# Navbar Section 2

> Solace UI navbar section block variation 2 (xAI inspired).

A shadcn/ui block from the [@solaceui](https://www.solaceui.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/solaceui/navbar-section-2).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/solaceui/navbar-section-2
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/solaceui/navbar-section-2-light-97751f576d00183f.png
- Registry item: https://www.solaceui.com/r/navbar-section-2.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.solaceui.com/r/navbar-section-2.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `lucide-react`, `motion`

## Files

### `src/registry/blocks/navbar-section/two/index.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import { useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react";
import { ArrowRight, ChevronDown, Menu, X } from "lucide-react";

type NavItem = {
  label: string;
  href?: string;
  panelId?: "product" | "solution" | "pricing";
};

type ProductCard = {
  title: string;
  description?: string;
  mediaType?: "component" | "image";
  imageSrc?: string;
  component?: ReactNode;
};

type MenuPanel = {
  id: NonNullable<NavItem["panelId"]>;
  items: ProductCard[];
};

const navItems: NavItem[] = [
  { label: "Product", panelId: "product" },
  { label: "Solution", panelId: "solution" },
  { label: "Developers", href: "#" },
  { label: "Company", href: "#" },
  { label: "Pricing", panelId: "pricing" },
  { label: "News", href: "#" },
];

const menuPanels: MenuPanel[] = [
  {
    id: "product",
    items: [
      { title: "Chat", mediaType: "component", component: <ChatPreview /> },
      { title: "Build", mediaType: "component", component: <BuildPreview /> },
      { title: "Imagine", description: "Generate and edit images and videos from text" },
      { title: "Voice", description: "Build voice agents with sub-second latency" },
    ],
  },
  {
    id: "solution",
    items: [
      { title: "Research", description: "Explore, compare, and synthesize complex work with long-context reasoning." },
      { title: "Engineering", description: "Move from issue to tested patch with agents that understand your codebase." },
      { title: "Operations", description: "Turn messy requests, documents, and workflows into structured execution." },
    ],
  },
  {
    id: "pricing",
    items: [
      { title: "Free", description: "Start experimenting with core models, chat, and lightweight automation." },
      { title: "Pro", description: "Higher limits, faster responses, and advanced tools for serious builders." },
      { title: "Enterprise", description: "Security, admin controls, dedicated support, and custom deployment paths." },
    ],
  },
];

function getPanel(panelId: string | null) {
  return menuPanels.find((panel) => panel.id === panelId);
}

function XaiLogo({ className = "" }: { className?: string }) {
  return (
    <svg width="38" height="38" viewBox="0 0 38 38" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" className={className} aria-hidden="true">
      <path d="M3.64241 13.8959L19.075 36.4167H25.9348L10.5004 13.8959H3.64241ZM10.4951 26.404L3.63362 36.4167H10.4986L13.9267 31.4113L10.4951 26.404ZM27.5039 1.58337L15.6434 18.8905L19.075 23.8995L34.3689 1.58337H27.5039ZM28.7462 12.2926V36.4167H34.3689V4.08789L28.7462 12.2926Z" fill="currentColor" />
    </svg>
  );
}

function ChatPreview() {
  return (
    <div className="relative z-10 flex w-full flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg border border-zinc-900/80 bg-zinc-950 p-2 shadow-sm">
      <div className="flex justify-start gap-1.5">
        <span className="mt-0.5 flex h-4 w-4 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-zinc-800 text-[8px] font-bold text-zinc-400">U</span>
        <div className="max-w-[85%] rounded bg-white p-1.5 text-[8px] font-medium leading-normal text-black">
          I am building a block library featuring xai, what kind of ui blocks should i design
        </div>
      </div>
      <div className="flex justify-start gap-1.5">
        <span className="mt-0.5 flex h-4 w-4 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-600 text-[8px] font-bold text-white">G</span>
        <div className="max-w-[85%] rounded bg-blue-600 p-1.5 text-[8px] font-medium leading-normal text-white">
          Design cosmic themes, Grok chat blocks, AI response cards, and sharp truth-seeking components.
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

function BuildPreview() {
  return (
    <div className="relative z-10 w-full space-y-1.5 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-zinc-900/80 bg-zinc-950 p-2 font-mono text-[7.5px] leading-normal text-zinc-400 shadow-sm">
      <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-zinc-500"><span>Find session references</span><span className="rounded bg-zinc-900 px-1 py-px text-[6.5px] text-zinc-400">explore</span></div>
      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-zinc-500"><span className="h-1 w-1 rounded-full bg-emerald-500" />Thought for 4.1s</div>
      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded border border-zinc-900 bg-[#09090b] text-[6.5px]">
        <div className="border-b border-zinc-900/60 bg-[#0c0c0e] px-2 py-0.5 text-zinc-500">Edit src/middleware/auth.ts</div>
        <div className="space-y-px p-1 font-mono text-zinc-400">
          <p><span className="mr-1 text-zinc-600">42</span> export async function handler(req) &#123;</p>
          <p className="bg-red-950/20 text-red-300"><span className="mr-1 text-zinc-600">43</span> - const token = extract(req);</p>
          <p className="bg-emerald-950/30 text-emerald-300"><span className="mr-1 text-zinc-600">44</span> + const token = extractRequest(req);</p>
          <p className="text-zinc-300"><span className="mr-1 text-zinc-600">45</span> if (!token) return unauthorized();</p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

function PanelCard({ item, compact = false }: { item: ProductCard; compact?: boolean }) {
  if (item.component || item.imageSrc) {
    return (
      <div className="group relative flex h-[180px] flex-col justify-between overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-900 bg-zinc-950/40 p-3 transition-all duration-300 hover:border-zinc-800 hover:bg-zinc-900/15">
        <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_50%_0%,rgba(59,130,246,0.045),transparent_50%)] opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100" />
        {item.mediaType === "image" && item.imageSrc ? (
          <img src={item.imageSrc} alt="" className="relative z-10 h-full w-full rounded-lg object-cover" />
        ) : item.component}
        <span className="relative z-10 mt-auto block text-center text-xs font-medium text-zinc-400 transition-colors group-hover:text-white">{item.title}</span>
      </div>
    );
  }

  return (
    <a href="#" className={compact ? "group relative flex h-[86px] flex-col justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-900 bg-zinc-950/40 p-3 transition-all hover:border-zinc-800 hover:bg-zinc-900/15" : "group relative flex min-h-[132px] flex-col justify-between overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-900 bg-zinc-950/40 p-4 transition-all hover:border-zinc-800 hover:bg-zinc-900/15"}>
      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_50%_0%,rgba(59,130,246,0.025),transparent_50%)] opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100" />
      <div className="relative z-10">
        <h4 className={compact ? "text-sm font-medium text-white" : "text-base font-medium text-white"}>{item.title}</h4>
        <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] leading-normal text-zinc-500 transition-colors group-hover:text-zinc-400">{item.description}</p>
      </div>
      {!compact && <span className="relative z-10 mt-5 text-[10px] font-medium text-zinc-500">Explore <ArrowRight className="ml-1 inline size-3" /></span>}
    </a>
  );
}

function DropdownPanel({ panel }: { panel: MenuPanel }) {
  if (panel.id === "product") {
    const [chat, build, imagine, voice] = panel.items;
    return (
      <div className="grid grid-cols-[1.2fr_1.2fr_1fr] gap-4 bg-black p-4">
        <PanelCard item={chat} />
        <PanelCard item={build} />
        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2"><PanelCard item={imagine} compact /><PanelCard item={voice} compact /></div>
      </div>
    );
  }

  return <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 bg-black p-4">{panel.items.map((item) => <PanelCard key={item.title} item={item} />)}</div>;
}

export default function NavbarTwo() {
  const [activeMenu, setActiveMenu] = useState<string | null>(null);
  const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = useState(false);
  const [mobileActiveMenu, setMobileActiveMenu] = useState<string | null>(null);
  const activePanel = getPanel(activeMenu);

  const toggleMenu = (menuName: string) => setActiveMenu(activeMenu === menuName ? null : menuName);

  return (
    <div className="relative flex min-h-[720px] w-full select-none flex-col items-center overflow-hidden bg-white px-6 pb-6 pt-0 font-sans text-zinc-900 transition-colors duration-300">
      <div className="relative z-30 hidden h-12 w-full max-w-7xl items-center justify-between lg:flex">
        <a href="#" className="flex items-center text-black"><XaiLogo /></a>

        <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-0 hidden w-[700px] -translate-x-1/2 lg:block" style={{ filter: "drop-shadow(0 12px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18))" }}>
          <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" className="pointer-events-none absolute -left-[18px] top-0 z-10 text-black"><path d="M 20 20 L 20 0 L 0 0 C 11.046 0 20 11.046 20 20 Z" fill="currentColor" /></svg>
          <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" className="pointer-events-none absolute -right-[18px] top-0 z-10 text-black"><path d="M 0 0 L 20 0 C 8.954 0 0 8.954 0 20 Z" fill="currentColor" /></svg>

          <motion.div animate={{ height: activePanel ? 260 : 48 }} transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 28 }} className="relative flex w-full flex-col justify-start overflow-hidden bg-black" style={{ borderBottomLeftRadius: "16px", borderBottomRightRadius: "16px" }}>
            <div className="z-20 flex h-12 items-center justify-center px-6">
              <nav className="flex w-full items-center justify-center gap-5 text-xs font-medium text-zinc-400">
                {navItems.map((item) => item.panelId ? (
                  <button key={item.label} onClick={() => toggleMenu(item.panelId!)} className={`flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-3 py-1 outline-none transition-all hover:text-white ${activeMenu === item.panelId ? "bg-[#18181b] text-white" : "text-zinc-400"}`}>
                    {item.label}<ChevronDown className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 opacity-70 transition-transform duration-300 ${activeMenu === item.panelId ? "rotate-180" : ""}`} />
                  </button>
                ) : <a key={item.label} href={item.href} className="px-2 py-1 text-zinc-400 transition-colors duration-250 hover:text-white">{item.label}</a>)}
              </nav>
            </div>

            <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
              {activePanel && (
                <motion.div key={activePanel.id} initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -8 }} animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }} exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -8 }} transition={{ duration: 0.18 }} className="overflow-hidden border-t border-zinc-900 bg-black">
                  <DropdownPanel panel={activePanel} />
                </motion.div>
              )}
            </AnimatePresence>
          </motion.div>
        </div>

        <a href="#" className="group flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-3.5 py-1.5 text-[12px] font-semibold text-white shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-blue-700">Try it now<ArrowRight className="h-3 w-3 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5" /></a>
      </div>

      <div className="relative z-30 flex h-14 w-full items-center justify-between lg:hidden">
        <a href="#" className="text-black"><XaiLogo /></a>
        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
          <a href="#" className="group flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-white shadow-sm">Try it now<ArrowRight className="h-3 w-3" /></a>
          <button onClick={() => setMobileOpen((open) => !open)} className="grid size-9 place-items-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-200 text-zinc-900">{mobileOpen ? <X className="size-4" /> : <Menu className="size-4" />}</button>
        </div>
      </div>

      <AnimatePresence>
        {mobileOpen && (
          <motion.div initial={{ opacity: 0, height: 0 }} animate={{ opacity: 1, height: "auto" }} exit={{ opacity: 0, height: 0 }} className="relative z-20 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-black text-white shadow-xl lg:hidden">
            <div className="grid gap-1 p-4">
              {navItems.map((item) => {
                const panel = item.panelId ? getPanel(item.panelId) : null;
                const isOpen = mobileActiveMenu === item.panelId;

                if (!item.panelId) {
                  return <a key={item.label} href={item.href || "#"} className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-300 hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white">{item.label}</a>;
                }

                return (
                  <div key={item.label}>
                    <button type="button" onClick={() => setMobileActiveMenu(isOpen ? null : item.panelId!)} className="flex w-full items-center justify-between rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm text-zinc-300 hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white">
                      {item.label}
                      <ChevronDown className={`size-4 transition-transform ${isOpen ? "rotate-180" : ""}`} />
                    </button>
                    <AnimatePresence initial={false}>
                      {isOpen && panel && (
                        <motion.div initial={{ height: 0, opacity: 0 }} animate={{ height: "auto", opacity: 1 }} exit={{ height: 0, opacity: 0 }} transition={{ duration: 0.2 }} className="overflow-hidden">
                          <div className="mx-3 mb-2 grid gap-2 border-l border-white/10 pl-3 pt-1">
                            {panel.items.map((panelItem) => (
                              <a key={panelItem.title} href="#" className="rounded-md px-3 py-2 hover:bg-white/5">
                                <span className="block text-sm font-medium text-white">{panelItem.title}</span>
                                {panelItem.description && <span className="mt-0.5 block text-xs leading-5 text-zinc-500">{panelItem.description}</span>}
                              </a>
                            ))}
                          </div>
                        </motion.div>
                      )}
                    </AnimatePresence>
                  </div>
                );
              })}
            </div>
          </motion.div>
        )}
      </AnimatePresence>

      <div className="relative z-10 mt-14 w-full max-w-[700px] bg-white text-center lg:mt-14">
        <div className="flex flex-col items-center px-6 pt-10">
          <a href="#" className="group mb-8 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1 text-sm text-neutral-400 transition-colors hover:text-black md:px-3"><span className="rounded-full bg-neutral-200 px-2 py-0.5 text-neutral-500 transition-colors group-hover:bg-neutral-900 group-hover:text-white">Hiring</span>Apply for Design Engineers<ArrowRight className="size-3 text-neutral-400 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1 group-hover:text-black" /></a>
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          <p className="mt-4 max-w-lg text-center text-sm leading-relaxed text-black/60 md:text-lg">Autonomous agents that debug, refactor, and ship features while you focus on architecture and strategy</p>
          <div className="mb-10 mt-6 flex flex-row gap-4"><a href="#" className="flex min-w-[100px] items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-blue-700 md:min-w-[190px] md:text-lg">Get API Access</a><a href="#" className="flex min-w-[100px] items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-neutral-300 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-black transition-colors hover:bg-gray-50 md:min-w-[190px] md:text-lg">View Documentation</a></div>
        </div>
        <div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-b-[16px] bg-gray-50"><img src="https://assets.solaceui.com/solaceui-hero-light.png" alt="Dashboard Preview" className="h-auto w-full object-cover object-top" /><div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-40 bg-gradient-to-t from-white via-white/80 to-transparent" /></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}
```