---
title: AlertDialog
description: Modal dialog for critical confirmations requiring user attention and explicit action
links:
  rac: AlertDialog
  source: alert-dialog/alert-dialog.tsx
  styles: alert-dialog.css
  storybook: Components/Overlays/AlertDialog
---

## Usage

```tsx
import { AlertDialog } from "@heroui/react";
```

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-default" />

## Anatomy

```tsx
import {AlertDialog, Button} from "@heroui/react";

export default () => (
  <AlertDialog>
    <Button>Open Alert Dialog</Button>
    <AlertDialog.Backdrop>
      <AlertDialog.Container>
        <AlertDialog.Dialog>
          <AlertDialog.CloseTrigger /> {/* Optional: Close button */}
          <AlertDialog.Header>
            <AlertDialog.Icon /> {/* Optional: Status icon */}
            <AlertDialog.Heading />
          </AlertDialog.Header>
          <AlertDialog.Body />
          <AlertDialog.Footer />
        </AlertDialog.Dialog>
      </AlertDialog.Container>
    </AlertDialog.Backdrop>
  </AlertDialog>
);
```

## Examples

### Statuses

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-statuses" />

### Placements

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-placements" />

### Sizes

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-sizes" />

### Controlled State

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-controlled" />

### Custom Icon

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-icon" />

### Custom Trigger

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-trigger" />

### Backdrop Variants

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-backdrop-variants" />

### Custom Backdrop

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-backdrop" />

### Dismiss Behavior

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-dismiss-behavior" />

### Close Methods

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-close-methods" />

### Custom Animations

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-animations" />

### Custom Portal

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-portal" />

## Customization

### Tailwind CSS

<ComponentPreview name="alert-dialog-custom-styles" />

### Global CSS

To customize the AlertDialog component classes, you can use the `@layer components` directive.

[Learn more](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/adding-custom-styles#adding-component-classes).

```css
@layer components {
  .alert-dialog__backdrop {
    @apply bg-gradient-to-br from-black/60 to-black/80;
  }

  .alert-dialog__dialog {
    @apply rounded-2xl border border-red-500/20 shadow-2xl;
  }

  .alert-dialog__header {
    @apply gap-4;
  }

  .alert-dialog__icon {
    @apply size-16;
  }

  .alert-dialog__close-trigger {
    @apply rounded-full bg-white/10 hover:bg-white/20;
  }
}
```

## Styling Reference

HeroUI follows the [BEM](https://getbem.com/) methodology to ensure component variants and states are reusable and easy to customize.

### CSS Classes

The AlertDialog component uses these CSS classes ([View source styles](https://github.com/heroui-inc/heroui/blob/v3/packages/styles/components/alert-dialog.css)):

#### Base Classes [!toc]

- `.alert-dialog__trigger` - Trigger element that opens the alert dialog
- `.alert-dialog__backdrop` - Overlay backdrop behind the dialog
- `.alert-dialog__container` - Positioning wrapper with placement support
- `.alert-dialog__dialog` - Dialog content container
- `.alert-dialog__header` - Header section for icon and title
- `.alert-dialog__heading` - Heading text styles
- `.alert-dialog__body` - Main content area
- `.alert-dialog__footer` - Footer section for actions
- `.alert-dialog__icon` - Icon container with status colors
- `.alert-dialog__close-trigger` - Close button element

#### Backdrop Variants [!toc]

- `.alert-dialog__backdrop--opaque` - Opaque colored backdrop (default)
- `.alert-dialog__backdrop--blur` - Blurred backdrop with glass effect
- `.alert-dialog__backdrop--transparent` - Transparent backdrop (no overlay)

#### Status Variants (Icon) [!toc]

- `.alert-dialog__icon--default` - Default gray status
- `.alert-dialog__icon--accent` - Accent blue status
- `.alert-dialog__icon--success` - Success green status
- `.alert-dialog__icon--warning` - Warning orange status
- `.alert-dialog__icon--danger` - Danger red status

### Interactive States

The component supports these interactive states:

- **Focus**: `:focus-visible` or `[data-focus-visible="true"]` - Applied to trigger, dialog, and close button
- **Hover**: `:hover` or `[data-hovered="true"]` - Applied to close button on hover
- **Active**: `:active` or `[data-pressed="true"]` - Applied to close button when pressed
- **Entering**: `[data-entering]` - Applied during dialog opening animation
- **Exiting**: `[data-exiting]` - Applied during dialog closing animation
- **Placement**: `[data-placement="*"]` - Applied based on dialog position (auto, top, center, bottom)

## API Reference

### AlertDialog

| Prop       | Type        | Default | Description                    |
| ---------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------ |
| `children` | `ReactNode` | -       | Trigger and container elements |

### AlertDialog.Trigger

| Prop        | Type        | Default | Description            |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ---------------------- |
| `children`  | `ReactNode` | -       | Custom trigger content |
| `className` | `string`    | -       | CSS classes            |

### AlertDialog.Backdrop

| Prop                        | Type                                      | Default    | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------- |
| `variant`                   | `"opaque" \| "blur" \| "transparent"`     | `"opaque"` | Backdrop overlay style    |
| `isDismissable`             | `boolean`                                 | `false`    | Close on backdrop click   |
| `isKeyboardDismissDisabled` | `boolean`                                 | `true`     | Disable ESC key to close  |
| `isOpen`                    | `boolean`                                 | -          | Controlled open state     |
| `onOpenChange`              | `(isOpen: boolean) => void`               | -          | Open state change handler |
| `className`                 | `string \| (values) => string`            | -          | Backdrop CSS classes      |
| `UNSTABLE_portalContainer`  | `HTMLElement`                             | -          | Custom portal container   |

### AlertDialog.Container

| Prop        | Type                                      | Default  | Description               |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------- |
| `placement` | `"auto" \| "center" \| "top" \| "bottom"` | `"auto"` | Dialog position on screen |
| `size`      | `"xs" \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| "cover"` | `"md"`   | Alert Dialog size variant |
| `className` | `string \| (values) => string`            | -        | Container CSS classes     |

### AlertDialog.Dialog

| Prop               | Type                                  | Default         | Description                |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------- |
| `children`         | `ReactNode \| ({close}) => ReactNode` | -               | Content or render function |
| `className`        | `string`                              | -               | CSS classes                |
| `role`             | `string`                              | `"alertdialog"` | ARIA role                  |
| `aria-label`       | `string`                              | -               | Accessibility label        |
| `aria-labelledby`  | `string`                              | -               | ID of label element        |
| `aria-describedby` | `string`                              | -               | ID of description element  |

### AlertDialog.Header

| Prop        | Type        | Default | Description                                 |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `children`  | `ReactNode` | -       | Header content (typically Icon and Heading) |
| `className` | `string`    | -       | CSS classes                                 |

### AlertDialog.Heading

| Prop        | Type        | Default | Description  |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------ |
| `children`  | `ReactNode` | -       | Heading text |
| `className` | `string`    | -       | CSS classes  |

### AlertDialog.Body

| Prop        | Type        | Default | Description  |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------ |
| `children`  | `ReactNode` | -       | Body content |
| `className` | `string`    | -       | CSS classes  |

### AlertDialog.Footer

| Prop        | Type        | Default | Description                               |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `children`  | `ReactNode` | -       | Footer content (typically action buttons) |
| `className` | `string`    | -       | CSS classes                               |

### AlertDialog.Icon

| Prop        | Type                                                          | Default    | Description          |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- |
| `children`  | `ReactNode`                                                   | -          | Custom icon element  |
| `status`    | `"default" \| "accent" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "danger"` | `"danger"` | Status color variant |
| `className` | `string`                                                      | -          | CSS classes          |

### AlertDialog.CloseTrigger

| Prop        | Type                           | Default | Description         |
| ----------- | ------------------------------ | ------- | ------------------- |
| `children`  | `ReactNode`                    | -       | Custom close button |
| `className` | `string \| (values) => string` | -       | CSS classes         |

### useOverlayState Hook

```tsx
import {useOverlayState} from "@heroui/react";

const state = useOverlayState({
  defaultOpen: false,
  onOpenChange: (isOpen) => console.log(isOpen),
});

state.isOpen; // Current state
state.open(); // Open dialog
state.close(); // Close dialog
state.toggle(); // Toggle state
state.setOpen(); // Set state directly
```

## Accessibility

Implements [WAI-ARIA AlertDialog pattern](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/alertdialog/):

- **Focus trap**: Focus locked within alert dialog
- **Keyboard**: `ESC` closes (when enabled), `Tab` cycles elements
- **Screen readers**: Proper ARIA attributes with `role="alertdialog"`
- **Scroll lock**: Body scroll disabled when open
- **Required action**: Defaults to requiring explicit user action (no backdrop/ESC dismiss)

## Related Components

<RelatedComponents component="alert-dialog" />
