Signature Pad

A component that allows users to draw a signature using a signature pad.

Signature

Anatomy

To set up the signature pad correctly, you'll need to understand its anatomy and how we name its parts.

Each part includes a data-part attribute to help identify them in the DOM.

Examples

Learn how to use the Signature Pad component in your project. Let's take a look at the most basic example:

import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/react/signature-pad'

export const Basic = () => (
  <SignaturePad.Root>
    <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
  </SignaturePad.Root>
)

import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/solid/signature-pad'

export const Basic = () => (
  <SignaturePad.Root>
    <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
  </SignaturePad.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/vue/signature-pad'
</script>

<template>
  <SignaturePad.Root>
    <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
  </SignaturePad.Root>
</template>

<script>
  import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/svelte/signature-pad'
</script>

<SignaturePad.Root>
  <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
  <SignaturePad.Control>
    <SignaturePad.Segment />
    <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
    <SignaturePad.Guide />
  </SignaturePad.Control>
</SignaturePad.Root>

Image Preview

After the user draws a signature, you can display a preview of the signature as an image. This is useful when you want to show the user a preview of the signature before saving it.

import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/react/signature-pad'
import { useState } from 'react'

export const ImagePreview = () => {
  const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState('')

  return (
    <>
      <SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => setImageUrl(url))}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment fill="orange" />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
      </SignaturePad.Root>

      {imageUrl && <img src={imageUrl} alt="Signature" />}
    </>
  )
}

import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/solid/signature-pad'
import { Show, createSignal } from 'solid-js'

export const ImagePreview = () => {
  const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = createSignal<string>()

  return (
    <>
      <SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => setImageUrl(url))}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment fill="orange" />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
      </SignaturePad.Root>
      <Show when={imageUrl()}>
        <img src={imageUrl()} alt="Signature" />
      </Show>
    </>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SignaturePad, type SignaturePadDrawEndDetails } from '@ark-ui/vue/signature-pad'
import { ref } from 'vue'

const imageUrl = ref<string | null>(null)

const handleDrawEnd = async (details: SignaturePadDrawEndDetails) => {
  imageUrl.value = await details.getDataUrl('image/png')
}
</script>

<template>
  <SignaturePad.Root @draw-end="handleDrawEnd">
    <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment fill="orange" />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
  </SignaturePad.Root>
  <img v-if="imageUrl" :src="imageUrl" alt="Signature preview" />
</template>

<script>
  import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/svelte/signature-pad'

  let imageUrl = $state('')
</script>

<SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => (imageUrl = url))}>
  <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
  <SignaturePad.Control>
    <SignaturePad.Segment fill="orange" />
    <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
    <SignaturePad.Guide />
  </SignaturePad.Control>
</SignaturePad.Root>

{#if imageUrl}
  <img src={imageUrl} alt="Signature" />
{/if}

Using the Field Component

The Field component helps manage form-related state and accessibility attributes of a signature pad. It includes handling ARIA labels, helper text, and error text to ensure proper accessibility.

import { Field } from '@ark-ui/react/field'
import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/react/signature-pad'
import { useState } from 'react'

export const WithField = (props: Field.RootProps) => {
  const [value, setValue] = useState('')

  return (
    <Field.Root {...props}>
      <SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => setValue(url))}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Label</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
        <SignaturePad.HiddenInput value={value} />
      </SignaturePad.Root>
      <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
      <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
    </Field.Root>
  )
}

import { Field } from '@ark-ui/solid/field'
import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/solid/signature-pad'
import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'

export const WithField = (props: Field.RootProps) => {
  const [value, setValue] = createSignal('')

  return (
    <Field.Root {...props}>
      <SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => setValue(url))}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Label</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
        <SignaturePad.HiddenInput value={value()} />
      </SignaturePad.Root>
      <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
      <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
    </Field.Root>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Field, type FieldRootProps } from '@ark-ui/vue/field'
import { SignaturePad, type SignaturePadDrawEndDetails } from '@ark-ui/vue/signature-pad'
import { ref } from 'vue'

const imageUrl = ref('')

const handleDrawEnd = async (details: SignaturePadDrawEndDetails) => {
  imageUrl.value = await details.getDataUrl('image/png')
}

const props = defineProps<FieldRootProps>()
</script>

<template>
  <Field.Root v-bind="props">
    <SignaturePad.Root @draw-end="handleDrawEnd">
      <SignaturePad.Label>Label</SignaturePad.Label>
      <SignaturePad.Control>
        <SignaturePad.Segment />
        <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
        <SignaturePad.Guide />
      </SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.HiddenInput :value="imageUrl" />
    </SignaturePad.Root>
    <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
    <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
  </Field.Root>
</template>

<script>
  import { Field } from '@ark-ui/svelte/field'
  import { SignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/svelte/signature-pad'

  let value = $state('')
</script>

<Field.Root>
  <SignaturePad.Root onDrawEnd={(details) => details.getDataUrl('image/png').then((url) => (value = url))}>
    <SignaturePad.Label>Label</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
    <SignaturePad.HiddenInput {value} />
  </SignaturePad.Root>
  <Field.HelperText>Additional Info</Field.HelperText>
  <Field.ErrorText>Error Info</Field.ErrorText>
</Field.Root>

Using the Root Provider

The RootProvider component provides a context for the signature-pad. It accepts the value of the useSignature-pad hook. You can leverage it to access the component state and methods from outside the signature-pad.

import { SignaturePad, useSignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/react/signature-pad'

export const RootProvider = () => {
  const signaturePad = useSignaturePad()

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => signaturePad.clear()}>Clear</button>

      <SignaturePad.RootProvider value={signaturePad}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
      </SignaturePad.RootProvider>
    </>
  )
}

import { SignaturePad, useSignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/solid/signature-pad'

export const RootProvider = () => {
  const signaturePad = useSignaturePad()

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => signaturePad().clear()}>Clear</button>

      <SignaturePad.RootProvider value={signaturePad}>
        <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
        <SignaturePad.Control>
          <SignaturePad.Segment />
          <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
          <SignaturePad.Guide />
        </SignaturePad.Control>
      </SignaturePad.RootProvider>
    </>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SignaturePad, useSignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/vue/signature-pad'

const signaturePad = useSignaturePad()
</script>

<template>
  <button @click="signaturePad.clear()">Clear</button>

  <SignaturePad.RootProvider :value="signaturePad">
    <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
    <SignaturePad.Control>
      <SignaturePad.Segment />
      <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
      <SignaturePad.Guide />
    </SignaturePad.Control>
  </SignaturePad.RootProvider>
</template>

<script>
  import { SignaturePad, useSignaturePad } from '@ark-ui/svelte/signature-pad'

  const id = $props.id()
  const signaturePad = useSignaturePad({ id })
</script>

<SignaturePad.RootProvider value={signaturePad}>
  <SignaturePad.Label>Sign below</SignaturePad.Label>
  <SignaturePad.Control>
    <SignaturePad.Segment />
    <SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>Clear</SignaturePad.ClearTrigger>
    <SignaturePad.Guide />
  </SignaturePad.Control>
</SignaturePad.RootProvider>

If you're using the RootProvider component, you don't need to use the Root component.

API Reference

Root

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.
`defaultPaths`		`string[]` The default paths of the signature pad. Use when you don't need to control the paths of the signature pad.
`disabled`		`boolean` Whether the signature pad is disabled.
`drawing`	`'{ size: 2, simulatePressure: true }'`	`DrawingOptions` The drawing options.
`ids`		`Partial<{ root: string; control: string; hiddenInput: string; label: string }>` The ids of the signature pad elements. Useful for composition.
`name`		`string` The name of the signature pad. Useful for form submission.
`onDraw`		`(details: DrawDetails) => void` Callback when the signature pad is drawing.
`onDrawEnd`		`(details: DrawEndDetails) => void` Callback when the signature pad is done drawing.
`paths`		`string[]` The controlled paths of the signature pad.
`readOnly`		`boolean` Whether the signature pad is read-only.
`required`		`boolean` Whether the signature pad is required.
`translations`		`IntlTranslations` The translations of the signature pad. Useful for internationalization.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	signature-pad
`[data-part]`	root
`[data-disabled]`	Present when disabled

ClearTrigger

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Control

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	signature-pad
`[data-part]`	control
`[data-disabled]`	Present when disabled

Guide

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	signature-pad
`[data-part]`	guide
`[data-disabled]`	Present when disabled

HiddenInput

Prop	Default	Type
`value`		`string`
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Label

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	signature-pad
`[data-part]`	label
`[data-disabled]`	Present when disabled

RootProvider

Prop	Default	Type
`value`		`UseSignaturePadReturn`
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Segment

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.