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Stack

A vertical layout container that manages spacing between elements.

Preview

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Usage
"use client";

import { Stack } from '@photonix/ultimate';

import { LayoutPreviewCanvas, LayoutPreviewItem } from '../_shared/LayoutPreview';

export default function StackBasicExample() {
    return (
        <LayoutPreviewCanvas>
            <Stack direction="row" gap="sm" align="center" wrap>
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 1" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 2" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 3" />
            </Stack>
        </LayoutPreviewCanvas>
    );
}

Component API

Stack

Prop
Type
Default
Description
direction
ResponsiveValue<FlexDirection>
'column'
Flex direction
gap
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Gap between children using spacing tokens
spacing
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Spacing alias for gap
align
ResponsiveValue<AlignItems>
-
Align items along the cross axis
justify
ResponsiveValue<JustifyContent>
-
Justify content along the main axis
wrap
ResponsiveValue<boolean>
-
Whether to wrap children
divider
React.ReactNode
-
Optional divider element between items
children
React.ReactNode
-
Children elements
p
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding on all sides
px
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding inline (left/right)
py
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding block (top/bottom)
pt
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding block start (top)
pb
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding block end (bottom)
pl
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding inline start (left)
pr
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Padding inline end (right)
m
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin on all sides
mx
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin inline (left/right)
my
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin block (top/bottom)
mt
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin block start (top)
mb
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin block end (bottom)
ml
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin inline start (left)
mr
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken | "auto">
-
Margin inline end (right)
display
ResponsiveValue<DisplayValue>
-
CSS display property
aspectRatio
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Aspect Ratio
flexDirection
ResponsiveValue<FlexDirection>
-
Flex direction
flexWrap
ResponsiveValue<boolean | FlexWrap>
-
Flex wrap behavior
flex
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Shorthand for flex-grow, flex-shrink, flex-basis
flexGrow
ResponsiveValue<number>
-
Flex grow factor
flexShrink
ResponsiveValue<number>
-
Flex shrink factor
flexBasis
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Flex basis
order
ResponsiveValue<number>
-
Order
columnGap
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Column gap
rowGap
ResponsiveValue<SpacingToken>
-
Row gap
alignItems
ResponsiveValue<AlignItems>
-
Align items (cross axis)
alignContent
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
Align content (multiline)
alignSelf
ResponsiveValue<AlignSelf>
-
Align self
justifyContent
ResponsiveValue<JustifyContent>
-
Justify content (main axis)
justifyItems
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
Justify items (grid)
placeItems
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
Place items (align-items + justify-items)
placeContent
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
Place content (align-content + justify-content)
bg
ResponsiveValue<BackgroundToken>
-
Background color using public background tokens mapped to canonical surface vars
pageBg
ResponsiveValue<PageBackgroundToken>
-
Page background using canonical background-* vars for page/root containers
borderRadius
ResponsiveValue<RadiusToken>
-
Border radius using border-radius-* tokens
shadow
ResponsiveValue<ShadowToken>
-
Box shadow using shadow-* tokens
opacity
ResponsiveValue<number>
-
Opacity
border
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
borderWidth
ResponsiveValue<number | BorderWidthToken>
-
borderStyle
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
borderColor
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
textAlign
ResponsiveValue<TextAlign>
-
fontSize
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
fontWeight
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
lineHeight
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
color
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
w
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Width - accepts CSS value
h
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Height - accepts CSS value
minW
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Min width - accepts CSS value
minH
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Min height - accepts CSS value
maxW
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Max width - accepts CSS value
maxH
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Max height - accepts CSS value
position
ResponsiveValue<Position>
-
CSS position property
top
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Top position
right
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Right position
bottom
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Bottom position
left
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Left position
inset
ResponsiveValue<string | number>
-
Inset shortcut
zIndex
ResponsiveValue<number>
-
Z-index
overflow
ResponsiveValue<Overflow>
-
CSS overflow property
overflowX
ResponsiveValue<Overflow>
-
CSS overflow-x property
overflowY
ResponsiveValue<Overflow>
-
CSS overflow-y property
cursor
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
pointerEvents
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
userSelect
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
transform
ResponsiveValue<string>
-
transition
ResponsiveValue<string>
-

VStack / HStack

Prop
Type
Default
Description
gap
string
'md'
Spacing between items.
align
string
-
Cross-axis alignment.
children
ReactNode
-
Content.

Variants

Gap

Easily control vertical spacing.

Item 1

Item 2

Gap
"use client";

import { Stack } from '@photonix/ultimate';

import { LayoutPreviewCanvas, LayoutPreviewItem } from '../_shared/LayoutPreview';

export default function StackGapExample() {
    return (
        <LayoutPreviewCanvas>
            <Stack gap="xl">
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 1" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 2" />
            </Stack>
        </LayoutPreviewCanvas>
    );
}

Alignment

Align items to start, center, end, or stretch.

Centered

Centered

Alignment
"use client";

import { Stack } from '@photonix/ultimate';

import { LayoutPreviewCanvas, LayoutPreviewItem } from '../_shared/LayoutPreview';

export default function StackAlignExample() {
    return (
        <LayoutPreviewCanvas>
            <Stack align="center" gap="md">
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Centered" w="50%" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Centered" w="70%" />
            </Stack>
        </LayoutPreviewCanvas>
    );
}

Divider

Automatically add separators between items.

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Divider
"use client";

import { Divider, Stack } from '@photonix/ultimate';

import { LayoutPreviewCanvas, LayoutPreviewItem } from '../_shared/LayoutPreview';

export default function StackDividerExample() {
    return (
        <LayoutPreviewCanvas>
            <Stack gap="md" divider={<Divider />}>
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 1" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 2" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 3" />
            </Stack>
        </LayoutPreviewCanvas>
    );
}

Responsive Stack

Change spacing and direction responsively.

Item 1

Item 2

Responsive Stack
"use client";

import { Stack } from '@photonix/ultimate';

import { LayoutPreviewCanvas, LayoutPreviewItem } from '../_shared/LayoutPreview';

export default function StackResponsiveExample() {
    return (
        <LayoutPreviewCanvas>
            <Stack direction={{ base: 'column', md: 'row' }} gap={{ base: 'xs', md: 'xl' }}>
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 1" />
                <LayoutPreviewItem label="Item 2" />
            </Stack>
        </LayoutPreviewCanvas>
    );
}

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Preview
Component API
Variants
Gap
Alignment
Divider
Responsive Stack
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