Swipe Action List: React + Tailwind Component

List rows swipe left or right to expose archive/delete actions, executing directly once the threshold is crossed.

The swipe action list familiar from mobile: dragging right exposes a green archive layer, dragging left exposes a red delete layer, and past the threshold the icon pops larger and the action runs automatically, with the row flying out and collapsing away. On desktop, hover or keyboard focus reveals a button fallback, so nothing depends on the drag gesture.

Bring this into your project

Run this command in your project folder. The CLI adds the source and dependencies; then follow the usage example below.

npx webberui@latest add "https://webberui.com/r/swipe-action-list.en.json?t=<install token>"

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Playground

Tune the props live — the code snippet updates as you go, so you can dial in the look you want before copying it.

Trigger threshold (px)threshold

List widthclassName

import * as React from "react";

export default function Example() {
  return (
    <div className="flex min-h-[320px] w-full items-center justify-center p-6">

Active edited usageDefault props

<SwipeActionList/>

    </div>
  );
}

The complete example includes the preview layout and data. Install the component first, then paste this file into your project.

Installation

npx webberui@latest add "https://webberui.com/r/swipe-action-list.en.json?t=<install token>"

Or, once registries are configured in components.json, install it as @webberui/swipe-action-list.

Usage

import { SwipeActionList } from "@/components/ui/swipe-action-list";

<SwipeActionList
  items={[
    {
      id: "msg-1",
      title: "Emily Lin",
      description: "The design file is updated — mind taking a look?",
      meta: "09:24",
    },
  ]}
  onArchive={(item) => console.log("archive", item.id)}
  onDelete={(item) => console.log("delete", item.id)}
/>

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`items`	`SwipeActionItem[]`	—	List data; a row is removed from the internal list once archived or deleted
`onArchive`	`(item: SwipeActionItem) => void`	—	Fires when a right swipe (or the archive button) crosses the threshold
`onDelete`	`(item: SwipeActionItem) => void`	—	Fires when a left swipe (or the delete button) crosses the threshold
`threshold`	`number`	`96`	Drag distance required to trigger an action (px)
`className`	`string`	—	Forwarded to the outer container

SwipeActionItem fields:

Field	Type	Default	Description
`id`	`string`	—	Unique identifier, used as the React key and passed to the action callbacks
`title`	`string`	—	The row's main title (the avatar initial is taken from its first character)
`description`	`string`	—	Secondary description text, truncated to one line when too long
`meta`	`string`	—	Supporting information on the right, such as a time or a tag
`hue`	`number`	derived from `id`	Avatar gradient hue (0-360)

Accessibility

Desktop hover or keyboard Tab focus reveals the archive/delete button fallback (each with an aria-label), so the full functionality never depends on the drag gesture
Each archive/delete announces its result through an aria-live="polite" region (for example, "Archived 'Emily Lin'")
When the user has "reduce motion" enabled at the system level, the fly-out and collapse animations are skipped and the row is removed directly
The drag is locked to the horizontal axis and keeps touch-pan-y, so it never blocks vertical page scrolling
The action layers on both sides are purely visual cues and are hidden from assistive technology (aria-hidden)

Swipe Action List