Question 1

How do I set up Emotion with Next.js for server-side rendering?

Accepted Answer

Emotion supports SSR with Next.js through configuration in next.config.js and using the @emotion/react package. You need to ensure the cache is properly set up to avoid style mismatches between server and client.

Question 2

Does Emotion work with Vue or frameworks other than React?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Emotion has community packages like emotion-vue for Vue integration, but its primary focus is React, so support for other frameworks may be less polished or maintained.

Question 3

What's the difference between Emotion and styled-components?

Accepted Answer

Emotion offers similar features but emphasizes performance with heavy caching and supports both string and object styles, while styled-components focuses more on a template literal approach. Emotion's Babel plugin also provides additional optimizations.

Question 4

Can I use Emotion without the Babel plugin, and what do I lose?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Emotion works without the Babel plugin, but you miss out on optimizations like dead code elimination and customizations such as automatic label insertion, as mentioned in the README's plugin documentation.

Question 5

How does Emotion handle dynamic styles based on props in React?

Accepted Answer

Emotion allows dynamic styling via the css prop or styled components, where styles can be functions that receive props, enabling real-time updates based on component state or props.

Question 6

Is Emotion suitable for large-scale applications with many components?

Accepted Answer

Yes, its predictable composition and caching make it scalable, but bundle size can increase with many styled components, so using the Babel plugin for optimizations is recommended.

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