CodeBlockexperimental

Read-only code display card with a copy button, an accessible copy status, and horizontal scroll kept inside the block. It renders raw text, so syntax highlighting comes from a consumer or the StreamingMarkdown renderer.

type Source = { id: string; title: string; url?: string };

function cite(sources: Source[]): string {
  return sources.map((s, i) => `[${i + 1}] ${s.title}`).join('\n');
}

Variant

Wrap lines

Copy button

Language

<CodeBlock lang="ts" {code} />

01 Examples

Multi-line code

Pass the code as a string. It renders as raw text with no built-in highlighting, and long lines scroll horizontally inside the block rather than the page.

import { CodeBlock } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

export function greet(name: string): string {
  return `Hello, ${name} — this line is long enough to scroll inside the block.`;
}

<script lang="ts">
  import { CodeBlock } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

  // Rendered as raw text — CodeBlock never highlights on its own. Long lines
  // scroll horizontally inside the block, so the page never scrolls sideways.
  const code = `import { CodeBlock } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

export function greet(name: string): string {
  return \`Hello, \${name} — this line is long enough to scroll inside the block.\`;
}`;
</script>

<CodeBlock lang="ts" {code} />

Track copies with onCopy

onCopy fires only after the clipboard write succeeds, so it is a safe place to record an event like 'install command copied'.

bash

curl -fsSL https://ui.urbicon.de/install.sh | sh

Copied 0 times.

<script lang="ts">
  import { CodeBlock } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

  // onCopy fires only after the clipboard write succeeds — the perfect hook for
  // analytics ("install command copied") without polling the clipboard.
  let copies = $state(0);
  const code = 'curl -fsSL https://ui.urbicon.de/install.sh | sh';
</script>

<div class="w-full space-y-2">
  <CodeBlock lang="bash" {code} onCopy={() => (copies += 1)} />
  <p class="text-text-tertiary text-xs">
    Copied {copies} time{copies === 1 ? '' : 's'}.
  </p>
</div>

Extra header actions

The actions snippet renders custom controls in the header, just before the copy button: a 'Run' button, 'Open in editor', or a language switch.

sql

SELECT id, title FROM sources WHERE cited = true;

<script lang="ts">
  import { CodeBlock, Button } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

  // The `actions` snippet renders extra controls in the header, before the copy
  // button — e.g. "Run in playground", "Open in editor".
  const code = 'SELECT id, title FROM sources WHERE cited = true;';
</script>

<CodeBlock lang="sql" {code}>
  {#snippet actions()}
    <Button variant="ghost" size="sm">Run</Button>
  {/snippet}
</CodeBlock>

02 Accessibility

Copy button label

The copy button carries an aria-label that swaps from copyLabel ("Copy") to copiedLabel ("Copied") for two seconds after a successful copy, so its accessible name always matches what the user sees. A denied or failed clipboard write leaves the label unchanged, so a copy is confirmed only when it actually happened.

Status announcement

A visually hidden role="status" region announces "Copied" to screen readers. It ships in the DOM up front and only its text content changes, which assistive tech announces reliably.

Scrollable region

The code body is a focusable role="region" (tabindex="0") labelled by the language, so keyboard users can reach and scroll horizontally overflowing code (WCAG 2.1.1). Focus rings use focus-visible: for keyboard-only visibility.

03 API Reference

18 props

18 props 1 required

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`code` required	`string`	—	The code to display and copy. Rendered as raw text (no highlighting).
`actions`	`Snippet`	—	Extra header actions rendered in the header, just before the copy button.
`class`	`string`	—	Extra classes merged onto the root element.
`copiedLabel`	`string`	`'Copied'`	Label shown for two seconds after a successful copy.
`copyFailedLabel`	`string`	`'Copy failed'`	Label shown for two seconds after a FAILED copy — e.g. a denied clipboard permission or a non-secure context.
`copyLabel`	`string`	`'Copy'`	Accessible label / tooltip for the copy button at rest. These labels are plain English defaults rather than i18n-resolved, so this leaf stays out of the i18n registry. Pass your own strings to localise.
`label`	`string`	—	Header caption, shown instead of `lang`. For an embedded block, naming what the payload is ("Input", "Response body") is often clearer than the language it is serialised in. `lang` still names the scrollable region for screen readers when both are given.
`lang`	`string`	—	Language label shown in the header. Display-only — does not drive highlighting.
`onCopy`	`(code: string) => void`	—	Called with the copied code after a successful clipboard write.
`onCopyError`	`(error: unknown) => void`	—	Called with the thrown reason when the clipboard write fails. Without a handler the failure is logged; either way the button reports it.
`preset`	`string`	—	Apply a named preset registered via `<BlocksProvider presets={{ CodeBlock: {...} }}>`. Prefer this over `class` overrides when the requested look falls outside the semantic intent palette.
`showCopy`	`boolean`	—	Show the copy button in the header.
`slotClasses`	`Partial<Record<CodeBlockSlots, string>>`	—	Per-slot class overrides. Slots: root \| header \| langLabel \| copyButton \| pre \| code. Note `variant="plain"` deliberately leaves root/header/pre without surface, outline or padding — the embedding parent supplies those.
`unstyled`	`boolean`	—	Remove all default tv classes.
`variant` variant	cardplain	`card`	Controls the visual style and presentation of the CodeBlock. Determines the component's visual treatment. Available options: card, plain.
`wrap`	`boolean`	—	Soft-wrap long lines. `false` (default) scrolls horizontally inside the block; `true` wraps with `whitespace-pre-wrap` + word breaking.
`...CodeBlockVariants` variant	`VariantProps`	—	Styling variants from CodeBlockVariants
`...HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>` inherited	`HTMLAttributes`	—	HTML attributes (excluding: 'children' \| 'class')

04 Types

2 types

Only referenced

	Name	Kind	Category	Used by	Description
	`CodeBlockProps`	`interface`	`props`	—	—
	`CodeBlockVariants`	`type`	`variant`	`1`	—

05 Installation

Import

import { CodeBlock } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';
import type { CodeBlockProps } from '@urbicon-ui/blocks';

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