---
modificationDate: May 06, 2026
title: ContextMenu
description: A SwiftUI ContextMenu component for displaying context menus.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/expo/expo/tree/sdk-56/packages/expo-ui'
packageName: '@expo/ui'
platforms: ['ios', 'tvos', 'expo-go']
---

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# ContextMenu

A SwiftUI ContextMenu component for displaying context menus.
iOS, tvOS, Included in Expo Go

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Use this file to discover all available pages.

Expo UI ContextMenu matches the official SwiftUI [contextMenu API](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/contextmenu\(menuitems:\)) and displays a menu when long-pressed. For single-tap menu interactions, use [`Menu`](/versions/v56.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/menu) instead.

## Installation

```sh
npx expo install @expo/ui
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](/bare/overview), make sure to [install `expo`](/bare/installing-expo-modules) in your project.

## Usage

### Basic context menu

```tsx
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function BasicContextMenuExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Button label="Edit" onPress={() => console.log('Edit')} />
          <Button label="Delete" role="destructive" onPress={() => console.log('Delete')} />
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Context menu with system images

```tsx
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function ContextMenuWithImagesExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Button
            label="Share"
            systemImage="square.and.arrow.up"
            onPress={() => console.log('Share')}
          />
          <Button label="Favorite" systemImage="heart" onPress={() => console.log('Favorite')} />
          <Button
            label="Delete"
            systemImage="trash"
            role="destructive"
            onPress={() => console.log('Delete')}
          />
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Context menu with preview

Use `ContextMenu.Preview` to show a custom preview above the menu when opened.

```tsx
import { View, Text as RNText } from 'react-native';
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function ContextMenuWithPreviewExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Button label="Edit" onPress={() => console.log('Edit')} />
          <Button label="Delete" role="destructive" onPress={() => console.log('Delete')} />
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
        <ContextMenu.Preview>
          <View style={{ width: 200, height: 100, backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', padding: 16 }}>
            <RNText>Preview Content</RNText>
          </View>
        </ContextMenu.Preview>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Context menu with picker

```tsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text, Picker } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
import { pickerStyle, tag } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers';

export default function ContextMenuWithPickerExample() {
  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number | undefined>(0);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Button label="Action" onPress={() => console.log('Action')} />
          <Picker
            label="Size"
            modifiers={[pickerStyle('menu')]}
            selection={selectedIndex}
            onSelectionChange={setSelectedIndex}>
            {['Small', 'Medium', 'Large'].map((option, index) => (
              <Text key={index} modifiers={[tag(index)]}>
                {option}
              </Text>
            ))}
          </Picker>
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Context menu with sections

Use `Section` and `Divider` components to organize menu items.

```tsx
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text, Section, Divider } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function ContextMenuWithSectionsExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Section title="Actions">
            <Button label="Edit" onPress={() => console.log('Edit')} />
            <Button label="Duplicate" onPress={() => console.log('Duplicate')} />
          </Section>
          <Divider />
          <Button label="Delete" role="destructive" onPress={() => console.log('Delete')} />
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Nested context menus

Use nested `ContextMenu` components to create submenus.

```tsx
import { Host, ContextMenu, Button, Text } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function NestedContextMenuExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <ContextMenu>
        <ContextMenu.Items>
          <Button label="Action" onPress={() => console.log('Action')} />
          <ContextMenu>
            <ContextMenu.Items>
              <Button label="Sub Action 1" onPress={() => console.log('Sub 1')} />
              <Button label="Sub Action 2" onPress={() => console.log('Sub 2')} />
            </ContextMenu.Items>
            <ContextMenu.Trigger>
              <Button label="More Options" />
            </ContextMenu.Trigger>
          </ContextMenu>
        </ContextMenu.Items>
        <ContextMenu.Trigger>
          <Text>Long press me</Text>
        </ContextMenu.Trigger>
      </ContextMenu>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

## API

```tsx
import { ContextMenu } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
```

## Components

### `ContextMenu`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<[ContextMenuProps](#contextmenuprops)\>

`ContextMenu` allows you to create a context menu, which can be used to provide additional options to the user.

Props of the `ContextMenu` component.

ContextMenuProps

### `children`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: [ReactNode](https://reactnative.dev/docs/react-node)

The contents of the context menu. Should include `ContextMenu.Trigger`, `ContextMenu.Items`, and optionally `ContextMenu.Preview`.

#### Inherited Props

-   [CommonViewModifierProps](/versions/v56.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/modifiers)

### `Items`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<{ children: [ReactNode](https://reactnative.dev/docs/react-node) }\>

Items visible inside the context menu. It could be `Section`, `Divider`, `Button`, `Toggle`, `Picker` or even `ContextMenu` itself for nested menus. Remember to use components from the `@expo/ui/swift-ui` library.

### `Preview`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<{ children: [ReactNode](https://reactnative.dev/docs/react-node) }\>

The component visible above the menu when it is opened.

### `Trigger`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<{ children: [ReactNode](https://reactnative.dev/docs/react-node) }\>

The component visible all the time that triggers the context menu when long-pressed.