Accordion

Style

Accordion panels include title text, a chevron icon, body text, and other content. When a panel is collapsed, only the top and bottom borders are visible. When a panel is expanded, all borders are visible including a thicker left border for emphasis.

Anatomy

1. Collapsed panel
2. Expanded panel
3. Title
4. Panel header region
5. Caret
6. Emphasis
7. Content
8. Panel body region

Sizes

There are two available sizes and the only difference is the title text size. You can use the Small size on large breakpoints, but not the Large size on small breakpoints due to the potential of long title text wrapping to more than two lines.

Theme

An accordion is available in both light and dark themes. The light theme expanded panel includes a box shadow, but the dark theme does not.

Light theme

Dark theme

Configuration

An expanded panel does not have a maximum height, but it may scroll if constrained by vertical space. The width of an accordion varies based on content and page layout. Title text and icons are horizontally aligned.

Nested panels

Panels can be nested to help organize complex or granular sections of content.

Stacked panels

Multiple panels can be expanded simultaneously even when nested.

Space

Interaction states

Interaction states are visual representations used to communicate the status of an element or pattern.

Hover

Focus

Active