--- title: How to Use Shadcn Select Components in React & Next.js... description: A practical guide to integrating Shadcn Select components into React and Next.js projects. Covers installation via CLI and manual setup, then walks through... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-shadcn-select-components-in-react-next-js-projects-rxdrvxe9r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Use Shadcn Select Components in React & Next.js Projects | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide to integrating Shadcn Select components into React and Next.js projects. 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Covers installation via CLI and manual setup, then walks through three component examples: a basic country/mandatory select, a scrollable grouped timezone selector, and a full-featured multi-select with async search, keyboard navigation, creatable options, grouping, and loading states. Full TypeScript component code is provided for each example. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I create a searchable multi-select dropdown component with shadcn in React? Build it using the cmdk library's Command primitives combined with Base UI's Popover, wrapping selected items as removable badges inside a bordered input container. Support props like maxSelected, onSearch for async search, creatable for adding new options, groupBy for grouping, and keyboard handling for backspace-to-remove and escape-to-blur behavior. _Developers wiring up multi-selects can find more shadcn component patterns curated on daily.dev._ ### How do I build a grouped, scrollable timezone select using shadcn Select components? Organize timezone options into regional arrays (North America, Europe & Africa, Asia, Australia & Pacific, South America), then render them inside separate SelectGroup and SelectLabel elements within a single SelectContent, using SelectTrigger and SelectValue to display the chosen value. This keeps long timezone lists navigable without overwhelming the dropdown. _Anyone designing timezone pickers can track more UI component patterns like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes > Maybe async loading and validation should have separate state before a select starts hiding bugs ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Shadcn UI adoption guide: Overview, examples, and alternatives](https://daily.dev/posts/shadcn-ui-adoption-guide-overview-examples-and-alternatives-0pr6z5eli) · LogRocket · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Build a Shadcn Sheet Component in React: Cart and Filter Panel Examples](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-shadcn-sheet-component-in-react-cart-and-filter-panel-examples-ns90bg7qt) · freeCodeCamp · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Add shadcn Charts to a Next.js App Without Writing Recharts Boilerplate](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-shadcn-charts-to-a-next-js-app-without-writing-recharts-boilerplate-slearaxz3) · freeCodeCamp · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#shadcn](https://daily.dev/tags/shadcn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-shadcn-select-components-in-react-next-js-projects-rxdrvxe9r) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to Use Shadcn Select Components in React & Next.js Projects","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-shadcn-select-components-in-react-next-js-projects-rxdrvxe9r","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-shadcn-select-components-in-react-next-js-projects-rxdrvxe9r"},"datePublished":"2026-07-14T05:32:22.335Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T09:04:06.128Z","description":"A practical guide to integrating Shadcn Select components into React and Next.js projects. 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