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React Syntax Highlighter

react-syntax-highlighter

syntax highlighting component for react with prismjs or highlightjs ast using inline styles

Utilities
react
syntax
lowlight
highlighting
ast
react-syntax-highlighter
Utilities
javascript
npm
frontend
Stars
733
Weekly
6.6M
Open issues
9
Bundle
~15 kB

Installation

npm install react-syntax-highlighter

Code example

import { useSyntaxHighlighter } from "react-syntax-highlighter";

export function Example() {
  const value = useSyntaxHighlighter();
  return <p>{String(value)}</p>;
}

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Actively maintained by Conor Hastings
  • 6.6M weekly downloads. Battle tested
  • MIT licensed

Considerations

  • Adds roughly ~15 kB to your bundle
  • Needs client-only rendering in SSR frameworks
  • Not supported in React Native
  • 9 open issues on GitHub

FAQs

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