---
id: Code editor
section: components
cssPrefix: pf-v5-c-code-editor
---## Examples

### Default

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__controls">
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Copy to clipboard"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Download code"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-download"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Upload code"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-upload"></i>
      </button>
    </div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main"></div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab">
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-code"></i>
      </span>
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text">HTML</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__main">
    <code dir="ltr" class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code">
      <pre class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code-pre">
                code goes here
      </pre>
    </code>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Read-only

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor pf-m-read-only">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__controls">
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Copy to clipboard"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Download code"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-download"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Upload code"
        disabled
      >
        <i class="fas fa-upload"></i>
      </button>
    </div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main"></div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab">
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-code"></i>
      </span>
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text">HTML</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__main">
    <code dir="ltr" class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code">
      <pre class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code-pre">
                code goes here
      </pre>
    </code>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Without actions

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main"></div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab">
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-code" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </span>
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text">YAML</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__main">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state">
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__content">
        <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__header">
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__icon">
            <i class="fas fa- fa-code" aria-hidden="true"></i>
          </div>
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
            <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Start editing</h1>
          </div>
        </div>

        <div
          class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
        >Drag a file here or browse to upload.</div>

        <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__footer">
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
            <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-primary" type="button">Browse</button>
          </div>
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
            <button
              class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link"
              type="button"
            >Start from scratch</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Drag file and hover over component

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main"></div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab">
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-code" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </span>
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text">YAML</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__main pf-m-drag-hover">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state">
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__content">
        <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__header">
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__icon">
            <i class="fas fa- fa-code" aria-hidden="true"></i>
          </div>
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
            <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Start editing</h1>
          </div>
        </div>

        <div
          class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
        >Drag a file here or browse to upload.</div>

        <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__footer">
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
            <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-primary" type="button">Browse</button>
          </div>
          <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
            <button
              class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link"
              type="button"
            >Start from scratch</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### With optional header content and keyboard shortcuts

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__controls">
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Copy to clipboard"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Download code"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-download"></i>
      </button>
      <button
        class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-control"
        type="button"
        aria-label="Upload code"
      >
        <i class="fas fa-upload"></i>
      </button>
    </div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main">Header main content</div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__keyboard-shortcuts">
      <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">
        <span class="pf-v5-c-button__icon pf-m-start">
          <i class="pf-v5-pficon pf-v5-pficon-help" aria-hidden="true"></i>
        </span>
        View shortcuts
      </button>
    </div>
    <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab">
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-code"></i>
      </span>
      <span class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text">HTML</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__main">
    <code dir="ltr" class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code">
      <pre class="pf-v5-c-code-editor__code-pre">
                code goes here
      </pre>
    </code>
  </div>
</div>

```

## Documentation

### Usage

| Class | Applied to | Outcome |
| -- | -- | -- |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor component. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__header` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor header used for the controls and tab elements. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__main` | `<div>` | Initiates the main container for a code editor e.g. Monaco **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__code` | `<div>` | Initiates the container for code without a JS code editor. Comes with PatternFly styling. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__controls` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor controls. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__header-main` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor header content area. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__keyboard-shortcuts` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor header keyboard shortcuts area. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab` | `<div>` | Initiates the code editor tab. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-text` | `<span>` | Initiates the code editor tab text. |
| `.pf-v5-c-code-editor__tab-icon` | `<span>` | Initiates the code editor tab icon. |