z-cal

A Temporal-native event calendar with a vanilla DOM API and React 19 bindings in one package. Month, week, day, list, and resource views; drag, resize, select, recurring events, and custom event content. Timed events reclaim unused space, with customizable details on hover or keyboard focus (eventTooltipContent). Click a day header to widen a crowded day while keeping the week visible. Enable scrollToFirstEvent to start at the earliest scheduled time, or swipeNavigation to swipe between periods. Opt in to keyboardNavigation for arrow-key access to every cell and slot, with Google-style keyboardShortcuts and screen-reader announcements. Set businessHours to shade closed time, and keep drags, resizes, and selections inside it or off other events with 'businessHours' constraints and eventOverlap.

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Install

npm install z-cal

For React apps, also install React 19 if it is not already installed:

npm install react@^19 react-dom@^19

Import the stylesheet once. Import z-cal/polyfill before using the calendar unless all your runtimes already provide Temporal. React is an optional peer dependency: vanilla users do not need it. The package is ESM; React bindings live at z-cal/react, not a separate npm package. Solid and Svelte adapters are not yet available.

React quickstart

In a client-rendered React application:

import 'z-cal/polyfill'
import { Calendar, DayGrid, TimeGrid, Interaction, type EventInput } from 'z-cal/react'
import 'z-cal/style.css'

const plugins = [DayGrid, TimeGrid, Interaction]
const events: EventInput[] = [
  { id: 'meeting', title: 'Team sync', start: '2026-09-07T10:00', end: '2026-09-07T11:00' },
]

export default function App() {
  return (
    <Calendar
      plugins={plugins}
      date="2026-09-07"
      view="timeGridWeek"
      timeZone="America/New_York"
      height="650px"
      responsiveWeek
      editable
      events={events}
      headerToolbar={{
        start: 'title',
        end: 'today prev,next dayGridMonth,timeGridWeek,timeGridDay',
      }}
    />
  )
}

This renders the sample week with a draggable event. To show today's week, omit date. To create events from a selection, enable selectable and handle select in your application. The library emits a range; your application supplies the form and persistence.

Vanilla quickstart

Add <div id="calendar"></div> to your page, then run this module after the element exists:

import 'z-cal/polyfill'
import { createCalendar, DayGrid, TimeGrid, Interaction } from 'z-cal'
import 'z-cal/style.css'

const host = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#calendar')
if (!host) throw new Error('Missing #calendar element')

const calendar = createCalendar(host, {
  plugins: [DayGrid, TimeGrid, Interaction],
  options: {
    date: '2026-09-07',
    view: 'timeGridWeek',
    timeZone: 'America/New_York',
    height: '650px',
    responsiveWeek: true,
    editable: true,
    events: [
      { id: 'meeting', title: 'Team sync', start: '2026-09-07T10:00', end: '2026-09-07T11:00' },
    ],
  },
})

// Call when your page/component is removed:
export function dispose() {
  calendar.destroy()
}

Find the right guide

| Task | Guide | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Install, use a CDN, understand runtime requirements | Installation | | Choose views, configure toolbars, sizing, timezone, or resources | Configuration | | Load, create, update, persist, drag, or resize events | Events and interaction | | Use refs, hooks, slots, or server rendering | React | | Change colors, typography, icons, or dark mode | Styling | | Look up methods, options, callbacks, and exports | API reference | | Diagnose missing views, events, styles, or unexpected updates | Troubleshooting | | Integrate with a coding agent | Agent guide | | Develop, test, publish, or deploy this repository | Contributing |

Important behavior

Replacing FullCalendar? Read the migration checklist for duration units, callback differences, and current API gaps.

• Supply the plugin that provides your view; Interaction enables selection and event editing.
• keyboardShortcuts listens on the calendar root by default; pass { target: document } for page-wide keys. They never fire in text fields or with a modifier held.
• Dates returned by callbacks are Temporal values. All-day ranges have an exclusive end.
• updateEvent replaces an event; supply its complete input, including start.
• Recurrence expands recurrence rules (RRULE text or an object) into occurrences; each callback event carries occurrence, and the editRecurringEvent helper produces the series inputs for "this", "this and following", and "all".
• Replacing events or refetching sources replaces the corresponding loaded data. Persist edits in your application. Keep unchanged React arrays/objects stable across renders.
• Drag/resize commits are canceled if the event was replaced during the gesture. A delayed revert() leaves newer edits intact. See editing and persistence.
• responsiveWeek adjusts timeGridWeek and its derived views to their container width.
• Define height to fill a container vertically. height="100%" needs a parent with a defined height.

License

MIT.