---
id: Empty state
section: components
cssPrefix: pf-v5-c-empty-state
---## Examples

### Basic

```html
<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-cubes" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
        <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Empty state</h1>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div
      class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
    >This represents an the empty state pattern in PatternFly. Hopefully it's simple enough to use but flexible enough to meet a variety of needs.</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">Primary action</button>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Multiple</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action buttons</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Can</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Go here</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">In the second</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action area</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Extra small

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state pf-m-xs">
  <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__content">
    <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__header">
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
        <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Empty state</h1>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div
      class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
    >This represents an the empty state pattern in PatternFly. Hopefully it's simple enough to use but flexible enough to meet a variety of needs.</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-link pf-m-small"
          type="button"
        >Multiple</button>
        <button
          class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link pf-m-small"
          type="button"
        >Action buttons</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link pf-m-small" type="button">Can</button>
        <button
          class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link pf-m-small"
          type="button"
        >Go here</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link pf-m-small" type="button">In the</button>
        <button
          class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link pf-m-small"
          type="button"
        >Action area</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Small

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state pf-m-sm">
  <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-cubes" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
        <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Empty state</h1>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div
      class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
    >This represents an the empty state pattern in PatternFly. Hopefully it's simple enough to use but flexible enough to meet a variety of needs.</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">Primary action</button>
      </div>

      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Multiple</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action buttons</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Can</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Go here</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">In the second</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action area</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Large

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state pf-m-lg">
  <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-cubes" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
        <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Empty state</h1>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div
      class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
    >This represents an the empty state pattern in PatternFly. Hopefully it's simple enough to use but flexible enough to meet a variety of needs.</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">Primary action</button>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Multiple</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action buttons</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Can</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Go here</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">In the second</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action area</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

### Extra large

```html
<div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state pf-m-xl">
  <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-cubes" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title">
        <h1 class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text">Empty state</h1>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div
      class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__body"
    >This represents an the empty state pattern in PatternFly. Hopefully it's simple enough to use but flexible enough to meet a variety of needs.</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">Primary action</button>
      </div>
      <div class="pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions">
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Multiple</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action buttons</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Can</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Go here</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">In the second</button>
        <button class="pf-v5-c-button pf-m-link" type="button">Action area</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

```

## Documentation

### Accessibility

| Attribute | Applied to | Outcome |
| -- | -- | -- |
| `aria-hidden="true"` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__icon` |  Hides icon for assistive technologies. **Required** |

### Usage

| Class | Applied to | Outcome |
| -- | -- | -- |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | `<div>` |  Initiates an empty state component. The empty state centers its content (`.pf-v5-c-empty-state__content`) vertically and horizontally. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__content` | `<div>` |  Creates the content container. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__header` | `<div>` |  Creates the header container. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__title` | `<div>` |  Creates the empty state title container. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__title-text` | `<h1>`, `<h2>`, `<h3>`, `<h4>`, `<h5>`, `<h6>`, `<div>` |  Creates the empty state title text container. |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__icon` | `<div>` |  Creates the empty state icon container. |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__body` | `<div>` |  Creates the empty state body content. There can be more than one `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__body` elements. |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__footer` | `<div>` |  Creates the footer container. **Required** |
| `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__actions` | `<div>` |  Container for actions. **Required** |
| `.pf-m-xs` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | Modifies the empty state for an extra small variation and max-width. |
| `.pf-m-sm` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | Modifies the empty state for a small max-width. |
| `.pf-m-lg` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | Modifies the empty state for a large max-width. |
| `.pf-m-xl` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | Modifies the empty state for an extra large variation and max-width. |
| `.pf-m-full-height` | `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` | Modifies the empty state to be `height: 100%`. If you need the empty state content to be centered vertically, you can use this modifier to make the empty state fill the height of its container, and center `.pf-v5-c-empty-state__content`. **Note:** this modifier requires the parent of `.pf-v5-c-empty-state` have an implicit or explicit `height` defined.  |