# 6 React Select & Combobox Components for Tailwind

> Dropdown selects built from scratch with full keyboard support: animated selects with typeahead, searchable comboboxes, multi-select chips, people pickers, colour swatches and cascading menus.

3 of 6 free (the rest with PixelPapa Pro), built with Tailwind CSS and Motion, installable with the shadcn CLI.

- [Select Animated Dropdown](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-animated-dropdown.md): A custom select whose menu springs open with staggered rows and a highlight that glides between options; arrow keys, Home/End, Enter, Escape and typeahead all work.
- [Select Avatar People](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-avatar-people.md) (Pro): An assignee picker with gradient initials avatars and presence dots; the chosen avatar pops into the trigger and the list filters from a built-in search.
- [Select Cascading Menu](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-cascading-menu.md) (Pro): A two-level select: pick a group on the left and its children slide in on the right; arrow keys move within a column and Left/Right step between levels.
- [Select Color Swatches](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-color-swatches.md): A radio group of colour swatches where a ring springs from one swatch to the next and the colour name rolls over; arrow keys move the selection.
- [Select Combobox Search](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-combobox-search.md) (Pro): A searchable combobox that filters as you type, bolds the matching letters, slides a highlight under the active row and restores the selection on Escape.
- [Select Multi Chips](https://pixelpapa.com/components/selects/select-multi-chips.md): A multi-select whose picks become chips that spring into the field and reflow when removed; type to filter, Enter toggles, Backspace removes the last chip.