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Quick Overview
React Kawaii is a library of cute SVG illustrations implemented as React components. It provides a set of adorable, customizable characters and objects that can be easily integrated into React applications to add a playful and charming visual element.
Pros
- Easy to use and integrate into React projects
- Customizable colors and moods for each character
- Lightweight and performant SVG-based components
- Wide variety of cute characters and objects available
Cons
- Limited to a specific cute/kawaii art style
- May not be suitable for more serious or professional applications
- Customization options are somewhat limited
- Dependency on React limits its use in other frameworks or vanilla JavaScript projects
Code Examples
- Basic usage of a React Kawaii component:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
function MyComponent() {
return <Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />;
}
- Changing the mood of a character:
import { Cat } from 'react-kawaii';
function MoodChangingCat() {
const [mood, setMood] = useState('happy');
return (
<div>
<Cat size={200} mood={mood} color="#596881" />
<button onClick={() => setMood('excited')}>Make Excited</button>
</div>
);
}
- Using multiple Kawaii components together:
import { Ghost, IceCream, Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
function KawaiiScene() {
return (
<div>
<Ghost size={100} mood="shocked" color="#E0E4E8" />
<IceCream size={100} mood="happy" color="#FDA7DC" />
<Planet size={100} mood="blissful" color="#83D1FB" />
</div>
);
}
Getting Started
To use React Kawaii in your project, follow these steps:
-
Install the package:
npm install react-kawaii
-
Import and use the components in your React application:
import React from 'react'; import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii'; function App() { return ( <div> <h1>My Kawaii App</h1> <Planet size={200} mood="happy" color="#FDA7DC" /> </div> ); } export default App;
-
Customize the
size
,mood
, andcolor
props as needed for each component.
Competitor Comparisons
Cute SVG React Components
Pros of react-kawaii
- Identical functionality and features as both repositories are the same project
- Consistent user experience and API across both repositories
- Same level of customization options for kawaii components
Cons of react-kawaii
- No unique advantages over the other repository
- Potential confusion for users due to duplicate repositories
- Possible maintenance overhead if updates are not synchronized
Code comparison
Both repositories contain identical code, so there are no differences to highlight. Here's a sample of the component usage from both:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
const MyComponent = () => (
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
);
Summary
The comparison between elizabetdev/react-kawaii and elizabetdev/react-kawaii reveals that they are identical repositories. This situation doesn't provide any distinct advantages or disadvantages between the two, as they offer the same features, functionality, and code base. The main concern would be potential confusion for users and the need for synchronized maintenance to keep both repositories up-to-date.
🎉 performant confetti animation in the browser
Pros of canvas-confetti
- Lightweight and focused on a single feature (confetti animation)
- No dependencies, making it easy to integrate into any project
- Highly customizable with various options for confetti appearance and behavior
Cons of canvas-confetti
- Limited to confetti animations, while react-kawaii offers a variety of cute character components
- Doesn't provide React-specific integration out of the box
- May require more manual setup and configuration compared to react-kawaii's ready-to-use components
Code Comparison
canvas-confetti:
import confetti from 'canvas-confetti';
confetti({
particleCount: 100,
spread: 70,
origin: { y: 0.6 }
});
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
The code comparison shows that canvas-confetti focuses on creating confetti animations with customizable options, while react-kawaii provides pre-designed cute character components with simple props for customization. canvas-confetti requires more manual configuration, whereas react-kawaii offers a more declarative approach for adding kawaii elements to a React application.
🏪 One component to pick them all
Pros of emoji-mart
- Extensive emoji library with customization options
- Supports multiple data sources and custom emoji sets
- Offers search functionality and frequently used emojis
Cons of emoji-mart
- Larger bundle size due to comprehensive features
- More complex implementation for basic use cases
- Requires additional setup for custom emoji sets
Code Comparison
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
emoji-mart:
import { Picker } from 'emoji-mart'
<Picker set='apple' onSelect={this.addEmoji} />
Key Differences
react-kawaii focuses on cute, customizable cartoon characters, while emoji-mart provides a full-featured emoji picker. react-kawaii is simpler to implement for specific use cases, whereas emoji-mart offers more comprehensive emoji-related functionality.
react-kawaii is ideal for adding playful elements to user interfaces, while emoji-mart is better suited for applications requiring extensive emoji support and user interaction.
Both libraries serve different purposes and can be valuable depending on the project requirements. react-kawaii excels in creating engaging, mood-based illustrations, while emoji-mart provides a robust solution for emoji selection and management in applications.
Effortless animation between DOM changes (eg. list reordering) using the FLIP technique.
Pros of react-flip-move
- More focused on animation and transitions for list items
- Provides smooth, physics-based animations for adding/removing elements
- Highly customizable with various animation options and callbacks
Cons of react-flip-move
- Limited to list animations, not suitable for general UI components
- Requires more setup and configuration compared to react-kawaii
- May have a steeper learning curve for beginners
Code Comparison
react-flip-move:
import FlipMove from 'react-flip-move';
<FlipMove enterAnimation="fade" leaveAnimation="fade">
{items.map(item => (
<div key={item.id}>{item.content}</div>
))}
</FlipMove>
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
react-flip-move focuses on animating list items with various transition effects, while react-kawaii provides cute, pre-designed UI components. react-flip-move requires wrapping list items and configuring animations, whereas react-kawaii offers ready-to-use components with simple props for customization. The choice between the two depends on whether you need list animations (react-flip-move) or cute UI elements (react-kawaii) in your project.
A spring that solves your animation problems.
Pros of react-motion
- Focuses on physics-based animations, providing more natural and fluid motion
- Offers greater flexibility and control over complex animations
- Has a larger community and more extensive documentation
Cons of react-motion
- Steeper learning curve due to its more complex API
- Requires more code to implement simple animations
- May be overkill for projects that only need basic animations
Code Comparison
react-motion:
import { Motion, spring } from 'react-motion';
<Motion defaultStyle={{x: 0}} style={{x: spring(10)}}>
{({x}) => <div style={{transform: `translateX(${x}px)`}} />}
</Motion>
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
Summary
react-motion is a powerful animation library for React applications, offering physics-based animations and fine-grained control. It's ideal for complex, realistic animations but may be excessive for simpler projects. react-kawaii, on the other hand, provides cute, pre-designed components with basic animations, making it easier to use but less flexible. The choice between the two depends on the specific needs of your project and the level of animation complexity required.
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React Kawaii
Welcome to React Kawaii! This repository contains both the website and the React package.
React Kawaii is an open source library of cute SVG illustrations. Perfect if you want to give some cuteness to your React App.
Website
The website for React Kawaii is located in the apps/website
directory. It serves as a documentation hub and may also include demos, tutorials, and other resources related to the project.
To start the website locally:
- Navigate to the
apps/website
directory. - Install dependencies with
pnpm install
. - Run the development server with
pnpm start
.
React Package
The React package, named react-kawaii
, is located in the packages/react-kawaii
directory. It contains the source code for the React components.
To use the react-kawaii
package in your projects:
-
Install it from npm or yarn:
npm install --save react-kawaii
or
yarn add react-kawaii
-
Import the components you need in your React application:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii'; const MyComponent = () => { return <Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />; }
Example
For detailed documentation and usage examples, visit the React Kawaii documentation website.
Contributing
Contributions to React Kawaii are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests if you have any suggestions, bug fixes, or improvements.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Top Related Projects
Cute SVG React Components
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🏪 One component to pick them all
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A spring that solves your animation problems.
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