A set of steps that are used to indicate progress through a multi-step process.

Usage

Items

Use the items prop as an array of objects with the following properties:

  • title?: string
  • description?: AvatarProps
  • content?: string
  • icon?: string
  • value?: string | number
  • disabled?: boolean
  • slot?: string

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  },
  {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  },
  {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper :items="items" class="w-full" />
</template>
Click on the items to navigate through the steps.

Color

Use the color prop to change the color of the Stepper.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  },
  {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  },
  {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper color="neutral" :items="items" class="w-full" />
</template>

Size

Use the size prop to change the size of the Stepper.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  },
  {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  },
  {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper size="xl" :items="items" class="w-full" />
</template>

Orientation

Use the orientation prop to change the orientation of the Stepper. Defaults to horizontal.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  },
  {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  },
  {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper orientation="vertical" :items="items" class="w-full" />
</template>

Disabled

Use the disabled prop to disable navigation through the steps.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = ref([
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  },
  {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  },
  {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
])
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper disabled :items="items" />
</template>
This can be useful when you want to force navigation with controls.

Examples

With controls

You can add additional controls for the stepper using buttons.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Address
Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = [
  {
    slot: 'address',
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  }, {
    slot: 'shipping',
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  }, {
    slot: 'checkout',
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
]

const stepper = useTemplateRef('stepper')
</script>

<template>
  <div class="w-full">
    <UStepper ref="stepper" :items="items">
      <template #content="{ item }">
        <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
          {{ item.title }}
        </Placeholder>
      </template>
    </UStepper>

    <div class="flex gap-2 justify-between mt-4">
      <UButton
        leading-icon="i-lucide-arrow-left"
        :disabled="!stepper?.hasPrev"
        @click="stepper?.prev()"
      >
        Prev
      </UButton>

      <UButton
        trailing-icon="i-lucide-arrow-right"
        :disabled="!stepper?.hasNext"
        @click="stepper?.next()"
      >
        Next
      </UButton>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

Control active item

You can control the active item by using the default-value prop or the v-model directive with the index of the item.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

This is the Address step.
Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'

const items = [
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  }, {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  }, {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
]

const active = ref(0)

// Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home.
onMounted(() => {
  setInterval(() => {
    active.value = (active.value + 1) % items.length
  }, 2000)
})
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper v-model="active" :items="items" class="w-full">
    <template #content="{ item }">
      <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
        This is the {{ item?.title }} step.
      </Placeholder>
    </template>
  </UStepper>
</template>
You can also pass the value of one of the items if provided.

With content slot

Use the #content slot to customize the content of each item.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

This is the Address step.
Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = [
  {
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  }, {
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  }, {
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
]
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper ref="stepper" :items="items" class="w-full">
    <template #content="{ item }">
      <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
        This is the {{ item?.title }} step.
      </Placeholder>
    </template>
  </UStepper>
</template>

With custom slot

Use the slot property to customize a specific item.

Address

Add your address here

Shipping

Set your preferred shipping method

Checkout

Confirm your order

Address
Step 0 of 0
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = [
  {
    slot: 'address',
    title: 'Address',
    description: 'Add your address here',
    icon: 'i-lucide-house'
  }, {
    slot: 'shipping',
    title: 'Shipping',
    description: 'Set your preferred shipping method',
    icon: 'i-lucide-truck'
  }, {
    slot: 'checkout',
    title: 'Checkout',
    description: 'Confirm your order'
  }
]
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper :items="items" class="w-full">
    <template #address>
      <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
        Address
      </Placeholder>
    </template>

    <template #shipping>
      <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
        Shipping
      </Placeholder>
    </template>

    <template #checkout>
      <Placeholder class="aspect-video">
        Checkout
      </Placeholder>
    </template>
  </UStepper>
</template>

API

Props

Prop Default Type
as

'div'

any

The element or component this component should render as.

items

StepperItem[]

modelValue

string | number

size

'md'

"md" | "xs" | "sm" | "lg" | "xl"

color

'primary'

"error" | "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "info" | "warning" | "neutral"

orientation

'horizontal'

"horizontal" | "vertical"

defaultValue

string | number

The value of the step that should be active when initially rendered. Use when you do not need to control the state of the steps.

disabled

boolean

linear

true

boolean

Whether or not the steps must be completed in order.

ui

Partial<{ root: string; header: string; item: string; container: string; trigger: string; indicator: string; icon: string; separator: string; wrapper: string; title: string; description: string; content: string; }>

Slots

Slot Type
indicator

{ item: StepperItem; }

title

{ item: StepperItem; }

description

{ item: StepperItem; }

content

{ item: StepperItem; }

Emits

Event Type
prev

[payload: StepperItem]

next

[payload: StepperItem]

update:modelValue

[value: string | number]

Expose

You can access the typed component instance using useTemplateRef.

<script setup lang="ts">
const stepper = useTemplateRef('stepper')
</script>

<template>
  <UStepper ref="stepper" />
</template>

This will give you access to the following:

NameType
next() => void
prev() => void
hasNextRef<boolean>
hasPrevRef<boolean>

Theme

app.config.ts
export default defineAppConfig({
  ui: {
    stepper: {
      slots: {
        root: 'flex gap-4',
        header: 'flex',
        item: 'group text-center relative w-full',
        container: 'relative',
        trigger: 'rounded-full font-medium text-center align-middle flex items-center justify-center font-semibold group-data-[state=completed]:text-[var(--ui-bg)] group-data-[state=active]:text-[var(--ui-bg)] text-[var(--ui-text-muted)] bg-[var(--ui-bg-elevated)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2',
        indicator: 'flex items-center justify-center size-full',
        icon: 'shrink-0',
        separator: 'absolute rounded-full group-data-[disabled]:opacity-75 bg-[var(--ui-border-accented)]',
        wrapper: '',
        title: 'font-medium text-[var(--ui-text)]',
        description: 'text-[var(--ui-text-muted)] text-wrap',
        content: 'size-full'
      },
      variants: {
        orientation: {
          horizontal: {
            root: 'flex-col',
            container: 'flex justify-center',
            separator: 'top-[calc(50%-2px)] h-0.5',
            wrapper: 'mt-1'
          },
          vertical: {
            header: 'flex-col gap-4',
            item: 'flex text-start',
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%-1px)] -bottom-[10px] w-0.5'
          }
        },
        size: {
          xs: {
            trigger: 'size-6 text-xs',
            icon: 'size-3',
            title: 'text-xs',
            description: 'text-xs',
            wrapper: 'mt-1.5'
          },
          sm: {
            trigger: 'size-8 text-sm',
            icon: 'size-4',
            title: 'text-xs',
            description: 'text-xs',
            wrapper: 'mt-2'
          },
          md: {
            trigger: 'size-10 text-base',
            icon: 'size-5',
            title: 'text-sm',
            description: 'text-sm',
            wrapper: 'mt-2.5'
          },
          lg: {
            trigger: 'size-12 text-lg',
            icon: 'size-6',
            title: 'text-base',
            description: 'text-base',
            wrapper: 'mt-3'
          },
          xl: {
            trigger: 'size-14 text-xl',
            icon: 'size-7',
            title: 'text-lg',
            description: 'text-lg',
            wrapper: 'mt-3.5'
          }
        },
        color: {
          primary: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-primary)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)]'
          },
          secondary: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-secondary)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)]'
          },
          success: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-success)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-success)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-success)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-success)]'
          },
          info: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-info)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-info)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-info)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-info)]'
          },
          warning: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-warning)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)]'
          },
          error: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-error)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-error)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-error)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-error)]'
          },
          neutral: {
            trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-border-inverted)]',
            separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)]'
          }
        }
      },
      compoundVariants: [
        {
          orientation: 'horizontal',
          size: 'xs',
          class: {
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%+16px)] end-[calc(-50%+16px)]'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'horizontal',
          size: 'sm',
          class: {
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%+20px)] end-[calc(-50%+20px)]'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'horizontal',
          size: 'md',
          class: {
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%+28px)] end-[calc(-50%+28px)]'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'horizontal',
          size: 'lg',
          class: {
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%+32px)] end-[calc(-50%+32px)]'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'horizontal',
          size: 'xl',
          class: {
            separator: 'start-[calc(50%+36px)] end-[calc(-50%+36px)]'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'vertical',
          size: 'xs',
          class: {
            separator: 'top-[30px]',
            item: 'gap-1.5'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'vertical',
          size: 'sm',
          class: {
            separator: 'top-[38px]',
            item: 'gap-2'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'vertical',
          size: 'md',
          class: {
            separator: 'top-[46px]',
            item: 'gap-2.5'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'vertical',
          size: 'lg',
          class: {
            separator: 'top-[54px]',
            item: 'gap-3'
          }
        },
        {
          orientation: 'vertical',
          size: 'xl',
          class: {
            separator: 'top-[62px]',
            item: 'gap-3.5'
          }
        }
      ],
      defaultVariants: {
        size: 'md',
        color: 'primary'
      }
    }
  }
})
vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import ui from '@nuxt/ui/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    vue(),
    ui({
      ui: {
        stepper: {
          slots: {
            root: 'flex gap-4',
            header: 'flex',
            item: 'group text-center relative w-full',
            container: 'relative',
            trigger: 'rounded-full font-medium text-center align-middle flex items-center justify-center font-semibold group-data-[state=completed]:text-[var(--ui-bg)] group-data-[state=active]:text-[var(--ui-bg)] text-[var(--ui-text-muted)] bg-[var(--ui-bg-elevated)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2',
            indicator: 'flex items-center justify-center size-full',
            icon: 'shrink-0',
            separator: 'absolute rounded-full group-data-[disabled]:opacity-75 bg-[var(--ui-border-accented)]',
            wrapper: '',
            title: 'font-medium text-[var(--ui-text)]',
            description: 'text-[var(--ui-text-muted)] text-wrap',
            content: 'size-full'
          },
          variants: {
            orientation: {
              horizontal: {
                root: 'flex-col',
                container: 'flex justify-center',
                separator: 'top-[calc(50%-2px)] h-0.5',
                wrapper: 'mt-1'
              },
              vertical: {
                header: 'flex-col gap-4',
                item: 'flex text-start',
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%-1px)] -bottom-[10px] w-0.5'
              }
            },
            size: {
              xs: {
                trigger: 'size-6 text-xs',
                icon: 'size-3',
                title: 'text-xs',
                description: 'text-xs',
                wrapper: 'mt-1.5'
              },
              sm: {
                trigger: 'size-8 text-sm',
                icon: 'size-4',
                title: 'text-xs',
                description: 'text-xs',
                wrapper: 'mt-2'
              },
              md: {
                trigger: 'size-10 text-base',
                icon: 'size-5',
                title: 'text-sm',
                description: 'text-sm',
                wrapper: 'mt-2.5'
              },
              lg: {
                trigger: 'size-12 text-lg',
                icon: 'size-6',
                title: 'text-base',
                description: 'text-base',
                wrapper: 'mt-3'
              },
              xl: {
                trigger: 'size-14 text-xl',
                icon: 'size-7',
                title: 'text-lg',
                description: 'text-lg',
                wrapper: 'mt-3.5'
              }
            },
            color: {
              primary: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-primary)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-primary)]'
              },
              secondary: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-secondary)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-secondary)]'
              },
              success: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-success)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-success)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-success)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-success)]'
              },
              info: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-info)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-info)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-info)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-info)]'
              },
              warning: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-warning)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-warning)]'
              },
              error: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-error)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-error)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-error)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-error)]'
              },
              neutral: {
                trigger: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)] group-data-[state=active]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)] focus-visible:outline-[var(--ui-border-inverted)]',
                separator: 'group-data-[state=completed]:bg-[var(--ui-bg-inverted)]'
              }
            }
          },
          compoundVariants: [
            {
              orientation: 'horizontal',
              size: 'xs',
              class: {
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%+16px)] end-[calc(-50%+16px)]'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'horizontal',
              size: 'sm',
              class: {
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%+20px)] end-[calc(-50%+20px)]'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'horizontal',
              size: 'md',
              class: {
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%+28px)] end-[calc(-50%+28px)]'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'horizontal',
              size: 'lg',
              class: {
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%+32px)] end-[calc(-50%+32px)]'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'horizontal',
              size: 'xl',
              class: {
                separator: 'start-[calc(50%+36px)] end-[calc(-50%+36px)]'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'vertical',
              size: 'xs',
              class: {
                separator: 'top-[30px]',
                item: 'gap-1.5'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'vertical',
              size: 'sm',
              class: {
                separator: 'top-[38px]',
                item: 'gap-2'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'vertical',
              size: 'md',
              class: {
                separator: 'top-[46px]',
                item: 'gap-2.5'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'vertical',
              size: 'lg',
              class: {
                separator: 'top-[54px]',
                item: 'gap-3'
              }
            },
            {
              orientation: 'vertical',
              size: 'xl',
              class: {
                separator: 'top-[62px]',
                item: 'gap-3.5'
              }
            }
          ],
          defaultVariants: {
            size: 'md',
            color: 'primary'
          }
        }
      }
    })
  ]
})