Measured entry
shadcn-block-calendar-03
A client-side, controlled multiple-date calendar that presents adjacent months and caps the selection. It ships as a shadcn registry block around the shared Calendar and Button primitives, using React state, react-day-picker, date-fns, Radix Slot, Lucide icons, Tailwind theme classes, and the cn utility.



Measured
Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.
| Build | OK |
|---|---|
| Mount | OK |
| Console errors | 0 |
| Uncaught page errors | 0 |
| Horizontal overflow | clean at 375, 768, 1440 |
| Axe critical | 0 |
| Axe serious | 0 |
| Axe moderate | 0 |
| Axe minor | 0 |
| Gzip marginal | 50.9 KB (116.3 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline) |
| Bare mode | FAIL |
| Provider required | NO |
| Demo used | none |
What the harness recorded
BARE BUILD
✗ Build failed in 35.17s error during build: [vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/components/ui/calendar.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'
Verdict
A solid fit for shadcn apps that need multiple discrete dates across adjacent months. It builds, mounts, stays contained across the tested layouts, and raises no automated accessibility findings. It needs a shadcn-style setup and is not a drop-in choice for a bare React project.
Use it if
- You need users to pick several non-contiguous dates from adjacent months.
- Your app already follows shadcn aliases, theme tokens, and shared UI primitive conventions.
- You want a controlled selection that can feed availability, scheduling, or exclusion workflows.
Skip it if
- You need a date range, time selection, recurrence rules, or event rendering rather than discrete dates.
- You want a standalone package that works without copying shadcn support files and theme styles.
- You cannot accept the added date-picker dependency footprint for a small form.
Install
| Declared dependencies | react-day-picker@latest, date-fns, @radix-ui/react-slot |
|---|---|
| Missing on install | none |
| Bare install | fails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup |
| Provider | no provider required in the harness |
In a non-shadcn project, add the date-picker, date utilities, Radix Slot, and icon packages; copy the Calendar and Button primitives; provide the cn class-merging helper; configure the import alias; and define the Tailwind theme tokens and utility classes those files expect.
Source and credit
This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.
Author repository
github.com/shadcn-ui/uiAlternatives
Other published entries for the calendar pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.
- shadcn-calendarunclassified
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- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 37.3KB
- Bare
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-01minimal-flat
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- YES
- A11y
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- Gzip
- 50.8KB
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-02minimal-flat
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- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-04minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-05minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-06minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
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- NO