Select Morph

A select whose trigger grows into the list itself: the same surface stretches open in place, with the chosen option sitting right where the label was.

• Category: Inputs
• Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
• Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
• Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge

Examples

Select Morph

API reference

About Select Morph

Select Morph opens by growing the trigger into the list itself: the same surface stretches open, and the chosen option sits exactly where the label was, so your eye never loses its place.

Select Morph is an input component for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.

When to use Select Morph

• Status and priority pickers.
• Compact form selects.
• Inline table cell editors.
• Settings with a few options.

How it works

The trigger and list share a layout id, so Motion morphs one into the other. The list is a listbox with an active descendant, arrow keys and Enter, and focus returns to the trigger on close.

It is a real form control: it has an accessible name, works with the keyboard alone, shows a visible focus ring and announces its state to screen readers. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Select Morph

Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.

The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change label live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

• options (string[]).
• value / defaultValue (string).
• label (string, default "Status").

Goes well with Select Morph

These inputs pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

• Magnetic: Make any React element lean toward the pointer and spring home: a magnetic hover in one wrapper
• Color Picker: An animated React swatch colour picker with a ring that glides to the selection
• Rating: An animated React star rating with hover preview and a ripple of popping stars
• File Dropzone: An animated React file dropzone that lifts on hover and lists uploads with progress
• Like Button: An animated React like button: the heart pops, sparks burst and the count rolls

Install Select Morph

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/select-morph

Select Morph is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 393 Pro components, 112 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies select-morph.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.

You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.

See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Select Morph?

Select Morph is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/select-morph. It copies select-morph.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Select Morph free for commercial use?

Select Morph needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.

Does Select Morph work with Next.js?

Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.

Can an AI coding agent install Select Morph?

Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Select Morph's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

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