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How to Use CSS Modules in Nextjs?

Tushar Patel
2 min readMar 10, 2024

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CSS Modules

Create a CSS Module file: In your component’s directory, create a CSS file with the .module.css extension. For example, styles.module.css:

.title {
color: blue;
font-size: 24px;
}

.subtitle {
color: gray;
font-size: 16px;
}

Use the CSS Module in your component: Import the CSS Module into your component and use the generated class names:

import styles from './styles.module.css';

const MyComponent = () => (
<div>
<h1 className={styles.title}>Hello, World!</h1>
<p className={styles.subtitle}>This is a subtitle.</p>
</div>
);

export default MyComponent;

Use the CSS Module in your component: Import the CSS Module into your component and use the generated class names:

import styles from './styles.module.css';

const MyComponent = () => (
<div>
<h1 className={styles.title}>Hello, World!</h1>
<p className={styles.subtitle}>This is a subtitle.</p>
</div>
);

export default MyComponent;

CSS Modules also allow you to use dynamic class names, which can be useful for conditional styling:

import styles from './styles.module.css';

const MyComponent = ({ isError }) => (
<div>
<h1 className={`${styles.title} ${isError ? styles.error : ''}`}>
Hello, World…

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Tushar Patel
Tushar Patel

Written by Tushar Patel

I'm a software developer passionate about using the latest technologies to create impactful applications and turn ideas into reality.

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