Radio group
One choice from a short list shown at once.
In Multi-brand
See it live
npm run storybookWhen to use it
In Multi-brand: Picks a plan.
- Use it when: Two to about five options where the answer is one of them.
- Not when: Many options (select), many answers (checkboxes), or a setting that applies at once (switch).
Instead:
Words
- Shared structure: object, state, next step.
- Brand tone lives in headlines and marketing copy, not in errors.
- Errors and confirmations read the same in every brand.
- Use: Get started, Plan, Order. Avoid: Brand-specific words in errors, Jargon.
The labels components use, from the voice tokens:
content.action.commit: Savecontent.action.cancel: Cancelcontent.action.destroy: Removecontent.action.retry: Try againcontent.action.empty-action: Get started
See Voice and tone for the whole voice.
Accessibility and keyboard
| Keyboard | What happens | Not |
|---|---|---|
| undefined | Arrow keys move the choice; Tab leaves the group. | undefined |
Test before you ship:
- The options are a group with a question as its name. undefined
Use it in code
npx open-ds add radio-group
The component reads only component keys and semantic tokens, so it follows the brand and mode on <html>.
Tokens it reads
Radio group reads 14 tokens of its own, each an alias of a semantic token. Each row is one part: its own token, the semantic it aliases, and the value it ends at. Change a semantic and every component that reads it follows; override one of Radio group's tokens to change Radio group alone.
Multi-brand decides what changes when you switch theme. Here a switch changes colors, type and shape, so the marked rows differ between its brands and between light and dark; everything else holds steady.
| Part | Its token and the semantic it aliases | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Radio group | ||
| Gap | component.radio-group.gapcomponent-spacing-map.x3var(--radio-group-gap) | space.20:1.25rem |
| Icon Changes with theme | component.radio-group.iconcolor.action.primaryvar(--radio-group-icon) | Aster Lightteal.light.600:#0F766EAster Darkteal.dark.600:#7FCFC6Birch Lightpurple.light.600:#6D28D9Birch Darkpurple.dark.600:#B79DF7Coral Lightorange.light.600:#C2410CCoral Darkorange.dark.600:#F7A67F |
| Item | ||
| Icon size | component.radio-group.item.icon-sizesize.iconvar(--radio-group-item-icon-size) | size.16:1rem |
| Corner | component.radio-group.item.radiusradius.roundvar(--radio-group-item-radius) | radius.full:9999px |
| Border Changes with theme | component.radio-group.item.bordercolor.border.strongvar(--radio-group-item-border) | Aster Lightslate-deep.light.500:#64748BAster Darkslate-deep.dark.400:#96A3B5Birch Lightslate-deep.light.500:#64748BBirch Darkslate-deep.dark.400:#96A3B5Coral Lightslate-deep.light.500:#64748BCoral Darkslate-deep.dark.400:#96A3B5 |
| Text Changes with theme | component.radio-group.item.labelcolor.action.primaryvar(--radio-group-item-label) | Aster Lightteal.light.600:#0F766EAster Darkteal.dark.600:#7FCFC6Birch Lightpurple.light.600:#6D28D9Birch Darkpurple.dark.600:#B79DF7Coral Lightorange.light.600:#C2410CCoral Darkorange.dark.600:#F7A67F |
| Shadow Changes with theme | component.radio-group.item.shadowelevation.cardvar(--radio-group-item-shadow) | Aster Lightshadow.cardAster Darkshadow.card-darkBirch Lightshadow.cardBirch Darkshadow.card-darkCoral Lightshadow.cardCoral Darkshadow.card-dark |
| Border focus Changes with theme on focus | component.radio-group.item.border-focuscolor.border.focusvar(--radio-group-item-border-focus) | Aster Lightteal.light.600:#0F766EAster Darkteal.dark.600:#7FCFC6Birch Lightpurple.light.600:#6D28D9Birch Darkpurple.dark.600:#B79DF7Coral Lightorange.light.600:#C2410CCoral Darkorange.dark.600:#F7A67F |
| Disabled opacity disabled when disabled | component.radio-group.item.disabled-opacity-disabledopacity.disabledvar(--radio-group-item-disabled-opacity-disabled) | opacity.40:0.4 |
| Border invalid Changes with theme when invalid | component.radio-group.item.border-invalidcolor.status.dangervar(--radio-group-item-border-invalid) | Aster Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BAster Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8BBirch Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BBirch Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8BCoral Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BCoral Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8B |
| Focus ring invalid Changes with theme when invalid | component.radio-group.item.focus-ring-invalidcolor.status.dangervar(--radio-group-item-focus-ring-invalid) | Aster Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BAster Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8BBirch Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BBirch Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8BCoral Lightred.light.600:#C42B2BCoral Darkred.dark.600:#F28B8B |
| Focus on focus | component.radio-group.item.focusborder-width.focusvar(--radio-group-item-focus) | border-width.2:2px |
| Focus ring focus Changes with theme on focus | component.radio-group.item.focus-ring-focuscolor.border.focusvar(--radio-group-item-focus-ring-focus) | Aster Lightteal.light.600:#0F766EAster Darkteal.dark.600:#7FCFC6Birch Lightpurple.light.600:#6D28D9Birch Darkpurple.dark.600:#B79DF7Coral Lightorange.light.600:#C2410CCoral Darkorange.dark.600:#F7A67F |
| Focus ring offset focus Changes with theme on focus | component.radio-group.item.focus-ring-offset-focuscolor.surface.canvasvar(--radio-group-item-focus-ring-offset-focus) | Aster Lightslate-deep.light.50:#F8FAFCAster Darkslate-deep.dark.0:#020617Birch Lightslate-deep.light.50:#F8FAFCBirch Darkslate-deep.dark.0:#020617Coral Lightslate-deep.light.50:#F8FAFCCoral Darkslate-deep.dark.0:#020617 |
| From the system | ||
| Edge Changes with theme | color.border.default straight from the system, through --border | Aster Lightslate-deep.light.200 · #E2E8F0Aster Darkslate-deep.dark.100 · #1E293BBirch Lightslate-deep.light.200 · #E2E8F0Birch Darkslate-deep.dark.100 · #1E293BCoral Lightslate-deep.light.200 · #E2E8F0Coral Darkslate-deep.dark.100 · #1E293B |