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Steps

stable:  2.7.3 Coverage: 100.00% Bundle: 24.14kb Lighthouse: 100 Axe Core Released: 0.30.0
Overview API Examples

Steps enables a multi-step workflow allowing a user to complete a goal in a specific sequence.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Disabled

Installation

CLI / MCP / CDN

By showing less information at a time, multi-step workflows allow users to focus better on the content pertinent to each step and decrease the chance of errors.

The Steps component consists of a steps parent element and many steps-item elements slotted as children. The selected attribute applied by the host application gives the selected step the proper selected styles.

Apply the disabled attribute to an item to get the proper visual cues and prevent interaction. The elements handle all default interaction, hover, and active states.

Additionally, the component handles all keyboard navigation and accessibility concerns out of the box. Try using left/right arrow keys on horizontal steps or up/down arrow keys on vertical steps.

Condensed

Determines whether the steps should display in condensed format with no text labels.

Container Description condensed

Condensed step indicator with reduced visual weight. Ideal for space-constrained layouts or secondary navigation where steps need less prominence.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Disabled

Vertical Steps

Determines whether the steps should display in a vertical layout vs. defaulting to horizontal.

Vertical Description true false

Vertical step layout for sidebar navigation or tall containers. Use when horizontal space constrains layout or steps require longer labels.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Disabled Step 5

Vertical Condensed Steps

Vertical condensed steps combining both layout options. Ideal for dense sidebar navigation with minimal visual footprint.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Disabled Step 5

Stateless Steps

By default Steps is stateless. This means the host application must handle selection behavior. The component provides a way to opt in to stateful selection behavior where click events and keyboard enter trigger the selection state.

All other examples on this page set behavior-select on the parent steps to opt into stateful behavior. The following example shows the default stateless behavior, where the host app has to set/remove the selected attribute on child <nve-steps-item>.

Display-only steps without interactive selection behavior. Use for showing progress indicators where external logic controls step navigation.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Disabled

Release Status

All elements and features go through 3 phases of stability, pre-release, beta and stable.

pre-release
Docs Preview API Documentation Fully Themeable
beta
Robust unit test coverages Passed API Review Passed Designer VQA Review Included in library package
stable
No known outstanding AA WCAG issues No known outstanding performance issues Adapts to different screen/container sizes No breaking API changes for at least 90 days