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Sidebar Component

A responsive, accessible sidebar navigation component built with Tailwind CSS. Create collapsible side panels for dashboards, admin layouts, and multi-section applications. Supports icons, nested menus, collapse toggles, and responsive behavior for professional navigation structures.

Sidebar components organize primary navigation and auxiliary content in a fixed or collapsible side panel. Built with semantic HTML, sidebars improve navigation without consuming main content space. The Frutjam sidebar system supports multiple layouts, widths, and behaviors—ideal for admin dashboards, documentation sites, and complex applications.

Class Type Description
sidebarBaseFixed side panel for navigation and auxiliary content

Basic Usage

Use the sidebar class on an aside element. Place it alongside your main content in a flex container.

Main content area

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<div class="flex min-h-90">
  <aside class="sidebar w-64">
    <ul class="menu p-4">
      <li class="menu-title"><span>Menu</span></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Sidebar Item 1</a></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Sidebar Item 2</a></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Sidebar Item 3</a></li>
    </ul>
  </aside>
  <main class="flex-1 p-6">
    <p class="para-base">Main content area</p>
  </main>
</div>

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<div className="flex min-h-90">
  <aside className="sidebar w-64">
    <ul className="menu p-4">
      <li className="menu-title"><span>Menu</span></li>
      <li><a className="menu-item">Sidebar Item 1</a></li>
      <li><a className="menu-item">Sidebar Item 2</a></li>
      <li><a className="menu-item">Sidebar Item 3</a></li>
    </ul>
  </aside>
  <main className="flex-1 p-6">
    <p className="para-base">Main content area</p>
  </main>
</div>

Sidebar Navigation

A full navigation sidebar with grouped sections and active state styling.

Overview

Page content goes here.

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<div class="flex min-h-105">
  <aside class="sidebar w-64">
    <ul class="menu p-4">
      <li class="menu-title"><span>Dashboard</span></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item menu-item menu-active">Overview</a></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Analytics</a></li>
      <li class="menu-title mt-4"><span>Management</span></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Users</a></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Inventory</a></li>
      <li><a class="menu-item">Settings</a></li>
    </ul>
  </aside>
  <main class="flex-1 p-6">
    <h2 class="heading-2xl">Overview</h2>
    <p class="para-base mt-2">Page content goes here.</p>
  </main>
</div>

Collapsible Sidebar

For mobile or overlay sidebars, combine the sidebar class with the drawer drawer-start dialog component.
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<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="sidebarDrawer.show()">Open Sidebar</button>

<dialog class="drawer drawer-start" id="sidebarDrawer">
  <div class="drawer-content">
    <aside class="sidebar h-full w-64">
      <ul class="menu p-4">
        <li class="menu-title"><span>Dashboard</span></li>
        <li><a class="menu-item">Home</a></li>
        <li><a class="menu-item">Profile</a></li>
        <li><a class="menu-item">Settings</a></li>
        <li><a class="menu-item">Logout</a></li>
      </ul>
    </aside>
  </div>
  <button type="button" class="drawer-backdrop" onclick="sidebarDrawer.close()">Close Sidebar via Backdrop</button>
</dialog>