Link

An accessible link-like control with application-defined styling.

Like every gpui-base primitive, Link supplies behavior and semantic structure without imposing a product visual language. Apply GPUI styles and compose the exported parts to match your design system.

#Example

The single native Cargo entrypoint selects this primitive from the shared showcase implementation. The same showcase is compiled once for the WASM preview above.

cargo run -p gpui-base --example components -- link

#Import

use gpui_kit::base::{Link};

#Anatomy and API

The example composes Link. GPUI’s standard styling and event traits provide presentation; these base types provide the interaction structure.

The authoritative module is components/link.rs. Native and browser previews compile this same file.

#State and events

The link emits activation while the application defines URL or in-app navigation.

Keep controlled state on the parent render type or in a GPUI entity. Update it in callbacks and call cx.notify(); do not recreate persistent entities during every render.

#Complete Rust example

The complete implementation used by the runnable showcase is embedded directly from Rust source:

use gpui::{IntoElement, ParentElement as _, Styled as _, div};
use gpui_base::Link;

use super::super::BaseShowcase;

impl BaseShowcase {
    pub(in super::super) fn link(&self) -> impl IntoElement {
        div()
            .w_56()
            .flex()
            .flex_col()
            .gap_2()
            .text_xs()
            .child("Navigation is application-owned")
            .child(
                Link::new("example-link")
                    .href("/base/primitives/link")
                    .open_with(|href, _, _, cx| cx.open_url(href))
                    .h_7()
                    .px_3()
                    .py_0()
                    .flex()
                    .items_center()
                    .border_1()
                    .border_color(super::example_rgb(0x171717))
                    .child("Open Link documentation  →"),
            )
            .child(
                Link::new("disabled-link")
                    .href("/disabled")
                    .disabled(true)
                    .h_7()
                    .px_3()
                    .py_0()
                    .flex()
                    .items_center()
                    .border_1()
                    .border_color(super::example_rgb(0xd4d4d4))
                    .text_color(super::example_rgb(0x737373))
                    .child("Disabled destination"),
            )
    }
}

The command above supplies application initialization, window creation, and shared BaseShowcase state.

#Accessibility

Use links for navigation, meaningful text, and a visible focus style.

#Notes

Use stable element IDs where accepted. Verify focus, hover, active, selected, disabled, reduced-motion, and high-contrast appearances in the consuming design system.