.9.0, you can create universal items that can be installed without framework detection or components.json. To make an item universal i.e framework agnostic, all the files in the item must have an explicit target. Here’s an example of a registry item that installs custom Cursor rules for python:

.cursor/rules/custom-python.mdc

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "python-rules",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "/path/to/your/registry/default/custom-python.mdc",
      "type": "registry:file",
      "target": "~/.cursor/rules/custom-python.mdc",
      "content": "..."
    }
  ]
}

Here’s another example for installation custom ESLint config:

.eslintrc.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "my-eslint-config",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "/path/to/your/registry/default/custom-eslint.json",
      "type": "registry:file",
      "target": "~/.eslintrc.json",
      "content": "..."
    }
  ]
}

You can also have a universal item that installs multiple files:

my-custom-starter-template.json

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "my-custom-start-template",
  "type": "registry:item",
  "dependencies": ["better-auth"],
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "/path/to/file-01.json",
      "type": "registry:file",
      "target": "~/file-01.json",
      "content": "..."
    },
    {
      "path": "/path/to/file-02.vue",
      "type": "registry:file",
      "target": "~/pages/file-02.vue",
      "content": "..."
    }
  ]
}

Overview

Schema

Advanced

registry:style

Custom style that extends shadcn/ui

Custom style from scratch

registry:theme

Custom theme

Custom colors

registry:block

Custom block

Install a block and override primitives

CSS Variables

Custom Theme Variables

Override Tailwind CSS variables

Add custom CSS

Base styles

Components

Add custom utilities

Simple utility

Complex utility

Functional utilities

Add CSS imports

Basic import

Import with url() syntax

Import with media queries

Add custom plugins

Basic plugin usage

Plugin with npm dependency

Scoped and file-based plugins

Multiple plugins with automatic ordering

Combined imports and plugins

Add custom animations

Add environment variables

Universal Items

​registry:style

​Custom style that extends shadcn/ui

​Custom style from scratch

​registry:theme

​Custom theme

​Custom colors

​registry:block

​Custom block

​Install a block and override primitives

​CSS Variables

​Custom Theme Variables

​Override Tailwind CSS variables

​Add custom CSS

​Base styles

​Components

​Add custom utilities

​Simple utility

​Complex utility

​Functional utilities

​Add CSS imports

​Basic import

​Import with url() syntax

​Import with media queries

​Add custom plugins

​Basic plugin usage

​Plugin with npm dependency

​Scoped and file-based plugins

​Multiple plugins with automatic ordering

​Combined imports and plugins

​Add custom animations

​Add environment variables

​Universal Items

registry:style

Custom style that extends shadcn/ui

Custom style from scratch

registry:theme

Custom theme

Custom colors

registry:block

Custom block

Install a block and override primitives

CSS Variables

Custom Theme Variables

Override Tailwind CSS variables

Add custom CSS

Base styles

Components

Add custom utilities

Simple utility

Complex utility

Functional utilities

Add CSS imports

Basic import

Import with url() syntax

Import with media queries

Add custom plugins

Basic plugin usage

Plugin with npm dependency

Scoped and file-based plugins

Multiple plugins with automatic ordering

Combined imports and plugins

Add custom animations

Add environment variables

Universal Items