Question 1

What is a shadcn date picker?

Accepted Answer

A button that opens a calendar in a popup to pick a date. shadcn.io's Date Picker brings the trigger, the content and the calendar parts in one component, built on Ark UI's date picker on every framework, so selection, ranges, keyboard navigation and positioning work the same everywhere.

Question 2

Are these date picker examples free?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Should I use a Date Picker or an inline Calendar?

Accepted Answer

A Date Picker for a date field in a form: the button is compact and the calendar shows on demand. An inline Calendar, as in the Calendar examples, when picking the date is the main task of the page, such as booking.

Question 4

Can people type the date instead of picking it?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Date Picker has an input part that parses typed dates in the user's locale, with the calendar a button away. Use it for dates people already know, such as a birth or expiry date.

Question 5

How do I pick a date range?

Accepted Answer

Set `selectionMode` to range: the value becomes a start and an end. Set `numOfMonths` to 2 and render the next month beside the first, as the range example does, so a range can cross a month.

Question 6

How do I disable past dates or blackout days?

Accepted Answer

Set `min` to today to block the past and stop navigation before it. Return `true` from `isDateUnavailable` for weekends, holidays or sold-out days: they show struck through and can't be selected.

Question 7

How do I localize the picker?

Accepted Answer

Pass `locale`, such as fr-FR, to the Date Picker: month and day names and the first day of the week follow it. Format the button's text with `Intl.DateTimeFormat` in the same locale.

Question 8

How do I install a date picker example?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with a free account and run the install command on the example's page. It adds the example's file and the Date Picker, plus anything else it uses, such as Button, Field or Scroll Area.

Question 9

Do I need a date library?

Accepted Answer

No. Values are calendar dates from `@internationalized/date`, which the Date Picker brings, and the examples format them with `Intl.DateTimeFormat`. Convert to a JavaScript `Date` or an ISO string when you submit.

Question 10

How do I keep the picker open after a pick?

Accepted Answer

Set `closeOnSelect` to false. The appointment, date and time, multiple day and shortcut examples do, so people can finish the rest of the choice before closing.

Question 11

Which libraries do date picker examples depend on?

Accepted Answer

shadcn.io's Date Picker on Ark UI and its Button, Field, Input and Scroll Area, styled with Tailwind CSS, with Lucide icons. They run on React with Base UI, React Aria, Ark UI or Radix UI, and on Vue, Svelte and Solid.

Question 12

Are the date pickers accessible?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The button says what it opens, the calendar is a grid where the arrow keys move between days and Page Up and Page Down between months, Enter selects and Escape closes and returns focus to the button. Each day is labeled with its full date, and unavailable days are announced as such.

Question 13

Do the date pickers work with server rendering?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the button renders on the server and the calendar mounts when it opens. Pass the value and any limits, such as unavailable dates, as props from your data.

Date Picker Examples

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Date Picker with Custom Select Day Style

Date Picker with Date and Time

Date Picker with Disabled Dates

Date Picker with Month and Year Selector

Date Picker with Multiple Day Selection

Date Picker with Natural Language

Date Picker with Range

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