<div class='type'>Composable Component</div>



Modal navigation drawers block interaction with the rest of an app’s content with a scrim. They
are elevated above most of the app’s UI and don’t affect the screen’s layout grid.

<img loading='lazy' class='hero-img' alt='Modal drawer image' src='/static/images/material/modal-drawer.png'>

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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
@Composable
fun ModalDrawer(
    drawerContent: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    drawerState: DrawerState = rememberDrawerState(DrawerValue.Closed),
    gesturesEnabled: Boolean = true,
    drawerShape: Shape = DrawerDefaults.shape,
    drawerElevation: Dp = DrawerDefaults.Elevation,
    drawerBackgroundColor: Color = DrawerDefaults.backgroundColor,
    drawerContentColor: Color = contentColorFor(drawerBackgroundColor),
    scrimColor: Color = DrawerDefaults.scrimColor,
    content: @Composable () -> Unit,
)
```


#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| drawerContent | composable that represents content inside the drawer |
| modifier | optional modifier for the drawer |
| drawerState | state of the drawer |
| gesturesEnabled | whether or not drawer can be interacted by gestures |
| drawerShape | shape of the drawer sheet |
| drawerElevation | drawer sheet elevation. This controls the size of the shadow below the drawer sheet |
| drawerBackgroundColor | background color to be used for the drawer sheet |
| drawerContentColor | color of the content to use inside the drawer sheet. Defaults to either the matching content color for `drawerBackgroundColor`, or, if it is not a color from the theme, this will keep the same value set above this Surface. |
| scrimColor | color of the scrim that obscures content when the drawer is open |
| content | content of the rest of the UI |