---
title: Dialog
description: Used to display a dialog prompt
links:
source: components/dialog
storybook: components-dialog--basic
recipe: dialog
ark: https://ark-ui.com/react/docs/components/dialog
---
## Usage
```tsx
import { Dialog } from "@chakra-ui/react"
```
```tsx
```
## Examples
### Sizes
Use the `size` prop to change the size of the dialog component.
### Cover
Use the `size="cover"` prop to make the dialog component cover the entire screen
while revealing a small portion of the page behind.
### Fullscreen
Use the `size="full"` prop to make the dialog component take up the entire
screen.
### Placement
Use the `placement` prop to change the placement of the dialog component.
### Controlled
Use the `open` and `onOpenChange` prop to control the visibility of the dialog
component.
### Store
An alternative way to control the dialog is to use the `RootProvider` component
and the `useDialog` store hook.
This way you can access the dialog state and methods from outside the dialog.
### Context
Use the `DialogContext` component to access the dialog state and methods from
outside the dialog.
### Nested Dialogs
You can nest dialogs by using the `Dialog.Root` component inside another
`Dialog.Root` component.
### Initial Focus
Use the `initialFocusEl` prop to set the initial focus of the dialog component.
### Inside Scroll
Use the `scrollBehavior=inside` prop to change the scroll behavior of the dialog
when its content overflows.
### Outside Scroll
Use the `scrollBehavior=outside` prop to change the scroll behavior of the
dialog when its content overflows.
### Motion Preset
Use the `motionPreset` prop to change the animation of the dialog component.
### Alert Dialog
Set the `role: "alertdialog"` prop to change the dialog component to an alert
dialog.
### Close Button Outside
Here's an example of how to customize the `Dialog.CloseTrigger` component to
position the close button outside the dialog component.
### Non-Modal Dialog
We don't recommend using a non-modal dialog due to the accessibility concerns
they present. In event you need it, here's what you can do:
- set the `modal` prop to `false`
- set `pointerEvents` to `none` on the `Dialog.Positioner` component
- (optional)set the `closeOnInteractOutside` prop to `false`
### DataList
Here's an example of how to compose the dialog component with the `DataList`
component.
## Props
### Root