el-descriptions

name	el-descriptions
description	Descriptions component for displaying multiple fields in list form. Invoke when user needs to display detailed information, product specifications, or profile data.
metadata	{"author":"jiaiyan","version":"1.0.0"}

Descriptions Component

Descriptions component displays multiple fields in list form, suitable for detail pages and information displays.

When to Use

• Product detail pages
• User profile displays
• Information summaries
• Specification lists

Basic Usage

<template>
  <el-descriptions title="User Info">
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Telephone">18100000000</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Place">Suzhou</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Remarks">
      <el-tag size="small">School</el-tag>
    </el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
</template>

Sizes

<template>
  <el-descriptions title="Large" size="large">
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
  
  <el-descriptions title="Default">
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
  
  <el-descriptions title="Small" size="small">
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
</template>

Vertical List

<template>
  <el-descriptions direction="vertical" border>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Telephone">18100000000</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Place">Suzhou</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
</template>

With Border

<template>
  <el-descriptions border>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Telephone">18100000000</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
</template>

Rowspan

<template>
  <el-descriptions border direction="vertical">
    <el-descriptions-item label="Username">kooriookami</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Telephone" :rowspan="2">18100000000</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Place">Suzhou</el-descriptions-item>
    <el-descriptions-item label="Address">No.1188, Wuzhong Avenue</el-descriptions-item>
  </el-descriptions>
</template>

API Reference

Descriptions Attributes

Name	Description	Type	Default
border	With or without border	boolean	false
column	Number of items in one line	number	3
direction	Direction of list	'vertical' | 'horizontal'	'horizontal'
size	Size of list	'' | 'large' | 'default' | 'small'	—
title	Title text	string	''
extra	Extra text on top right	string	''
label-width	Label width of every column	string | number	—

Descriptions Slots

Name	Description	Subtags
default	Customize default content	Descriptions Item
title	Custom title	—
extra	Custom extra area	—

DescriptionsItem Attributes

Name	Description	Type	Default
label	Label text	string	''
span	Colspan of column	number	1
rowspan	Number of rows to span	number	1
width	Column width	string | number	''
min-width	Column minimum width	string | number	''
label-width	Column label width	string | number	—
align	Column content alignment	'left' | 'center' | 'right'	'left'
label-align	Column label alignment	'left' | 'center' | 'right'	—
class-name	Column content class	string	''
label-class-name	Column label class	string	''

Best Practices

1. Use border for better visual separation
2. Use direction="vertical" for compact displays
3. Use span and rowspan for complex layouts