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Drawer

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ImportingUsagerh-drawerImportingUsagerh-drawer

Importing

Add rh-drawer to your page with this import statement:

<script type="module">
  import '@rhds/elements/rh-drawer/rh-drawer.js';
</script>
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To learn more about installing RHDS elements on your site using an import map read our getting started docs.

Usage 

<rh-drawer open>
  <div slot="header">Header</div>
  <div slot="body">Body</div>
  <div slot="footer">Footer</div>
  <div>
    <h3>Main Content</h3>
    <p>The default auto variant displays as inline at wide container widths and switches to
      overlay below 992px.</p>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
      ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
      laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
  </div>
</rh-drawer>

<script type="module">
  import '@rhds/elements/rh-drawer/rh-drawer.js';
</script>
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rh-drawer

A drawer is a panel that slides in from the edge of its container, providing supplementary content or navigation without leaving the current page.

Slots 10

Slot Name Summary Description
fullscreen-label-expand

Accessible label for the fullscreen button when not fullscreen
fullscreen-label-collapse

Accessible label for the fullscreen button when fullscreen
close-label

Accessible label for the close button
header

Header content for the panel
body

Body content for the panel
footer

Footer content for the panel
resize-label

Accessible label for the resize handle
collapse-label-open

Accessible label for the collapse toggle when panel is open
collapse-label-closed

Accessible label for the collapse toggle when panel is closed
[default]

Page content displayed alongside the panel (not used with fixed variant)
Note: [default] unnamed slots do not have a slot="name" attribute.

Attributes 7

Attribute DOM Property Description Type Default
variant variant

Controls the layout behavior of the drawer.

 
'auto' | 'fixed' | 'flow' | 'overlay' | 'inline'
 
'auto'
position position

Which side the panel appears on.

 
'inline-start' | 'inline-end'
 
'inline-start'
open open

Whether the drawer panel is open.

 
boolean
 
false
trigger-id triggerId

Optional ID of the external trigger element.

 
string
 
unknown
fullscreen fullscreen

Adds a fullscreen toggle button to the panel actions.

 
boolean
 
false
panel panel

Controls the panel edge interaction.

  • collapsible: adds a collapse/expand toggle button (default for overlay/inline)
  • resizable: adds a drag bar for manual resizing Overlay and inline variants default to collapsible when not set. Fixed variant ignores collapsible.
 
'collapsible' | 'resizable' | 'none'
 
unknown
storage-key storageKey

When set, persists open/closed state and panel width to sessionStorage under this key.

 
string
 
unknown

Methods 3

Method Name Description
show()

Opens the drawer panel.
close()

Closes the drawer panel.
toggle()

Toggles the drawer panel open/closed.

Events 2

Event Name Description
open

Fires when the drawer panel opens.
close

Fires when the drawer panel closes.

CSS Shadow Parts 9

Part Name Summary Description
panel
fullscreen-button
close-button
header
body
footer
resize-handle
collapse-toggle
content

CSS Custom Properties 1

CSS Property Description Default
--rh-drawer-content-padding var(--rh-space-4xl, 64px)

Design Tokens 25

Token Description Copy
--rh-color-surface
--rh-font-family-body-text

Body text font family
--rh-color-text-primary
--rh-space-sm

6px spacer
--rh-space-md

8px spacer
--rh-border-radius-default

3px border radius; Example: Card
--rh-color-text-secondary
--rh-color-text-secondary-on-dark

Secondary text color for dark theme
--rh-color-text-secondary-on-light

Secondary text color for light theme
--rh-color-interactive-secondary-active
--rh-font-family-heading

Heading font family
--rh-font-size-heading-sm

h5 heading font size
--rh-font-weight-body-text-regular

Regular font weight
--rh-space-xl

24px spacer
--rh-box-shadow-sm

Small box shadow
--rh-color-surface-light

Secondary surface (light theme)
--rh-color-surface-dark

Tertiary surface (dark theme)
--rh-color-icon-secondary
--rh-border-width-md

2px border width: Example: Alert
--rh-color-interactive-primary-default
--rh-border-width-sm

1px border width; Example: Secondary CTA or Button
--rh-color-border-subtle
--rh-space-lg

16px spacer
--rh-space-2xl

32px spacer
--rh-space-4xl

64px spacer
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