# Handling State

Certain options allow you to control which "state" they get applied to, by choosing a new value from a dropdown located at the upper-right:

State Dropdown

The available states are listed below.


# Default

Activates as soon as the page is loaded.


# Focus

Activates when the component is given focus. This occurs when the component is clicked on, or tabbed into via the keyboard.


# Hover

Activates when the mouse cursor is above the component


# Selected

Activates when the component is "selected". For example, a tab button in the Tabbed Nav is considered selected after being clicked on.


# Expanded

Activates when a component is "expanded". For example, a Nav Dropdown item would be considered expanded when its dropdown content is being displayed.