## How it works
-The accordion uses [collapse]({{< docsref "/components/collapse" >}}) internally to make it collapsible. To render an accordion that's expanded, add the `.open` class on the `.accordion`.
+The accordion uses [collapse]({{< docsref "/components/collapse" >}}) internally to make it collapsible.
{{< callout info >}}
{{< partial "callouts/info-prefersreducedmotion.md" >}}
Click the accordions below to expand/collapse the accordion content.
+To render an accordion that's expanded by default:
+- add the `.show` class on the `.accordion-collapse` element.
+- drop the `.collapsed` class from the `.accordion-button` element and set its `aria-expanded` attribute to `true`.
+
{{< example >}}
<div class="accordion" id="accordionExample">
<div class="accordion-item">