How to creat a contextual menu with Tailwind CSS and Alpinejs

Let's hack the right click event and create a contextual menu with Tailwind CSS and Alpinejs. We'll use the @contextmenu.prevent directive to prevent the browser from opening the default contextual menu.

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What is a contextual menu?

A contextual menu is a menu that appears when you right click on an element. It is a popup menu that provides additional options for the user to choose from. Contextual menus are commonly used in web …

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