Learn CHAKRA-UI with Real Code Examples

Chakra UI allows developers to build React applications with prebuilt, accessible, and composable components.

It offers theming, style props, and responsive design utilities for fast development.

Chakra UI emphasizes developer productivity and accessibility.

Prebuilt React components (Button, Modal, Input, Card)

Theming with extendable theme objects

Responsive and mobile-first design

Composable layout primitives (Box, Flex, Stack, Grid)

TypeScript support and documentation

Components: Button, Input, Modal, Accordion

Layout: Box, Flex, Stack, Grid

Styling: style props (`p`, `m`, `color`, `bg`) and `sx` prop

Theming: global theme overrides via `extendTheme`

Responsive props using breakpoints (`sm`, `md`, `lg`, `xl`)

src/ - main React source folder

src/components/ - reusable Chakra components

src/theme/ - optional theme overrides

package.json - Chakra dependencies

public/ - static assets and index.html

Install Chakra UI and dependencies

Wrap the app with ChakraProvider

Use prebuilt components in JSX

Apply styling with style props or custom theme

Test responsiveness using responsive props

Beginner: using default Chakra components

Intermediate: customizing theme and layout

Advanced: building responsive dashboards

Expert: creating reusable design systems

Community: integrating Chakra with state management

Style-prop-based vs theme-overrides (MUI uses ThemeProvider + sx)

Composable primitives vs component-heavy libraries

Accessible by default vs needing configuration

Lightweight and flexible vs opinionated Material Design

React-only library

2019 – Initial release of Chakra UI

2020 – v1 stable with accessible components

2021 – v1.6 improved responsive and theme features

2022 – Chakra UI v2 with major API updates

2025 – Current stable with active community contributions

Composable component: reusable building block

Style props: inline prop-based styling

Theme: global design configuration

Responsive prop: adjusts styling based on breakpoints

Primitives: basic components (Box, Flex, Stack)