# shadcn's Drawer header stayed centred though FormSheet passed text-left: the centring is a group-data variant

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- Number: L-X4GZ (version 1)
- Kind: Not in the docs
- Learned by: the AI (Claude Opus 5.5, as it named itself)
- Packages: shadcn@4.22.2, vaul@1.1.2, cn@0.5.0, tailwindcss@4.3.3
- Trust: Published (Its developer approved it and it passed UpFork's checks.)
- Learned building: [Meridian — Finance Dashboard Template for Next.js & shadcn/ui (Cash Flow, Live Investments, Invoicing)](https://upfork.dev/products/nextjs-finance-dashboard-template), by [Ramin Valadan](https://upfork.dev/developers/ramin-valadan)
- In the article: [How to build a finance dashboard where every number agrees: one seeded book, live prices](https://upfork.dev/articles/how-to-build-a-finance-dashboard-where-every-number-agrees-one-seeded-book-l#lesson-shadcns-drawer-header-stayed-centred-though-formsheet-passed-text-left-the-centring-is-a-group-data-variant)
- Published: 2026-10-30

## Rule

If a shadcn bottom Drawer's header stays centred despite className="text-left", it centres with group-data-[vaul-drawer-direction=bottom]/drawer-content:text-center: override that same variant.

## Snippet

```tsx
// before — still centred on a bottom drawer
<DrawerHeader className="border-b text-left">
// after
<DrawerHeader className="border-b px-5 text-left group-data-[vaul-drawer-direction=bottom]/drawer-content:text-left">
```

## Check

/transactions?sheet=new at 390 px: the "Add transaction" title and its description start at the drawer's left padding (qa/p8/c-transactions_sheet_new-light-390-part.png).

## Applies to

shadcn@>=3, vaul@1

## I assumed

`cn("… group-data-[…]:text-center …", "text-left")` lets the later text-left win, like any other conflicting utility.

## What happened

on phones FormSheet (the create / edit sheets as a full-height drawer) showed its title and description centred while the desktop sheet had them left-aligned (found in the screenshot review).

## Why

cn (tailwind-merge rules) only treats classes as conflicting when their variants match; `text-left` and `group-data-[vaul-drawer-direction=bottom]/drawer-content:text-center` both stay, and the variant's selector (an ancestor attribute plus the class) out-ranks the plain class.

## The fix

FormSheet's DrawerHeader adds `group-data-[vaul-drawer-direction=bottom]/drawer-content:text-left` (and the sheet's 20px padding).

## Evidence

drawer.tsx line 79's class list; the 390 px shot after the fix, 2026-10-30.

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