Visual primitives for the component age. Use the best bits of ES6 and CSS to style your apps without stress 💅
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## Looking for v5?
The `main` branch is under development of the upcoming v6 major version of styled-components. For changes targeting v5, please point your PRs at the `legacy-v5` branch.
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Utilizing [tagged template literals](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/advanced#tagged-template-literals) (a recent addition to JavaScript) and the [power of CSS](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/api#supported-css), `styled-components` allow you to write actual CSS code to style your components. It also removes the mapping between components and styles – using components as a low-level styling construct could not be easier!
```jsx
const Button = styled.button`
color: grey;
`;
```
Alternatively, you may use [style objects](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/advanced#style-objects). This allows for easy porting of CSS from inline styles, while still supporting the more advanced styled-components capabilities like component selectors and media queries.
```jsx
const Button = styled.button({
color: 'grey',
});
```
Equivalent to:
```jsx
const Button = styled.button`
color: grey;
`;
```
`styled-components` is compatible with both React (for web) and React Native – meaning it's the perfect choice even for truly universal apps! See the [documentation about React Native](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/basics#react-native) for more information.
_Supported by [Front End Center](https://frontend.center). Thank you for making this possible!_
## Upgrading from v4
1. `npm install styled-components@^5.0.0 react@^16.8 react-dom@^16.8 react-is@^16.8`
1. ??
1. Profit!
> If you use jest-styled-components, make sure you update that too.
## [Docs](https://www.styled-components.com/docs)
**See the documentation at [styled-components.com/docs](https://www.styled-components.com/docs)** for more information about using `styled-components`!
Quicklinks to some of the most-visited pages:
- [**Getting started**](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/basics)
- [API Reference](https://styled-components.com/docs/api)
- [Theming](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/advanced#theming)
- [Server-side rendering](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/advanced#server-side-rendering)
- [Tagged Template Literals explained](https://www.styled-components.com/docs/advanced#tagged-template-literals)
## Example
```JSX
import React from 'react';
import styled from 'styled-components';
// Create a react component that renders an <h1> which is
// centered, palevioletred and sized at 1.5em
const Title = styled.h1`
font-size: 1.5em;
text-align: center;
color: palevioletred;
`;
// Create a <Wrapper> react component that renders a <section> with
// some padding and a papayawhip background
const Wrapper = styled.section`
padding: 4em;
background: papayawhip;
`;
// Use them like any other React component – except they're styled!
<Wrapper>
<Title>Hello World, this is my first styled component!
```
This is what you'll see in your browser:
## Babel Macro
If you're using tooling that has babel-plugin-macros set up, you can switch to the `styled-components/macro` import path instead to gain the effects of the babel plugin without further setup.
```js
import styled from 'styled-components/macro';
// A static className will be generated for Title (important for SSR)
const Title = styled.h1`
font-size: 1.5em;
text-align: center;
color: palevioletred;
`;
```
If you wish to provide configuration options to the babel plugin similar to how you would in a `.babelrc`, [see this guide](https://github.com/kentcdodds/babel-plugin-macros/blob/main/other/docs/author.md#config-experimental). The config name is `"styledComponents"`.
## Built with `styled-components`
A lot of hard work goes into community libraries, projects, and guides. A lot of them make it easier to get started or help you with your next project! There are also a whole lot of interesting apps and sites that people have built using styled-components.
Make sure to head over to [awesome-styled-components](https://github.com/styled-components/awesome-styled-components) to see them all! And please contribute and add your own work to the list so others can find it.
## Contributing
If you want to contribute to `styled-components` please see our [contributing and community guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md), they'll help you get set up locally and explain the whole process.
Please also note that all repositories under the `styled-components` organization follow our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), make sure to review and follow it.
## Badge
Let everyone know you're using _styled-components_ → [](https://github.com/styled-components/styled-components)
```md
[](https://github.com/styled-components/styled-components)
```
## Contributors
This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [[Contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md)].
## Backers
Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/styled-components#backer)]
## Sponsors
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## License
Licensed under the MIT License, Copyright © 2016-present Glen Maddern and Maximilian Stoiber.
See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for more information.
## Acknowledgements
This project builds on a long line of earlier work by clever folks all around the world. We'd like to thank Charlie Somerville, Nik Graf, Sunil Pai, Michael Chan, Andrey Popp, Jed Watson & Andrey Sitnik who contributed ideas, code or inspiration.
Special thanks to [@okonet](https://github.com/okonet) for the fantastic logo.
