name: mantine-combobox description: > Build custom dropdown/select/autocomplete/multiselect components using Mantine's Combobox primitives. Use this skill when: (1) creating a new custom select-like component with Combobox primitives, (2) building a searchable dropdown, (3) implementing a multi-select or tags input variant, (4) customizing option rendering, (5) adding custom filtering logic, or (6) any task involving useCombobox, Combobox.Target, Combobox.Option, or Combobox.Dropdown.
Mantine Combobox Skill
Overview
Combobox provides low-level primitives for building any select-like UI. The built-in
Select, Autocomplete, and TagsInput components are all built on top of it.
Core Workflow
1. Create the store
const combobox = useCombobox({
onDropdownClose: () => combobox.resetSelectedOption(),
onDropdownOpen: () => combobox.selectFirstOption(),
});
2. Render structure
<Combobox store={combobox} onOptionSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<Combobox.Target>
<InputBase
component="button"
pointer
rightSection={<Combobox.Chevron />}
onClick={() => combobox.toggleDropdown()}
>
{value || <Input.Placeholder>Pick value</Input.Placeholder>}
</InputBase>
</Combobox.Target>
<Combobox.Dropdown>
<Combobox.Options>
{options.map((item) => (
<Combobox.Option value={item} key={item}>{item}</Combobox.Option>
))}
</Combobox.Options>
</Combobox.Dropdown>
</Combobox>
3. Handle submit
const handleSubmit = (val: string) => {
setValue(val);
combobox.closeDropdown();
};
Target Types
| Scenario | Use |
|---|---|
| Button trigger (no text input) | <Combobox.Target targetType="button"> |
| Input trigger | <Combobox.Target> (default) |
| Pills + separate input (multi-select) | <Combobox.DropdownTarget> + <Combobox.EventsTarget> |
References
references/api.md— Full API:useComboboxoptions and store, all sub-component props, CSS variables, Styles API selectorsreferences/patterns.md— Code examples: searchable select, multi-select with pills, groups, custom rendering, clear button, form integration