# nav.area

A link to one area of the site that has its own sidebar: Docs, Reference. Pass current on the open one; it is marked by full-strength text, with no underline

Component: [`<Action>`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/components/action.md) · Renders: `<a>` · Profile: [UI](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md)

## Example

```tsx
<Action intent="nav.area" href="/somewhere" current={isCurrent}>Area</Action>
```

## Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

| If it is for… | Use |
|---|---|
| A link to one area of the site that has its own sidebar: Docs, Reference. Pass current on the open one; it is marked by full-strength text, with no underline | `nav.area` (this page) |
| Pages inside an area | [`nav.page`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/nav/page.md) |

## Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

- Built from: [`control.base`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-base)

## For registry authors

**Starter intents.** These are the intents `prongs add` puts in your registry, shown in this site’s theme. Yours are your own `registry.ts`: rename, restyle and add to them, and see them with `prongs add gallery`.

What this intent is built from and its entry in `components/prongs/registry.ts`. You only need this to change how it looks or to add an intent like it.

How nav.area resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

- [`control.base`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-base) — Shape and behaviour shared by every button

  ```
  inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
  whitespace-nowrap rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-sm transition-colors
  focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
  focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
  ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
  disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
  aria-disabled:opacity-50
  ```

- `nav.area` (this page) — A link to one area of the site that has its own sidebar: Docs, Reference. Pass current on the open one; it is marked by full-strength text, with no underline

  ```
  h-full px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground
  aria-[current]:text-foreground
  ```

Final classes

```
inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm transition-colors
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
aria-disabled:opacity-50 h-full px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground
hover:text-foreground aria-[current]:text-foreground
```

Definition

```ts
'nav.area': {
  kind: 'semantic',
  description: 'A link to one area of the site that has its own sidebar: Docs, Reference. Pass current on the open one; it is marked by full-strength text, with no underline',
  refs: ['control.base'],
  binding: {
    classes: 'h-full px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground aria-[current]:text-foreground',
  },
  notFor: [{ context: 'pages inside an area', instead: 'nav.page' }],
},
```