Chat List Item Menu

Each chat in the list has a menu to rename it in place, pin it to the top, or delete it with an undo option.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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How to use it

Click Copy the code, or download the file.
Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
Change --accent at the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.

What you get

Works in light and dark mode automatically
Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
Fits phones, tablets and desktops
Respects the reduced motion setting
No framework, so it works with any stack

The code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
  Chat List Item Menu: a free AI UI component
  From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
  https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/

  How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
  Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
  Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
  data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Chat List Item Menu | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="Each chat in the list has a menu to rename it in place, pin it to the top, or delete it with an undo option.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
  --accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
  --bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
  --line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
  --radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
  --font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,380px);background:var(--surface-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:10px}
.wrap h2{font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;margin:6px 8px}
ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
li{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border-radius:9px;padding:0 4px 0 10px}
li:hover,li:focus-within{background:var(--surface)}
li a{flex:1;padding:9px 0;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;min-width:0}
li .pin{color:var(--accent);display:grid}
li input{flex:1;border:1px solid var(--accent);border-radius:7px;padding:6px 8px;background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);font-size:14px;margin:4px 0;min-width:0}
.ib{width:28px;height:28px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);border-radius:7px;cursor:pointer;flex:none}
.ib:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.menu{position:absolute;right:4px;top:100%;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:4px;min-width:150px;z-index:3;list-style:none;margin:0}
.menu button{width:100%;text-align:left;border:0;background:none;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:7px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
.menu button:hover,.menu button:focus{background:var(--surface-2);outline:0}.menu .del{color:var(--bad)}
.undo{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-top:8px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bg);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 8px 8px 12px;font-size:13.5px}
.undo button{border:0;background:none;color:var(--bg);font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;padding:4px 8px;text-decoration:underline}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap"><h2>Your chats</h2><ul id="list"></ul><div class="undo" id="undo" role="status" aria-live="polite" hidden><span id="ut"></span><button type="button" id="ub">Undo</button></div></div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var items=[{t:'Party planning',p:false},{t:'Email to my landlord',p:false},{t:'Explain compound interest',p:false},{t:'Trip to Lisbon',p:true},{t:'Weekly meal plan',p:false}];
var list=document.getElementById('list'),undo=document.getElementById('undo'),ut=document.getElementById('ut'),last=null,timer=null,openMenu=null;
var PIN='<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 17v5M9 3h6l-1 6 4 4H6l4-4z\"/></svg>',DOTS='<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"12\" r=\"1.8\"/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"1.8\"/><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"12\" r=\"1.8\"/></svg>';
function closeMenu(){if(openMenu){openMenu.remove();openMenu=null;}}
function render(){closeMenu();list.innerHTML='';items.slice().sort(function(a,b){return b.p-a.p;}).forEach(function(it){var li=document.createElement('li');
  li.innerHTML=(it.p?'<span class="pin" title="Pinned">'+PIN+'</span>':'')+'<a href="#"></a><button class="ib" type="button" aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false">'+DOTS+'</button>';
  li.querySelector('a').textContent=it.t;var mb=li.querySelector('.ib');mb.setAttribute('aria-label','Options for '+it.t);
  mb.addEventListener('click',function(e){e.stopPropagation();var was=openMenu&&openMenu.parentNode===li;closeMenu();if(was)return;
    var m=document.createElement('ul');m.className='menu';m.setAttribute('role','menu');
    [['Rename',rename],[it.p?'Unpin':'Pin to top',function(){it.p=!it.p;render();}],['Delete',del]].forEach(function(o,i){var b=document.createElement('button');b.type='button';b.setAttribute('role','menuitem');b.textContent=o[0];if(o[0]==='Delete')b.className='del';
      b.addEventListener('click',function(){closeMenu();o[1]();});var l=document.createElement('li');l.setAttribute('role','none');l.appendChild(b);m.appendChild(l);});
    li.appendChild(m);openMenu=m;mb.setAttribute('aria-expanded','true');m.querySelector('button').focus();
    m.addEventListener('keydown',function(ev){var bs=[].slice.call(m.querySelectorAll('button')),k=bs.indexOf(document.activeElement);
      if(ev.key==='ArrowDown'){ev.preventDefault();bs[(k+1)%bs.length].focus();}if(ev.key==='ArrowUp'){ev.preventDefault();bs[(k-1+bs.length)%bs.length].focus();}if(ev.key==='Escape'){closeMenu();mb.setAttribute('aria-expanded','false');mb.focus();}});});
  function rename(){var a=li.querySelector('a'),inp=document.createElement('input');inp.value=it.t;inp.setAttribute('aria-label','Chat name');li.replaceChild(inp,a);inp.focus();inp.select();
    function done(save){if(save&&inp.value.trim())it.t=inp.value.trim();render();}
    inp.addEventListener('keydown',function(ev){if(ev.key==='Enter')done(true);if(ev.key==='Escape')done(false);});inp.addEventListener('blur',function(){done(true);});}
  function del(){var i=items.indexOf(it);last={it:it,i:i};items.splice(i,1);render();ut.textContent='"'+it.t+'" deleted';undo.hidden=false;clearTimeout(timer);timer=setTimeout(function(){undo.hidden=true;last=null;},5000);}
  list.appendChild(li);});}
document.getElementById('ub').addEventListener('click',function(){if(!last)return;items.splice(last.i,0,last.it);last=null;undo.hidden=true;render();});
document.addEventListener('click',closeMenu);render();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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