Choosing Styling Strategies in Chakra UI v2: Style Props, sx, and Theme Variants
Learn how to choose between style props, the sx prop, and theme variants in Chakra UI v2 to prevent styling drift and maintain a consistent design system.
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Learn how to choose between style props, the sx prop, and theme variants in Chakra UI v2 to prevent styling drift and maintain a consistent design system.
I'm styling a custom React component with styled-components (v5/v6) and passing a transient prop like $isActive to drive the CSS. The styles work, but I also need the wrapped component itself to react to that value in its own logic. My understanding is that $ -prefixed props are consumed by styled-components and stripped before props reach the underlying ele