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Customization

Theme & ThemeOverride

Customize themes using ThemeProvider's theme and themeOverride properties (applied to providers, not components).

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The themeOverride property allows programmatic modifications to component themes. Use it to add base classes or change defaults for any subtree of your application.

Basic Usage

Modifying Base Classes

Add CSS classes that apply to all instances of a component:

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<ThemeProvider themeOverride={(theme) => {
// Compound themes are nested by sub-part — Button is `button.main`,
// Card is `card.main`. Simple themes (Badge, Chip, etc.) sit at the top level.
theme.button.main.base += ' uppercase tracking-wide';
theme.card.main.base += ' shadow-sm';
return theme;
}}>
<Button primary>Uppercase Button</Button>
<Card>Card with Shadow</Card>
</ThemeProvider>

Modifying Default Props

Change the default boolean props for components:

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<ThemeProvider themeOverride={(theme) => {
theme.button.main.defaults = {
...theme.button.main.defaults,
filled: true,
pill: true,
};
return theme;
}}>
<Button primary>Filled Pill Button</Button>
</ThemeProvider>

Note: For changing defaults, prefer using themeDefaults instead — it's simpler and uses the public ThemeDefaults type:

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// Preferred approach for defaults
<ThemeProvider themeDefaults={{
button: { main: { filled: true, pill: true } }
}}>

Combining with Other Props

Use themeOverride alongside themeDefaults and extraClasses:

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<ThemeProvider
themeDefaults={{ button: { main: { filled: true } } }}
themeOverride={(theme) => {
theme.button.main.base += ' tracking-wide';
return theme;
}}
extraClasses={{
button: { main: { primary: 'hover:shadow-lg' } }
}}
>
<Button>Fully Customized</Button>
</ThemeProvider>

Nested ThemeProviders

Child overrides build on parent modifications:

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<ThemeProvider themeOverride={(theme) => {
theme.button.main.base += ' uppercase';
return theme;
}}>
<Button>Uppercase</Button>
<ThemeProvider themeOverride={(theme) => {
theme.button.main.base += ' tracking-widest';
return theme;
}}>
<Button>Uppercase + Wide Tracking</Button>
</ThemeProvider>
</ThemeProvider>

When to Use themeOverride

  • Use themeOverride when you need to add base CSS classes to all component instances
  • Use themeDefaults when you want to change default boolean props (simpler syntax)
  • Use extraClasses when you want to add classes based on active props