Customization

Use the customization props to tailor the calendar's appearance.

Prop Name	Type	Description
captionLayout	"label" "dropdown" "dropdown-months" "dropdown-years"	Choose the layout of the month caption. Default is label.
navLayout	"around" | "after"	Adjust the positioning of the navigation buttons.
fixedWeeks	boolean	Display 6 weeks per month.
footer	ReactNode | string	Add a footer to the calendar, acting as a live region.
hideWeekdays	boolean	Hide the row displaying the weekday names.
numberOfMonths	number	The number of displayed months. Default is 1.
showOutsideDays	boolean	Display the days falling into other months.
showWeekNumber	boolean	Display the column with the week numbers.

Caption Layouts

Use the captionLayout prop to customize the layout of the month caption.

<DayPicker captionLayout="label" /> // Default value: shows the month and year.

Caption Layout	Description
"label"	Displays the month and year as a label. Default value.
"dropdown"	Displays dropdowns for both month and year navigation.
"dropdown-months"	Displays a dropdown only for the month navigation.
"dropdown-years"	Displays a dropdown only for the year navigation.

Caption Dropdown

To enable a navigation dropdown, set captionLayout="dropdown". Use the startMonth and endMonth properties to define the start and end dates for the calendar navigation.

<DayPicker
  captionLayout="dropdown"
  defaultMonth={new Date(2024, 6)}
  startMonth={new Date(2024, 6)}
  endMonth={new Date(2025, 9)}
/>

Default Range

Without specifying the startMonth and endMonth properties, the dropdown will display the last 100 years.

Navigation Layouts

Use the navLayout prop to adjust the positioning of the navigation buttons.

Navigation Layout	Description
"around"	Buttons are displayed on either side of the caption.
"after"	Buttons are displayed after the caption, ensuring the tab order matches the visual order.
undefined	Buttons are displayed after the caption, but the tab order may not match the visual order.

<DayPicker navLayout="around" />

<DayPicker navLayout="after" />

See Navigation for additional ways to customize the calendar’s navigation.

Tab Order vs. Visual Order

If not set, the navigation buttons default to being displayed after the caption. However, the tab order may not align with the visual order when setting "dropdown" as caption layout. To ensure the component remains accessible, set navLayout to "after" or to "around" instead of leaving it undefined.

In a future version, the default behavior will be changed to "after".

Outside Days

By default, DayPicker hides the days falling into other months. Use showOutsideDays to display them.

<DayPicker showOutsideDays />

Fixed Weeks

In a year, months can have between 4 and 6 weeks. Use the fixedWeeks prop to always display 6 weeks per month. This will prevent the grid from changing its height while navigating the calendar.

<DayPicker fixedWeeks showWeekNumber />

Multiple Months

To display multiple months in the calendar, use the numberOfMonths prop.

Prop Name	Type	Description
numberOfMonths	number	The number of displayed months. Default is 1.
pagedNavigation	boolean	Paginate the navigation.
reverseMonths	boolean	Render multiple months in reversed order.

<DayPicker numberOfMonths={2} />

Paged Navigation

With pagedNavigation, the navigation jumps by the specified number of months at a time.

<DayPicker numberOfMonths={2} pagedNavigation />

Week Numbers

To display the column with week numbers, use the showWeekNumber prop.

Prop Name	Type	Description
showWeekNumber	boolean	Display the week numbers.

<DayPicker showWeekNumber />

Handling Week Numbers Click

To handle clicks on the week numbers, you can set the WeekNumber custom component:

<DayPicker
  showWeekNumber
  components={{
    WeekNumber: (props) => (
      <button onClick={() => alert(`Week ${props.weekNumber}`)}>
        {props.weekNumber}
      </button>
    ),
  }}
/>

Selecting the Whole Week

In selection mode, you can create a custom selection that selects the entire week when a day is clicked.

Footer as Live Region

Use the footer prop to display a footer below the calendar. The footer acts as a live region to announce changes to screen readers. For more information on making the calendar accessible, see the Accessibility guide.

export function Footer() {
  const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState<Date>();
  return (
    <DayPicker
      mode="single"
      selected={selected}
      onSelect={setSelected}
      footer={
        selected
          ? `You picked ${selected.toLocaleDateString()}.`
          : "Please pick a date."
      }
    />
  );
}

Custom Components

In DayPicker, you can replace the components used internally to render the calendar. For more information, see the Custom Components guide.

Prop Name	Type	Description
components	CustomComponents	Change the internal components used to render the calendar.
classNames	ClassNames	Use custom class names instead of the default ones.