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Accordion

Build vertically collapsing accordions in combination with our Collapse JavaScript plugin.

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How it works

The accordion uses collapse internally to make it collapsible.

The animation effect of this component is dependent on the prefers-reduced-motion media query. See the reduced motion section of our accessibility documentation.

Example

Click the accordions below to expand/collapse the accordion content.

To render an accordion that’s expanded by default:

  • add the .show class on the .accordion-collapse element.
  • drop the .collapsed class from the .accordion-button element and set its aria-expanded attribute to true.

This is the first item's accordion body. It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.

This is the second item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.

This is the third item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.
html 
<div class="accordion" id="accordionExample">
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
        Accordion Item #1
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseOne" class="accordion-collapse collapse show" data-bs-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the first item's accordion body.</strong> It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
        Accordion Item #2
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseTwo" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the second item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
        Accordion Item #3
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseThree" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#accordionExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the third item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Flush

Add .accordion-flush to remove some borders and rounded corners to render accordions edge-to-edge with their parent container.

Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the .accordion-flush class. This is the first item's accordion body.

Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the .accordion-flush class. This is the second item's accordion body. Let's imagine this being filled with some actual content.

Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the .accordion-flush class. This is the third item's accordion body. Nothing more exciting happening here in terms of content, but just filling up the space to make it look, at least at first glance, a bit more representative of how this would look in a real-world application.
html 
<div class="accordion accordion-flush" id="accordionFlushExample">
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#flush-collapseOne" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseOne">
        Accordion Item #1
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="flush-collapseOne" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#accordionFlushExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the <code>.accordion-flush</code> class. This is the first item's accordion body.</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#flush-collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseTwo">
        Accordion Item #2
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="flush-collapseTwo" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#accordionFlushExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the <code>.accordion-flush</code> class. This is the second item's accordion body. Let's imagine this being filled with some actual content.</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#flush-collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseThree">
        Accordion Item #3
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="flush-collapseThree" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#accordionFlushExample">
      <div class="accordion-body">Placeholder content for this accordion, which is intended to demonstrate the <code>.accordion-flush</code> class. This is the third item's accordion body. Nothing more exciting happening here in terms of content, but just filling up the space to make it look, at least at first glance, a bit more representative of how this would look in a real-world application.</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Always open

Omit the data-bs-parent attribute on each .accordion-collapse to make accordion items stay open when another item is opened.

This is the first item's accordion body. It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.

This is the second item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.

This is the third item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.
html 
<div class="accordion" id="accordionPanelsStayOpenExample">
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#panelsStayOpen-collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="panelsStayOpen-collapseOne">
        Accordion Item #1
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="panelsStayOpen-collapseOne" class="accordion-collapse collapse show">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the first item's accordion body.</strong> It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#panelsStayOpen-collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="panelsStayOpen-collapseTwo">
        Accordion Item #2
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="panelsStayOpen-collapseTwo" class="accordion-collapse collapse">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the second item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#panelsStayOpen-collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="panelsStayOpen-collapseThree">
        Accordion Item #3
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="panelsStayOpen-collapseThree" class="accordion-collapse collapse">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the third item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Anchored

Give each .accordion-header a unique id, then add a .az-accordion-anchor link inside its .accordion-body whose href points at that id. Clicking the link copies the item’s full URL to the clipboard; visiting that URL opens the item and scrolls to it.

This is built into Arizona Bootstrap’s JavaScript, so no additional script is required — though the “Copied!” confirmation depends on Bootstrap’s tooltip plugin being initialized on the page.

Anchored accordions work best in the Always open style — omit data-bs-parent, as the example below does. With data-bs-parent, opening a linked item also collapses its sibling, and on a fresh page load the browser jumps to the anchor before that collapse finishes, which can read as a stutter as the position corrects.

This is the first item's accordion body. It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.
Copy link

This is the second item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.
Copy link

This is the third item's accordion body. It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the .accordion-body, though the transition does limit overflow.
Copy link
html 
<div class="accordion" id="accordionAnchorExample">
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header" id="accordionAnchor1">
      <button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseAnchor1" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseAnchor1">
        Accordion Item #1
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseAnchor1" class="accordion-collapse collapse show">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the first item's accordion body.</strong> It is shown by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
        <div class="pt-2">
          <a class="az-accordion-anchor icon-link" href="#accordionAnchor1" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Copied!" data-bs-trigger="click">
            <span class="material-symbols-rounded" aria-hidden="true">link</span>
            <span>Copy link</span>
          </a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header" id="accordionAnchor2">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseAnchor2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseAnchor2">
        Accordion Item #2
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseAnchor2" class="accordion-collapse collapse">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the second item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
        <div class="pt-2">
          <a class="az-accordion-anchor icon-link" href="#accordionAnchor2" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Copied!" data-bs-trigger="click">
            <span class="material-symbols-rounded" aria-hidden="true">link</span>
            <span>Copy link</span>
          </a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="accordion-item">
    <h2 class="accordion-header" id="accordionAnchor3">
      <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseAnchor3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseAnchor3">
        Accordion Item #3
      </button>
    </h2>
    <div id="collapseAnchor3" class="accordion-collapse collapse">
      <div class="accordion-body">
        <strong>This is the third item's accordion body.</strong> It is hidden by default, until the collapse plugin adds the appropriate classes that we use to style each element. These classes control the overall appearance, as well as the showing and hiding via CSS transitions. You can modify any of this with custom CSS or overriding our default variables. It's also worth noting that just about any HTML can go within the <code>.accordion-body</code>, though the transition does limit overflow.
        <div class="pt-2">
          <a class="az-accordion-anchor icon-link" href="#accordionAnchor3" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Copied!" data-bs-trigger="click">
            <span class="material-symbols-rounded" aria-hidden="true">link</span>
            <span>Copy link</span>
          </a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Scroll offset

If your site has a fixed or sticky header, set the --az-scroll-margin-top CSS variable in your own site’s CSS to that header’s height — plus a little more, if you want some breathing room — so it doesn’t cover the accordion item when a hash-linked item scrolls into view:

:root {
  --az-scroll-margin-top: 64px; /* match your header's height */
}

Most sites don’t need this — the offset defaults to 0. The scroll happens both on page load and afterward, whenever the page’s hash changes again (from another in-page link, or the browser’s back/forward buttons).

The Arizona Bootstrap docs site overrides this property to 86px, which is approximately 66px for the fixed navbar height and another 20px for breathing room.

Accessibility

Please read the collapse accessibility section for more information.

CSS

Variables

Added in v5.2.0

As part of Bootstrap’s evolving CSS variables approach, accordions now use local CSS variables on .accordion for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.

scss/_accordion.scss 
--#{$prefix}accordion-color: #{$accordion-color};
--#{$prefix}accordion-bg: #{$accordion-bg};
--#{$prefix}accordion-transition: #{$accordion-transition};
--#{$prefix}accordion-border-color: #{$accordion-border-color};
--#{$prefix}accordion-border-width: #{$accordion-border-width};
--#{$prefix}accordion-border-radius: #{$accordion-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}accordion-inner-border-radius: #{$accordion-inner-border-radius};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-padding-x: #{$accordion-button-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-padding-y: #{$accordion-button-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-color: #{$accordion-button-color};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-bg: #{$accordion-button-bg};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-icon: #{escape-svg($accordion-button-icon)};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-icon-width: #{$accordion-icon-width};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-icon-transform: #{$accordion-icon-transform};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-icon-transition: #{$accordion-icon-transition};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-active-icon: #{escape-svg($accordion-button-active-icon)};
--#{$prefix}accordion-btn-focus-box-shadow: #{$accordion-button-focus-box-shadow};
--#{$prefix}accordion-body-padding-x: #{$accordion-body-padding-x};
--#{$prefix}accordion-body-padding-y: #{$accordion-body-padding-y};
--#{$prefix}accordion-active-color: #{$accordion-button-active-color};
--#{$prefix}accordion-active-bg: #{$accordion-button-active-bg};

Sass variables

scss/_variables.scss 
$accordion-padding-y:                     1rem;
$accordion-padding-x:                     1.25rem;
$accordion-color:                         var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
$accordion-bg:                            var(--#{$prefix}body-bg);
$accordion-border-width:                  var(--#{$prefix}border-width);
$accordion-border-color:                  var(--#{$prefix}border-color);
$accordion-border-radius:                 var(--#{$prefix}border-radius);
$accordion-inner-border-radius:           subtract($accordion-border-radius, $accordion-border-width);

$accordion-body-padding-y:                $accordion-padding-y;
$accordion-body-padding-x:                $accordion-padding-x;

$accordion-button-padding-y:              $accordion-padding-y;
$accordion-button-padding-x:              $accordion-padding-x;
$accordion-button-color:                  var(--#{$prefix}body-color);
$accordion-button-bg:                     var(--#{$prefix}accordion-bg);
$accordion-transition:                    $btn-transition, border-radius .15s ease;
$accordion-button-active-bg:              var(--#{$prefix}primary-bg-subtle);
$accordion-button-active-color:           var(--#{$prefix}primary-text-emphasis);

// fusv-disable
$accordion-button-focus-border-color:     $input-focus-border-color; // Deprecated in v5.3.3
// fusv-enable
$accordion-button-focus-box-shadow:       $btn-focus-box-shadow;

$accordion-icon-width:                    1.25rem;
$accordion-icon-color:                    $body-color;
$accordion-icon-active-color:             $primary-text-emphasis;
$accordion-icon-transition:               transform .2s ease-in-out;
$accordion-icon-transform:                rotate(-180deg);

$accordion-button-icon:         url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='#{$accordion-icon-color}' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><path d='m2 5 6 6 6-6'/></svg>");
$accordion-button-active-icon:  url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='#{$accordion-icon-active-color}' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><path d='m2 5 6 6 6-6'/></svg>");