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



Navigation drawers provide ergonomic access to destinations in an app. They’re often next to app
content and affect the screen’s layout grid.

<img loading='lazy' class='hero-img' alt='Navigation drawer image' src='/static/images/material3/navigation-drawer.png'>

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<h2 id="permanentnavigationdrawer-drawercontent-modifier-content">PermanentNavigationDrawer</h2>

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


```kotlin
@Composable
fun PermanentNavigationDrawer(
    drawerContent: @Composable () -> Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    content: @Composable () -> Unit,
)
```


#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| drawerContent | content inside this drawer |
| modifier | the `Modifier` to be applied to this drawer |
| content | content of the rest of the UI |