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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 that can be easily integrated into React applications to add a playful and friendly touch to user interfaces.
Pros
- Easy to use and integrate into React projects
- Customizable characters with props for color, size, and mood
- Lightweight and performant SVG-based components
- Adds a unique and charming aesthetic to applications
Cons
- Limited number of characters available
- May not fit all design styles or professional applications
- Customization options are somewhat limited
- Requires React, so not suitable for non-React projects
Code Examples
Adding a simple Kawaii character:
import { Cat } from 'react-kawaii';
function MyComponent() {
return <Cat size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />;
}
Changing the mood of a character:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
import { useState } from 'react';
function MoodChanger() {
const [mood, setMood] = useState('happy');
return (
<>
<Planet size={200} mood={mood} color="#FDA7DC" />
<button onClick={() => setMood('sad')}>Make Sad</button>
<button onClick={() => setMood('happy')}>Make Happy</button>
</>
);
}
Using multiple characters:
import { Ghost, Backpack, IceCream } from 'react-kawaii';
function KawaiiGroup() {
return (
<div>
<Ghost size={100} mood="shocked" color="#E0E4E8" />
<Backpack size={100} mood="happy" color="#FFD882" />
<IceCream size={100} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
</div>
);
}
Getting Started
-
Install the package:
npm install react-kawaii
-
Import and use a Kawaii component in your React application:
import React from 'react'; import { Browser } from 'react-kawaii'; function App() { return ( <div> <h1>Welcome to my app!</h1> <Browser size={200} mood="happy" color="#61DDBC" /> </div> ); } export default App;
-
Customize the character by adjusting the
size
,mood
, andcolor
props as needed.
Competitor Comparisons
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Pros of canvas-confetti
- Lightweight and focused on a single feature (confetti animation)
- Can be used with any JavaScript framework or vanilla JS
- Highly customizable with various options for confetti appearance and behavior
Cons of canvas-confetti
- Limited to confetti animations only
- Requires more manual setup and integration compared to React 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" />
Key Differences
- react-kawaii focuses on cute, customizable React components
- canvas-confetti provides a single, highly customizable confetti animation
- react-kawaii is more suitable for adding character to React applications
- canvas-confetti is better for adding celebratory effects to any web project
Both libraries serve different purposes and can be used together in a project if needed. react-kawaii offers a wider range of visual elements, while canvas-confetti excels at creating dynamic confetti animations.
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Pros of react-confetti
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- Highly customizable with various options for particle behavior
- Lightweight and focused on a single feature
Cons of react-confetti
- Limited to confetti animations only
- May require more setup for complex use cases
- Less visually diverse compared to react-kawaii's character options
Code Comparison
react-confetti:
import Confetti from 'react-confetti'
<Confetti
width={window.width}
height={window.height}
numberOfPieces={200}
recycle={false}
/>
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii'
<Planet
size={200}
mood="blissful"
color="#FDA7DC"
/>
Summary
react-confetti is ideal for projects requiring dynamic confetti animations, offering extensive customization options for particle behavior. It's lightweight but focused solely on confetti effects. On the other hand, react-kawaii provides a variety of cute character components with different moods and styles, making it more suitable for projects seeking diverse and expressive visual elements. While react-confetti excels in creating celebratory atmospheres, react-kawaii offers more versatility in adding personality to user interfaces through its range of kawaii characters.
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Pros of particles.js
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- Lightweight and easy to integrate into various projects
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Cons of particles.js
- Not specifically designed for React applications
- Requires more setup and configuration for complex animations
- Less focused on creating cute, character-based designs
Code Comparison
particles.js:
particlesJS("particles-js", {
particles: {
number: { value: 80, density: { enable: true, value_area: 800 } },
color: { value: "#ffffff" },
shape: { type: "circle" },
// ... more configuration options
}
});
react-kawaii:
import { Planet } from 'react-kawaii';
const MyComponent = () => (
<Planet size={200} mood="blissful" color="#FDA7DC" />
);
The code comparison shows that particles.js requires more configuration to set up a particle system, while react-kawaii offers pre-designed, customizable kawaii components with simpler implementation. particles.js is more flexible for creating various particle effects, whereas react-kawaii focuses on providing cute, character-based elements for React applications.
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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.
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