Question 1

What is the Alert Dialog?

Accepted Answer

shadcn.io's Alert Dialog is a modal that interrupts the reader to confirm a decision, such as deleting an account. It comes with AlertDialogTrigger, AlertDialogHeader, AlertDialogTitle, AlertDialogDescription, AlertDialogFooter, AlertDialogAction and AlertDialogCancel parts, traps focus while it's open and returns it to the trigger when it closes. Each example in this gallery is one small file built from those parts.

Question 2

Are these alert dialog examples free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every example is free to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution required. Seeing the code and installing an example takes a free shadcn.io account.

Question 3

What's the difference between an Alert Dialog and a Dialog?

Accepted Answer

An Alert Dialog asks for a decision: it has no close button and a click outside doesn't close it, so the reader picks an action or cancels (Escape still cancels). A Dialog is the general-purpose modal for forms and content people can dismiss at any time.

Question 4

When should I use an alert dialog instead of a toast or an alert?

Accepted Answer

An alert dialog before an action that's destructive or hard to undo. A toast after an action, to say it worked. An Alert banner for a warning on the page that doesn't need a decision. Pick the least interrupting one that still does the job.

Question 5

Which example should I use for a delete confirmation?

Accepted Answer

The destructive examples: the action uses the destructive variant and the description says what can't be undone. Add a checkbox or a type-to-confirm input for the heaviest deletions, and show a count when deleting many items.

Question 6

Can an alert dialog hold a form?

Accepted Answer

A small one: a rename field, a type-to-confirm input, a few checkboxes or a select, as the form examples show. Longer forms belong in a Dialog or a Sheet.

Question 7

Can I have more than two buttons?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The custom-actions examples split the footer, mix button variants or stack the buttons vertically. Keep it to a handful; past that it's a menu, not a confirmation.

Question 8

Does the action button close the dialog?

Accepted Answer

AlertDialogCancel always does. AlertDialogAction closes it on Radix UI and React Aria, and the Ark UI, Vue, Svelte and Solid examples wrap it in AlertDialogClose so it does too. On Base UI it's a plain button, so control the open state and close it in the handler.

Question 9

How do I install an alert dialog example?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with a free account, open the example and run the install command under Installation. The CLI adds the example's file to your project along with the Alert Dialog component, and Button, Field, Checkbox, Select or Badge when the example uses them.

Question 10

How do I open the dialog from code?

Accepted Answer

Control it: pass the open state and update it in the change handler. Each example's code uses the right props for the page you're on, and the loading-state example shows a controlled dialog.

Question 11

How do I run an async action before closing?

Accepted Answer

Control the open state, show a loading state on the button while the request runs, and close the dialog when it succeeds. On failure, keep it open and show the error inside it.

Question 12

Can a click outside close it?

Accepted Answer

Not by default, so the choice stays explicit. Each library has an option to allow it if a notice should close on an outside click.

Question 13

What are alert dialog examples built on?

Accepted Answer

shadcn.io's Alert Dialog, with Button, Field, Checkbox, Radio Group, Select, Badge and Kbd in some examples, styled with Tailwind CSS and Lucide icons. In React it's built on Base UI, React Aria, Ark UI or Radix UI, whichever your project uses; the Vue, Svelte and Solid versions are built on Ark UI.

Question 14

Are alert dialog examples accessible?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The dialog has the alertdialog role, is labelled by its title and described by its description, traps focus while open and returns it to the trigger. Icons are decorative and hidden from screen readers.

Question 15

Do the examples work with server rendering?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The trigger renders on the server; the dialog's content mounts in the browser when it opens.

Question 16

Which Tailwind CSS version do the examples use?

Accepted Answer

Tailwind CSS v4. The classes are standard utilities and theme tokens such as bg-destructive/10, text-success and text-muted-foreground, read from your theme's CSS variables.

Alert Dialog Examples

Confirmation with Centered Icon

Confirmation with Custom Button Labels

Confirmation with Detailed Description

Confirmation with Icon

Confirmation with Short Content

Simple Confirmation Dialog

Actions with Icons

Actions with Loading State

Mixed Button Styles

Split Actions Layout

Vertical Button Stack

Delete Confirmation with Icon

More component examples

Context Menu

Dialog

Drawer

Dropdown Menu

Hover Card

Popover

Sheet

Tooltip

Alert Dialog examples MCP, with Pro

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Team

Organization

Individual

Team

Organization

Frequently asked questions

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