List Group

List groups are a flexible and powerful component for displaying a series of content. Modify and extend them to support just about any content within.

Bootstrap List group documentation

Basic example

  • Dashboard
  • Profile
  • Tasks
  • Projects
  • Members
                    
                      <ul class="list-group">
                        <li class="list-group-item active"><i class="fas fa-home list-group-icon"></i> Dashboard</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-user-circle list-group-icon"></i> Profile</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-tasks list-group-icon"></i> Tasks</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-layer-group list-group-icon"></i> Projects</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-users list-group-icon"></i> Members</li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

Flush

Add .list-group-flush to remove some borders and rounded corners to render list group items edge-to-edge in a parent container (e.g., cards).

  • Dashboard
  • Profile
  • Tasks
  • Projects
  • Members
                    
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-home list-group-icon"></i> Dashboard</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-user-circle list-group-icon"></i> Profile</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-tasks list-group-icon"></i> Tasks</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-layer-group list-group-icon"></i> Projects</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item disabled"><i class="fas fa-users list-group-icon"></i> Members</li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

Horizontal

Add .list-group-horizontal to change the layout of list group items from vertical to horizontal across all breakpoints. Alternatively, choose a responsive variant .list-group-horizontal-{sm|md|lg|xl|xxl} to make a list group horizontal starting at that breakpoint’s min-width. Currently horizontal list groups cannot be combined with flush list groups.

ProTip: Want equal-width list group items when horizontal? Add .flex-fill to each list group item.

  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
  • An item
  • A second item
  • A third item
                    
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal-sm">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal-md">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal-lg">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal-xl">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                      <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal-xxl">
                        <li class="list-group-item">An item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A second item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">A third item</li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

Contextual classes

Use contextual classes to style list items with a stateful background and color.

  • A simple default list group item
  • A simple primary list group item
  • A simple secondary list group item
  • A simple success list group item
  • A simple danger list group item
  • A simple warning list group item
  • A simple info list group item
  • A simple light list group item
  • A simple dark list group item
                    
                      <ul class="list-group">
                        <li class="list-group-item">A simple default list group item</li>
                      
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-primary">A simple primary list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-secondary">A simple secondary list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-success">A simple success list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-danger">A simple danger list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-warning">A simple warning list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-info">A simple info list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-light">A simple light list group item</li>
                        <li class="list-group-item list-group-item-dark">A simple dark list group item</li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

Contextual classes also work with .list-group-item-action. Note the addition of the hover styles here not present in the previous example. Also supported is the .active state; apply it to indicate an active selection on a contextual list group item.

                    
                      <div class="list-group">
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">A simple default list group item</a>
                      
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-primary">A simple primary list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-secondary">A simple secondary list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-success">A simple success list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-danger">A simple danger list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-warning">A simple warning list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-info">A simple info list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-light">A simple light list group item</a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action list-group-item-dark">A simple dark list group item</a>
                      </div>
                    
                  
Conveying meaning to assistive technologies

Using color to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not be conveyed to users of assistive technologies – such as screen readers. Ensure that information denoted by the color is either obvious from the content itself (e.g. the visible text), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden with the .visually-hidden class.

Custom content

Add nearly any HTML within, even for linked list groups like the one below, with the help of flexbox utilities.

                    
                      <div class="list-group">
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" aria-current="true">
                          <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
                            <h5 class="mb-1 text-white">List group item heading</h5>
                            <small>3 days ago</small>
                          </div>
                          <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
                          <small>And some small print.</small>
                        </a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">
                          <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
                            <h5 class="mb-1">List group item heading</h5>
                            <small class="text-muted">3 days ago</small>
                          </div>
                          <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
                          <small class="text-muted">And some muted small print.</small>
                        </a>
                        <a href="#" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">
                          <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
                            <h5 class="mb-1">List group item heading</h5>
                            <small class="text-muted">3 days ago</small>
                          </div>
                          <p class="mb-1">Some placeholder content in a paragraph.</p>
                          <small class="text-muted">And some muted small print.</small>
                        </a>
                      </div>
                    
                  

With badges

Add badges to any list group item to show unread counts, activity, and more with the help of some utilities.

  • Profile 14
  • Settings 2
  • Tasks 1
                    
                      <ul class="list-group">
                        <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
                          Profile
                          <span class="badge badge-primary badge-pill">14</span>
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
                          Settings
                          <span class="badge badge-primary badge-pill">2</span>
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
                          Tasks
                          <span class="badge badge-primary badge-pill">1</span>
                        </li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

Checkboxes and radios

Place Bootstrap’s checkboxes and radios within list group items and customize as needed. You can use them without <label>s, but please remember to include an aria-label attribute and value for accessibility.

  • Cras justo odio
  • Dapibus ac facilisis in
  • Morbi leo risus
  • Porta ac consectetur ac
  • Vestibulum at eros
                    
                      <ul class="list-group">
                        <li class="list-group-item">
                          <input class="form-check-input me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
                          Cras justo odio
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">
                          <input class="form-check-input me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
                          Dapibus ac facilisis in
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">
                          <input class="form-check-input me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
                          Morbi leo risus
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">
                          <input class="form-check-input me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
                          Porta ac consectetur ac
                        </li>
                        <li class="list-group-item">
                          <input class="form-check-input me-1" type="checkbox" value="" aria-label="...">
                          Vestibulum at eros
                        </li>
                      </ul>
                    
                  

JavaScript behavior

Use the tab JavaScript plugin—include it individually or through the compiled bootstrap.js file—to extend our list group to create tabbable panes of local content.

                    
                      <div class="row">
                        <div class="col-4">
                          <div class="list-group" id="list-tab" role="tablist">
                            <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" id="list-home-list" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#list-home" role="tab" aria-controls="home">Home</a>
                            <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-profile-list" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#list-profile" role="tab" aria-controls="profile">Profile</a>
                            <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-messages-list" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#list-messages" role="tab" aria-controls="messages">Messages</a>
                            <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" id="list-settings-list" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#list-settings" role="tab" aria-controls="settings">Settings</a>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-8">
                          <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">
                            <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="list-home" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-home-list">...</div>
                            <div class="tab-pane fade" id="list-profile" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-profile-list">...</div>
                            <div class="tab-pane fade" id="list-messages" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-messages-list">...</div>
                            <div class="tab-pane fade" id="list-settings" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="list-settings-list">...</div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    
                  

Using data attributes

You can activate a list group navigation without writing any JavaScript by simply specifying data-bs-toggle="list" or on an element. Use these data attributes on .list-group-item.

              
                <div role="tabpanel">
                  <!-- List group -->
                  <div class="list-group" id="myList" role="tablist">
                    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#home" role="tab">Home</a>
                    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#profile" role="tab">Profile</a>
                    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#messages" role="tab">Messages</a>
                    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#settings" role="tab">Settings</a>
                  </div>
                
                  <!-- Tab panes -->
                  <div class="tab-content">
                    <div class="tab-pane active" id="home" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                    <div class="tab-pane" id="profile" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                    <div class="tab-pane" id="messages" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                    <div class="tab-pane" id="settings" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  </div>
                </div>                
              
            

Via JavaScript

Enable tabbable list item via JavaScript (each list item needs to be activated individually):

              
                var triggerTabList = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('#myTab a'))
                triggerTabList.forEach(function (triggerEl) {
                  var tabTrigger = new bootstrap.Tab(triggerEl)

                  triggerEl.addEventListener('click', function (event) {
                    event.preventDefault()
                    tabTrigger.show()
                  })
                })               
              
            

You can activate individual list item in several ways:

              
                var triggerEl = document.querySelector('#myTab a[href="#profile"]')
                bootstrap.Tab.getInstance(triggerEl).show() // Select tab by name

                var triggerFirstTabEl = document.querySelector('#myTab li:first-child a')
                bootstrap.Tab.getInstance(triggerFirstTabEl).show() // Select first tab              
              
            

Fade effect

To make tabs panel fade in, add .fade to each .tab-pane. The first tab pane must also have .show to make the initial content visible.

              
                <div class="tab-content">
                  <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="home" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="profile" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="messages" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="settings" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                </div>                
              
            

Methods

constructor

Activates a list item element and content container. Tab should have either a data-bs-target or an href targeting a container node in the DOM.

              
                <div class="list-group" id="myList" role="tablist">
                  <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action active" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#home" role="tab">Home</a>
                  <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#profile" role="tab">Profile</a>
                  <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#messages" role="tab">Messages</a>
                  <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" data-bs-toggle="list" href="#settings" role="tab">Settings</a>
                </div>
                
                <div class="tab-content">
                  <div class="tab-pane active" id="home" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane" id="profile" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane" id="messages" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                  <div class="tab-pane" id="settings" role="tabpanel">...</div>
                </div>
                
                <script>
                  var firstTabEl = document.querySelector('#myTab a:last-child')
                  var firstTab = new bootstrap.Tab(firstTabEl)
                
                  firstTab.show()
                </script>                
              
            
show

Selects the given list item and shows its associated pane. Any other list item that was previously selected becomes unselected and its associated pane is hidden. Returns to the caller before the tab pane has actually been shown (for example, before the shown.bs.tab event occurs).

              
                var someListItemEl = document.querySelector('#someListItem')
                var tab = new bootstrap.Tab(someListItemEl)
              
                tab.show()              
              
            
dispose

Destroys an element’s tab.

getInstance

Static method which allows you to get the tab instance associated with a DOM element

              
                var triggerEl = document.querySelector('#trigger')
                var tab = bootstrap.Tab.getInstance(triggerEl) // Returns a Bootstrap tab instance              
              
            

Events

When showing a new tab, the events fire in the following order:

  1. hide.bs.tab (on the current active tab)
  2. show.bs.tab (on the to-be-shown tab)
  3. hidden.bs.tab (on the previous active tab, the same one as for the hide.bs.tab event)
  4. shown.bs.tab (on the newly-active just-shown tab, the same one as for the show.bs.tab event)

If no tab was already active, the hide.bs.tab and hidden.bs.tab events will not be fired.

Event type Description
show.bs.tab This event fires on tab show, but before the new tab has been shown. Use event.target and event.relatedTarget to target the active tab and the previous active tab (if available) respectively.
shown.bs.tab This event fires on tab show after a tab has been shown. Use event.target and event.relatedTarget to target the active tab and the previous active tab (if available) respectively.
hide.bs.tab This event fires when a new tab is to be shown (and thus the previous active tab is to be hidden). Use event.target and event.relatedTarget to target the current active tab and the new soon-to-be-active tab, respectively.
hidden.bs.tab This event fires after a new tab is shown (and thus the previous active tab is hidden). Use event.target and event.relatedTarget to target the previous active tab and the new active tab, respectively.
              
                var tabEl = document.querySelector('a[data-bs-toggle="list"]')
                tabEl.addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', function (event) {
                  event.target // newly activated tab
                  event.relatedTarget // previous active tab
                })