How do I change the position of toasts in React Hot Toast?

Customize the position by passing props like position='top-right' to the Toaster component or via toastOptions in the toast function. The documentation provides a full list of positions and examples for adjustments.

React Hot Toast vs react-toastify: which is better?

React Hot Toast is lighter with prettier defaults and under 5KB, ideal for minimal setup, while react-toastify offers more built-in features and themes. Choose based on whether bundle size or out-of-the-box functionality is your priority.

Can I use React Hot Toast with Next.js or SSR frameworks?

Yes, it works with Next.js and other React-based SSR frameworks, but toasts are client-side interactions. Ensure the Toaster is rendered conditionally on the client to avoid hydration issues.

How to add custom icons or change the toast appearance?

Use the toast.custom() method or pass JSX/className props to override styles. The documentation details configuration options for icons, colors, and animations to match your design system.

Is React Hot Toast accessible for screen readers?

Yes, it's built with accessibility in mind, including ARIA attributes and proper focus management. However, always test with your specific implementation to ensure compliance with accessibility standards.

How do I handle multiple toasts or set a limit?

It handles multiple toasts by default with stacking, but you can control the limit via the toaster's configuration, such as setting a max number or customizing dismissal behavior in the options.

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react-hot-toast

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A lightweight, customizable, and accessible toast notification library for React applications.

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What is react-hot-toast?

React Hot Toast is a lightweight toast notification library for React applications. It provides a simple API to display temporary messages, loaders, and handle promise-based notifications with elegant default styling. It solves the problem of adding polished, accessible notifications to React apps with minimal code.

Target Audience

React developers who need to add toast notifications, loading indicators, or promise state feedback to their applications without heavy dependencies.

Value Proposition

Developers choose React Hot Toast for its near-zero configuration setup, beautiful default animations, tiny bundle size, and flexibility through customization options and headless hooks.

Overview

Smoking Hot React Notifications 🔥

Use Cases

Best For

Adding toast notifications to React apps with minimal setup
Displaying loading states for async operations like API calls
Showing success or error messages after user actions
Building custom notification systems using headless hooks
Projects requiring accessible UI notifications
Applications where bundle size is a critical concern

Not Ideal For

Applications built with non-React frameworks like Vue or Angular
Projects requiring complex, interactive notification systems beyond basic toasts, such as modals or draggable alerts
Teams that need server-side rendered notifications without client-side JavaScript, as toasts rely on React's client-side rendering

Pros & Cons

Pros

Zero-Config Setup

Out-of-the-box beautiful animations and styles, requiring no additional CSS or configuration to start displaying notifications, as highlighted by the 'Hot by Default' feature.

Tiny Bundle Size

Entire library weighs under 5KB minzipped including styles, minimizing bundle impact for performance-sensitive applications, per the README's emphasis on being lightweight.

Promise-Based Workflows

Automatically shows loading and success/error states when passed a promise, simplifying async operation feedback without manual state management.

Accessibility Built-In

Designed with accessibility in mind from the start, ensuring notifications work for all users, including screen reader support, as noted in the key features.

Headless Customization

Offers the useToaster() hook for building completely custom notification systems, allowing flexibility without being locked into default UI.

Cons

React-Only Dependency

Tightly coupled to React, making it unsuitable for projects using other frameworks or vanilla JavaScript, limiting its applicability.

Limited Notification Scope

Focuses solely on toast-style notifications, lacking built-in support for more complex UI feedback like persistent dialogs or rich interactive elements.

Customization Overhead

While customizable, achieving non-standard designs often requires significant CSS overrides or using the headless hook, which can add complexity beyond the zero-config promise.

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