@emotion/serialize

What is @emotion/serialize?

The @emotion/serialize package is part of the Emotion CSS-in-JS library. It provides utilities for serializing style objects into strings that can be injected into the HTML as CSS. This is particularly useful for server-side rendering, component libraries, and applications that need to dynamically generate and use CSS.

What are @emotion/serialize's main functionalities?

Serializing style objects

Converts JavaScript style objects into CSS strings. This is useful for dynamically generating styles in JavaScript and then applying them as CSS.

{"color": "hotpink", "backgroundColor": "black"}

Handling nested selectors

Supports nested selectors within style objects, allowing for more complex styling directly from JavaScript objects.

{"&:hover": {"color": "green"}}

Support for CSS custom properties (variables)

Enables the use of CSS custom properties within JavaScript style objects, facilitating dynamic theming and style configurations.

{"--my-color": "gold", "color": "var(--my-color)"}

Other packages similar to @emotion/serialize

styled-components

Styled-components is another CSS-in-JS library that allows for the creation of component-based styles using tagged template literals. It offers similar functionality to @emotion/serialize in terms of dynamic styling and theming but uses a different syntax and API.

jss

JSS (JavaScript Style Sheets) is a CSS-in-JS library that allows for defining styles in JavaScript and then applying them to components. It offers a similar feature set to @emotion/serialize, including support for nested selectors and dynamic theming, but it has its own API and ecosystem of plugins for extending functionality.