---
title: "SnackbarHost"
description: "Host for `Snackbar`s to be used in `Scaffold` to properly show, hide and dismiss items based on
material specification and the `hostState`."
type: "component"
---

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



Host for `Snackbar`s to be used in `Scaffold` to properly show, hide and dismiss items based on
material specification and the `hostState`.

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


```kotlin
@Composable
fun SnackbarHost(
    hostState: SnackbarHostState,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    snackbar: @Composable (SnackbarData) -> Unit = { Snackbar(it) },
)
```


#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| hostState | state of this component to read and show `Snackbar`s accordingly |
| modifier | optional modifier for this component |
| snackbar | the instance of the `Snackbar` to be shown at the appropriate time with appearance based on the `SnackbarData` provided as a param |






## Code Examples
### ScaffoldWithCustomSnackbar
```kotlin
@Composable
fun ScaffoldWithCustomSnackbar() {
    val scaffoldState = rememberScaffoldState()
    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
    Scaffold(
        scaffoldState = scaffoldState,
        snackbarHost = {
            // reuse default SnackbarHost to have default animation and timing handling
            SnackbarHost(it) { data ->
                // custom snackbar with the custom border
                Snackbar(
                    modifier = Modifier.border(2.dp, MaterialTheme.colors.secondary),
                    snackbarData = data,
                )
            }
        },
        floatingActionButton = {
            var clickCount by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
            ExtendedFloatingActionButton(
                text = { Text("Show snackbar") },
                onClick = {
                    scope.launch {
                        scaffoldState.snackbarHostState.showSnackbar("Snackbar # ${++clickCount}")
                    }
                },
            )
        },
        contentWindowInsets = ScaffoldDefaults.contentWindowInsets,
        content = { innerPadding ->
            Text(
                text = "Custom Snackbar Demo",
                modifier = Modifier.padding(innerPadding).fillMaxSize().wrapContentSize(),
            )
        },
    )
}
```
### ScaffoldWithSimpleSnackbar
```kotlin
@Composable
fun ScaffoldWithSimpleSnackbar() {
    val scaffoldState = rememberScaffoldState()
    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
    Scaffold(
        scaffoldState = scaffoldState,
        floatingActionButton = {
            var clickCount by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
            ExtendedFloatingActionButton(
                text = { Text("Show snackbar") },
                onClick = {
                    // show snackbar as a suspend function
                    scope.launch {
                        scaffoldState.snackbarHostState.showSnackbar("Snackbar # ${++clickCount}")
                    }
                },
            )
        },
        contentWindowInsets = ScaffoldDefaults.contentWindowInsets,
        content = { innerPadding ->
            Text(
                text = "Body content",
                modifier = Modifier.padding(innerPadding).fillMaxSize().wrapContentSize(),
            )
        },
    )
}
```