Home › All rules › Community › React Styled Components Cursor Rules

React Styled Components Cursor Rules

Cursor rules for React development with Styled Components integration.

CursorReactCommunity (CC0)

How to use

Save this as .cursor/rules/react-styled-components-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc in your project, commit it, and Cursor will load it. Review it first: community files can be opinionated or out of date.

Note: Review and test before use. Provided as is, without warranty. See Terms.

---
description: "Cursor rules for React development with Styled Components integration."
globs: **/*
alwaysApply: false
---
// React + Styled Components .cursorrules

// Prefer functional components with hooks

const preferFunctionalComponents = true;

// Styled Components best practices

const styledComponentsBestPractices = [
  "Use the styled-components/macro for better debugging",
  "Implement a global theme using ThemeProvider",
  "Create reusable styled components",
  "Use props for dynamic styling",
  "Utilize CSS helper functions like css`` when needed",
];

// Folder structure

const folderStructure = `
src/
  components/
    styled/
  styles/
    theme.js
    globalStyles.js
  pages/
  utils/
`;

// Additional instructions

const additionalInstructions = `
1. Use proper naming conventions for styled components (e.g., StyledButton)
2. Implement a consistent theming system
3. Use CSS-in-JS for all styling needs
4. Utilize styled-components' attrs method for frequently used props
5. Implement proper TypeScript support for styled-components
6. Use the css prop for conditional styling when appropriate
7. Follow the styled-components documentation for best practices
`;