Bento Grid
A responsive bento-box grid with span-controlled cells for showcasing features.
Preview
Lightning fast
Server-rendered Blade with zero runtime JavaScript for the layout.
Composable
Drop cells in any order and let the grid flow around their spans.
Accessible
Semantic tokens and reduced-motion friendly out of the box.
Theme aware
Adapts to light and dark automatically.
Responsive
One column on mobile, two on tablet, full grid on desktop.
<x-ui.bento class="max-w-3xl">
<x-ui.bento.item
:colSpan="2"
title="Lightning fast"
description="Server-rendered Blade with zero runtime JavaScript for the layout."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
:rowSpan="2"
title="Composable"
description="Drop cells in any order and let the grid flow around their spans."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
title="Accessible"
description="Semantic tokens and reduced-motion friendly out of the box."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
title="Theme aware"
description="Adapts to light and dark automatically."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
:colSpan="2"
title="Responsive"
description="One column on mobile, two on tablet, full grid on desktop."
/>
</x-ui.bento>
Installation
php artisan ui:add bento
Registry contract
php artisan ui:add bento
writes only the files below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and asks before it replaces a local change, unless you pass --force.
-
resources/views/components/ui/bento.blade.php -
resources/views/components/ui/bento/item.blade.php
- Registry dependencies
- None — installs on its own.
- Packages
-
composer: jml/brok:^0.2
Use with AI
A brief for your coding agent: install command, usage, props, guidance and the rules. Copy it, or open a prompt about this component in an assistant.
# Brok UI: Bento Grid (`bento`)
A responsive bento-box grid with span-controlled cells for showcasing features.
Brok UI is a Laravel Blade component registry. Installed components are plain Blade files the app owns.
## Install
```bash
php artisan ui:add bento
```
## Usage
```blade
<x-ui.bento class="max-w-3xl">
<x-ui.bento.item
:colSpan="2"
title="Lightning fast"
description="Server-rendered Blade with zero runtime JavaScript for the layout."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
:rowSpan="2"
title="Composable"
description="Drop cells in any order and let the grid flow around their spans."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
title="Accessible"
description="Semantic tokens and reduced-motion friendly out of the box."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
title="Theme aware"
description="Adapts to light and dark automatically."
/>
<x-ui.bento.item
:colSpan="2"
title="Responsive"
description="One column on mobile, two on tablet, full grid on desktop."
/>
</x-ui.bento>
```
## Props
- `cols` (int, default `3`) — Column count at the large breakpoint; smaller breakpoints fall back to a fixed 1/2 column ramp.
- `gap` (int, default `4`) — Gap between cells: 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8.
- `colSpan` (int, default `1`) — Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
- `rowSpan` (int, default `1`) — Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
- `title` (mixed|null, default `null`) — Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
- `description` (mixed|null, default `null`) — Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
- `icon` (mixed|null, default `null`) — Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
## Use when
- Use to group related content into scannable units for browsing, prioritization, or rearrangement.
- Showcasing a set of features or highlights as an asymmetric grid of differently sized cells.
- Needing individual cells that can span multiple columns or rows to create visual emphasis.
## Avoid when
- Do not use card-like structures when dense row-by-row comparison would be clearer in a list or table.
- The grid should be uniform, with every cell the same size; use grid instead.
- The content is primarily data to scan or compare; use table or a plain card grid.
## Anti-patterns
- Turning every object into a card
## Rules
- Use the `<brok:bento>` tag (or `<x-ui.bento>`) in Blade; do not rewrite the component.
- Prefer the documented props and variants over utility-class overrides; when a utility must win, use the `!` important modifier.
- Use semantic design tokens (`bg-primary`, `text-muted-foreground`), never raw colour utilities.
- Keep the `data-slot` attributes; they are the styling and test hooks.
## Links
- Docs: https://brokui.dev/docs/components/bento
- Registry JSON (files, props, contract): https://brokui.dev/r/open/bento.json
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API
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cols | int | 3 | Column count at the large breakpoint; smaller breakpoints fall back to a fixed 1/2 column ramp. |
| gap | int | 4 | Gap between cells: 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8. |
| colSpan | int | 1 | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| rowSpan | int | 1 | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| title | mixed | null | null | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| description | mixed | null | null | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
| icon | mixed | null | null | Declared by @props in the registry Blade source. |
Slots
default— bento.item cells composing the grid.x-ui.bento.item— Installed subcomponent from the registry item.
Data slots
Stable hooks for CSS overrides and browser tests.
Behavior
- The large-breakpoint column count is driven by a CSS custom property so the grid stays Tailwind-purge safe with a dynamic cols value.
- Each item's grid-column and grid-row spans are set via inline style, also for the same purge-safety reason, so spans can be any integer without pre-registering classes.
- Declares registry capability flags: a11y, responsive, rtl, darkMode, localized.
Guidance
Organize browsable objects into scannable units.
Use when
- Use to group related content into scannable units for browsing, prioritization, or rearrangement.
- Showcasing a set of features or highlights as an asymmetric grid of differently sized cells.
- Needing individual cells that can span multiple columns or rows to create visual emphasis.
Avoid when
- Do not use card-like structures when dense row-by-row comparison would be clearer in a list or table.
- The grid should be uniform, with every cell the same size; use grid instead.
- The content is primarily data to scan or compare; use table or a plain card grid.
Use instead
- Table for exact comparison
- List for compact scanning
Anti-patterns
- Turning every object into a card
- Anatomy
- Theming hooks
Accessibility
- Keyboard
- No component-owned keyboard interaction; native element behavior applies.
- Focus
none
- Cells render as plain divs; give interactive cells their own link or button semantics rather than relying on the bento grid for interactivity.
- Semantic HTML and a stable
data-slotattribute for styling and scripting hooks. - Focus-visible rings use the
ringtoken, so keyboard focus is always visible. - Disabled and invalid states are conveyed to assistive tech, not by color alone.
- Targets WCAG 2.2 AA; verify contrast in light, dark, admin and customer surfaces in the preview.
- Labels go through
__()and layout uses logical properties (ms-*,text-start), so it mirrors underdir="rtl"— flip the preview to RTL to confirm. - Dark mode uses the same semantic tokens under the
darkclass; high contrast follows forced-color system tokens.
Livewire
Livewire can update this component through forwarded wire:* attributes.
Source
The exact, editable files ui:add writes
into your app. Previews render this same code; there are no preview-only components.
@props([
'cols' => 3,
'gap' => 4,
])
@php
// The large-breakpoint column count is dynamic, so it is fed through a CSS
// custom property + an arbitrary-value class to stay Tailwind-purge safe.
// Small/medium breakpoints fall back to a fixed 1/2 column ramp.
$gapClass = match ((int) $gap) {
2 => 'gap-2',
3 => 'gap-3',
6 => 'gap-6',
8 => 'gap-8',
default => 'gap-4',
};
@endphp
<div
data-slot="bento"
style="--bento-cols: {{ (int) $cols }};"
{{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:[grid-template-columns:repeat(var(--bento-cols),minmax(0,1fr))] '.$gapClass]) }}
>
{{ $slot }}
</div>
@props([
'colSpan' => 1,
'rowSpan' => 1,
'title' => null,
'description' => null,
'icon' => null,
])
@php
// Spans are dynamic, so they go through inline grid-* styles rather than
// dynamic class names (which Tailwind's JIT purge would strip).
$hasHeader = filled($title) || filled($description) || $icon;
@endphp
<div
data-slot="bento-item"
style="grid-column: span {{ (int) $colSpan }}; grid-row: span {{ (int) $rowSpan }};"
{{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'group relative overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-6 transition-colors hover:bg-accent/50 motion-reduce:transition-none']) }}
>
@if ($icon)
<div data-slot="bento-item-icon" class="mb-4 text-primary">
{{ $icon }}
</div>
@endif
@if (filled($title))
<h3 class="font-semibold text-foreground">{{ $title }}</h3>
@endif
@if (filled($description))
<p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground @if (filled($title)) mt-1 @endif">{{ $description }}</p>
@endif
@if ($hasHeader && trim($slot) !== '')
<div class="mt-4">{{ $slot }}</div>
@else
{{ $slot }}
@endif
</div>
Ownership & lifecycle
Owner, release state, review evidence and adoption for this item.
- Owner
- Platform UI (@JoshJML)
- Current version
-
1.0.4 - Status
- Stable
- License
-
open - Accessibility reviewed
- No review date recorded
- Last breaking change
- No date recorded
- Deprecation
- Not deprecated
- Contract
-
v6 - Foundation
-
≥ 1.0.0