Listbox

Listbox is used to select one or more values from a list of items.

Import #


import Listbox from 'primevue/listbox';

Basic #

Listbox is used with the v-model property for two-way value binding along with the options collection. Label and value of an option are defined with the optionLabel and optionValue properties respectively. Note that, when options are simple primitive values such as a string array, no optionLabel and optionValue would be necessary.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-56" />

Forms #

Listbox integrates seamlessly with the PrimeVue Forms library.


<Form v-slot="$form" :resolver="resolver" :initialValues="initialValues" @submit="onFormSubmit" class="flex flex-col gap-4 w-full sm:w-56">
    <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <Listbox name="city" :options="cities" optionLabel="name" fluid />
        <Message v-if="$form.city?.invalid" severity="error" size="small" variant="simple">{{ $form.city.error?.message }}</Message>
    </div>
    <Button type="submit" severity="secondary" label="Submit" />
</Form>

Checkmark #

An alternative way to highlight the selected option is displaying a checkmark instead.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" optionLabel="name" checkmark :highlightOnSelect="false" class="w-full md:w-56" />

Multiple #

Listbox allows choosing a single item by default, enable multiple property to choose more than one. When the optional metaKeySelection is present, behavior is changed in a way that selecting a new item requires meta key to be present.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-56" />

Group #

Options can be grouped when a nested data structures is provided. To define the label of a group optionGroupLabel property is needed and also optionGroupChildren is required to define the property that refers to the children of a group.


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="groupedCities" optionLabel="label" optionGroupLabel="label" optionGroupChildren="items" class="w-full md:w-56" listStyle="max-height:250px">
    <template #optiongroup="slotProps">
        <div class="flex items-center">
            <img :alt="slotProps.option.name" src="https://primefaces.org/cdn/primevue/images/flag/flag_placeholder.png" :class="`flag flag-${slotProps.option.code.toLowerCase()} mr-2`" style="width: 18px" />
            <div>{{ slotProps.option.label }}</div>
        </div>
    </template>
</Listbox>

Filter #

Listbox provides built-in filtering that is enabled by adding the filter property.

5 results are available

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" filter optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-56" />

Template #

Custom content for an option is displayed with the option slot that takes an option as a parameter. Additional available templating sections are filter and optionGroup.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCountry" :options="countries" optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-56" listStyle="max-height:250px">
    <template #option="slotProps">
        <div class="flex items-center">
            <img :alt="slotProps.option.name" src="https://primefaces.org/cdn/primevue/images/flag/flag_placeholder.png" :class="`flag flag-${slotProps.option.code.toLowerCase()} mr-2`" style="width: 18px" />
            <div>{{ slotProps.option.name }}</div>
        </div>
    </template>
</Listbox>

Virtual Scroll #

VirtualScroller is used to render a long list of options efficiently like 100K records in this demo. The configuration is done with virtualScrollerOptions property, refer to the VirtualScroller for more information about the available options as it is used internally by Listbox.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedItem" :options="items" optionLabel="label" optionValue="value"
    :virtualScrollerOptions="{ itemSize: 38 }" class="w-full md:w-56" listStyle="height:250px" striped />

Invalid #

Invalid state is displayed using the invalid prop to indicate a failed validation. You can use this style when integrating with form validation libraries.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" optionLabel="name" :invalid="selectedCity === null"  class="w-full md:w-56" />

Disabled #

When disabled is present, the element cannot be edited and focused.

No selected item


<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" disabled :options="cities" optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-56" />

Accessibility #

Screen Reader

Value to describe the component can be provided aria-labelledby or aria-label props. The list element has a listbox role with the aria-multiselectable attribute that sets to true when multiple selection is enabled. Each list item has an option role with aria-selected and aria-disabled as their attributes.

If filtering is enabled, filterInputProps can be defined to give aria-* props to the input element. Alternatively filterPlaceholder is usually utilized by the screen readers as well.


<span id="lb"></span>Options</span>
<Listbox aria-labelledby="lb" />

<Listbox aria-label="City" />

Keyboard Support

Key	Function
tab	Moves focus to the first selected option, if there is none then first option receives the focus.
up arrow	Moves focus to the previous option.
down arrow	Moves focus to the next option.
enter	Toggles the selected state of the focused option.
space	Toggles the selected state of the focused option.
home	Moves focus to the first option.
end	Moves focus to the last option.
shift + down arrow	Moves focus to the next option and toggles the selection state.
shift + up arrow	Moves focus to the previous option and toggles the selection state.
shift + space	Selects the items between the most recently selected option and the focused option.
control + shift + home	Selects the focused options and all the options up to the first one.
control + shift + end	Selects the focused options and all the options down to the last one.
control + a	Selects all options.
pageUp	Jumps visual focus to first option.
pageDown	Jumps visual focus to last option.
any printable character	Moves focus to the option whose label starts with the characters being typed.

Filter Input Keyboard Support

Key	Function
down arrow	Moves focus to the next option, if there is none then visual focus does not change.
up arrow	Moves focus to the previous option, if there is none then visual focus does not change.
left arrow	Removes the visual focus from the current option and moves input cursor to one character left.
right arrow	Removes the visual focus from the current option and moves input cursor to one character right.
home	Moves input cursor at the end, if not then moves focus to the first option.
end	Moves input cursor at the beginning, if not then moves focus to the last option.
enter	Closes the popup and moves focus to the multiselect element.
escape	Closes the popup and moves focus to the multiselect element.
tab	Moves focus to the next focusable element in the component. If there is none, moves focus to next element in page.