---
title: Menubar
description: A horizontal menu bar of menus.
---

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>
> This is an unofficial Svelte 5 port of [Base UI](https://base-ui.com). It is not affiliated with MUI or the Base UI team. Install `base-ui-svelte`. Use `class` (not `className`), Svelte snippets for children, and `bind:` for controlled state.

# Menubar

A horizontal menu bar of menus.

## Demo

```svelte
<script lang="ts">
	import { Menu } from 'base-ui-svelte/menu';
	import { Menubar } from 'base-ui-svelte/menubar';
</script>

<Menubar class="menubar" aria-label="Application">
	<Menu.Root>
		<Menu.Trigger class="menubar-trigger">File</Menu.Trigger>
		<Menu.Portal>
			<Menu.Positioner sideOffset={4} align="start">
				<Menu.Popup class="menubar-popup">
					<Menu.Item class="menubar-item">New</Menu.Item>
					<Menu.Item class="menubar-item">Open</Menu.Item>
					<Menu.Separator class="menu-separator" />
					<Menu.Item class="menubar-item">Save</Menu.Item>
				</Menu.Popup>
			</Menu.Positioner>
		</Menu.Portal>
	</Menu.Root>
	<Menu.Root>
		<Menu.Trigger class="menubar-trigger">Edit</Menu.Trigger>
		<Menu.Portal>
			<Menu.Positioner sideOffset={4} align="start">
				<Menu.Popup class="menubar-popup">
					<Menu.Item class="menubar-item">Undo</Menu.Item>
					<Menu.Item class="menubar-item">Redo</Menu.Item>
				</Menu.Popup>
			</Menu.Positioner>
		</Menu.Portal>
	</Menu.Root>
</Menubar>
```

## API Reference

### Menubar

Extends div HTML attributes.

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `orientation` | `MenubarOrientation` | `'horizontal'` | — |
| `closeDelay` | `number` | `—` | Delay before closing after pointer leaves (ms). |
| `children` | `Snippet` | `—` | Content rendered inside the part. |

| Data attribute | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `data-orientation` | The orientation of the component. |