Learn FLUENT-UI with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 23, 2025
Installation Setup
Install via npm: `npm install @fluentui/react`
Wrap app with FluentProvider for theme support
Optionally extend theme with custom tokens
Import required components in React files
No external CSS required; uses CSS-in-JS
Environment Setup
Install Fluent UI and dependencies
Wrap app with FluentProvider
Use style overrides and tokens
Test accessibility and responsiveness
Integrate with React state management if needed
Config Files
package.json - npm dependencies
src/theme/ - optional custom tokens
src/components/ - reusable Fluent UI components
index.js - app entry with FluentProvider
webpack.config.js or Vite config - bundling
Cli Commands
npm install @fluentui/react
npm run start - development server
npm run build - production build
Tree-shake components to reduce bundle size
Optional: include Fluent UI icons
Internationalization
Text handled via React
RTL layouts supported
Integrates with i18n libraries
Theme unaffected by language
Supports multi-language enterprise apps
Accessibility
ARIA roles included in components
Keyboard navigation supported
Screen-reader-friendly by default
Accessible dialogs, modals, and lists
Compliance with WCAG best practices
Ui Styling
CSS-in-JS styling via mergeStyles or tokens
Themeable via FluentProvider
Responsive layouts via Stack/Grid
Customizable colors, fonts, spacing via tokens
Accessible by default
State Management
Components integrate with React state
Forms and modals maintain local state
Works with Redux, Zustand, or React context
Dynamic updates handled via React
No internal global state in Fluent UI itself
Data Management
Data handled via React props and state
DetailsList handles tabular data
Forms use controlled components
Integrates seamlessly with front-end data flow
Supports scalable enterprise apps