Bootstrap 5 Accordion
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.
This component's animation effect relies on the
prefers-reduced-motion media query. For more information, refer to the reduced motion section of our accessibility documentation.Click the accordions below to expand/collapse the accordion content.
To render an accordion that’s expanded by default:
- add the
.showclass on the.accordion-collapseelement. - drop the
.collapsedclass from the.accordion-buttonelement and set itsaria-expandedattribute totrue.
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.<div class="accordion" id="accordionExample">
<div class="accordion-item">
<h2 class="accordion-header">
<button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
Accordion Item #1
</button>
</h2>
<div id="collapseOne" class="accordion-collapse collapse show" data-coreui-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-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
Accordion Item #2
</button>
</h2>
<div id="collapseTwo" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-coreui-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" i>
<button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
Accordion Item #3
</button>
</h2>
<div id="collapseThree" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-coreui-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 the default background-color, some borders, and some 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.<div class="accordion accordion-flush" id="accordionFlushExample">
<div class="accordion-item">
<h2 class="accordion-header">
<button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#flush-collapseOne" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseOne">
Accordion Item #1
</button>
</h2>
<div id="flush-collapseOne" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-coreui-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-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#flush-collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseTwo">
Accordion Item #2
</button>
</h2>
<div id="flush-collapseTwo" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-coreui-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-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-target="#flush-collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="flush-collapseThree">
Accordion Item #3
</button>
</h2>
<div id="flush-collapseThree" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-coreui-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-coreui-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.<div class="accordion" id="accordionPanelsStayOpenExample">
<div class="accordion-item">
<h2 class="accordion-header">
<button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-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-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-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-coreui-toggle="collapse" data-coreui-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>Accessibility
Please read the collapse accessibility section for more information.
Customizing
CSS variables
Accordions 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.
--cui-accordion-color: #{$accordion-color};
--cui-accordion-bg: #{$accordion-bg};
--cui-accordion-transition: #{$accordion-transition};
--cui-accordion-border-color: #{$accordion-border-color};
--cui-accordion-border-width: #{$accordion-border-width};
--cui-accordion-border-radius: #{$accordion-border-radius};
--cui-accordion-inner-border-radius: #{$accordion-inner-border-radius};
--cui-accordion-btn-padding-x: #{$accordion-button-padding-x};
--cui-accordion-btn-padding-y: #{$accordion-button-padding-y};
--cui-accordion-btn-color: #{$accordion-button-color};
--cui-accordion-btn-bg: #{$accordion-button-bg};
--cui-accordion-btn-icon: #{escape-svg($accordion-button-icon)};
--cui-accordion-btn-icon-width: #{$accordion-icon-width};
--cui-accordion-btn-icon-transform: #{$accordion-icon-transform};
--cui-accordion-btn-icon-transition: #{$accordion-icon-transition};
--cui-accordion-btn-active-icon: #{escape-svg($accordion-button-active-icon)};
--cui-accordion-btn-focus-box-shadow: #{$accordion-button-focus-box-shadow};
--cui-accordion-body-padding-x: #{$accordion-body-padding-x};
--cui-accordion-body-padding-y: #{$accordion-body-padding-y};
--cui-accordion-active-color: #{$accordion-button-active-color};
--cui-accordion-active-bg: #{$accordion-button-active-bg};SASS variables
$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 v5.0.0
// 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>");
CoreUI vs Bootstrap
While this Accordion component is fully compatible with Bootstrap and follows its core principles, CoreUI delivers a more complete solution for modern app development.
What sets CoreUI apart from Bootstrap?
- ✅ Fully compatible with Bootstrap – Built directly on Bootstrap, all classes and behaviors work as expected.
- 🧠 Framework-native versions – CoreUI provides dedicated libraries for React.js, Vue.js, and Angular, unlike Bootstrap which relies on third-party plugins for JavaScript frameworks.
- 👨💻 Maintained by a full-time team – CoreUI is developed as a professional product, not a volunteer-driven project.
- 📦 More built-in components – Includes additional ready-to-use components like range sliders, multi-selects, steppers, etc.
- 🛠️ Sass Modules support today – CoreUI already supports Sass Modules, which are planned for Bootstrap 6.
- 🌍 Better LTR/RTL support – Uses modern CSS logical properties for seamless bidirectional layout support.
- 🔒 LTS (Long-Term Support) – Bootstrap now offers LTS only via paid third parties like HeroDevs, while CoreUI continues to offer long-term support natively and for free.
Whether you’re building internal tools, dasards, or SaaS platforms — CoreUI combines the familiarity of Bootstrap with a more powerful, scalable, and production-ready ecosystem.
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