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title: Dropdowns
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## Dropdowns
Bootstrap provides Dropdowns as a plugin for displaying lists of links.
A dropdown is a button which toggles displaying a list of links.
Bootstrap’s dropdowns are designed to be generic and applicable to a variety of situations. For instance, it is possible to create dropdowns that contain search fields or login forms.
## Example
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## Example Explained
The *.dropdown* class indicates a dropdown menu.
To open the dropdown menu, use a button or a link with a class of *.dropdown-toggle* and the *data-toggle="dropdown* attribute.
The *.caret* class creates a caret arrow icon (▼), which indicates that the button is a dropdown.
Add the *.dropdown-menu* class to a unordered list element to actually build the dropdown menu.
#### More Information:
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/dropdowns/