How to customize react day picker
Introduction
This tutorial will guide you through the process of customizing the react day picker component using Tailwind CSS. We'll cover the basics of setting up the project, creating the component, and styling the elements.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed:
- React.js or (Any other react framework)
- Tailwind CSS
- Vite
- React Day Picker
Setting Up the Project
To get started, create a new Vite project using the following command:
npm init vite@latest my-react-day-picker-app --template react-ts
Next, navigate to the project directory and install the necessary dependencies:
cd my-react-day-picker-app
npm install react-day-picker tailwindcss
Then, Go to the gloabl.css or index.css file and add the following code:
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Customize react day picker component
- Customize the appearance of the component
- Add components and functionalities to date picker
- Customize the date picker's behavior
- Add custom icons to arrow's
Here's what we're aiming for:
Implementation Steps - Single Mode Calendar Example
Step 1: Create the Custom Day Picker Component
First, let's set up our CustomDayPicker.tsx component:
import React from 'react';
const CustomDayPicker = () => {
return (
<div>Custom Day Picker Component</div>
);
};
export default CustomDayPicker;
Step 2: Add React Day Picker
We'll use the DayPicker component from the react-day-picker library to create our custom day picker:
