---
title: Dropdown
navTitle: Dropdown
summaryParagraph: A dropdown is the bit that drops down, and contains links or actions, NOT selected values.
tags: ["Select menu", "Select dropdown", "Multi-select", "Select input"]
needToKnow:
---

## Visuals

### Examples

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## To keep in mind

*   Dropdowns contain links or actions, not selected values.

## When to use

*   When you’re short on space and need to provide further links or actions.


## When not to use

*   When you’re actually selecting a value from a list of options, use a [Select](/components/select) instead.

## External Links

Here are some examples of other existing design systems:

- [MDN: menu element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/menu)