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DayPicker Anatomy

To better understand the documentation, familiarize yourself with the elements that compose DayPicker:

  • Navigation Bar: Contains arrows to navigate between months.
  • Month Caption: Displays the title of the current month.
  • Weekdays Row: Shows the names of the weekdays.
  • Weeks: Rows that display the days of the month.
  • Day: Represents a day of the month, which can have different modifiers, such as:
    • selected: The day is selected.
    • disabled: The day is disabled.
    • today: The day is today.
    • outside: The day is outside the current month.
  • Footer: An ARIA live region used to announce the selected date.

The UI elements are mapped to CSS classes. A complete list can be found in the UI enum.

Screenshot of DayPicker displaying the September 2025 calendar, with the date range from the 17th to the 20th selected.Screenshot of DayPicker displaying the September 2025 calendar, with the date range from the 17th to the 20th selected.