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shadcn-sheet

sheetunclassified

A client-side React sheet built as a thin composition over Radix Dialog primitives, with portals, overlay, close control, headings, and panels that enter from any edge. It ships as copied TypeScript source rather than a standalone widget, and relies on radix-ui, lucide-react, a cn helper, Tailwind utilities, animation classes, and shadcn theme tokens.

Specimen
Harness screenshot of shadcn-sheet at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of shadcn-sheet at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of shadcn-sheet at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

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.

Harness measurements recorded for shadcn-sheet
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal26.3 KB (90.9 KB build, 64.6 KB baseline)
Bare modeFAIL
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

BARE BUILD

✗ Build failed in 2.65s
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/components/ui/sheet.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A solid choice inside an existing shadcn codebase: it built and mounted cleanly, stayed contained across the tested layouts, and raised no automated accessibility findings. It needs a shadcn-style setup, so adopting it elsewhere carries real styling and utility setup work.

Use it if

  • You already use shadcn conventions and need an off-canvas filter, navigation, or detail panel.
  • You want Radix dialog behavior while retaining direct control over the component source and utility classes.
  • Your interface needs the same panel API to support entry from the top, right, bottom, or left.

Skip it if

  • Your project does not use Tailwind or shadcn theme tokens and you do not want to translate its styling layer.
  • You need a non-modal drawer that leaves the rest of the page interactive.
  • You prefer a packaged component with styles and helpers included instead of copied source tied to local conventions.

Install

Installation record for shadcn-sheet
Declared dependenciesradix-ui
Missing on installnone
Bare installfails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add radix-ui and lucide-react, provide the cn class-merging helper and its import alias, configure Tailwind, define the referenced theme tokens and animation utilities, and keep the file in a client-capable React boundary. Otherwise, rewrite the classes and helper import for your styling system.

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/ui
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-12

Alternatives

Other published entries for the sheet pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.