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How to Build a Custom Animated Accordion in React with TypeScript & Tailwind CSS πŸŽ¨πŸš€

Hey developers! πŸ‘‹

Want to build a sleek, fully customizable animated accordion in React? In this tutorial, I'll show you step-by-step how to create an accordion component using TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, complete with smooth animations and an intuitive UI.

πŸ“Ί Watch the full tutorial here:

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🎯 What You'll Learn

βœ… Creating a reusable accordion component

βœ… Adding smooth animations with Tailwind

βœ… Managing state for expanding/collapsing items

βœ… Making it fully customizable for any project


πŸ’‘ Why Build a Custom Accordion?

Most UI libraries offer accordion components, but building your own gives you full control over:

βœ” Custom styles ✨

βœ” Animation speed & behavior πŸŽ₯

βœ” Accessibility & SEO improvements πŸ”

βœ” Performance optimizations πŸš€


πŸ”§ Getting Started

Run the following command to set up your React project with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS:

npm create vite@latest my-app --template react-ts
cd my-app
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite
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Then configure Tailwind CSS and start coding the accordion!


πŸ’» Code Breakdown
Here’s a sneak peek of the Accordion Component:

import { useState } from "react";

type AccordionProps = {
    // props
};

export default function Accordion({ content = [] }: AccordionProps) {
    const [isCurrentOpen, setIsCurrentOpen] = useState<number | null>(null);

  return Array.isArray(content) && content.length > 0 ? (
    <div className="container">
      {content.map(({ header, content, type }, accordionIndex) => (
        <div
          key={accordionIndex}
          className="accordion"
        >
          <header
            onClick={() =>
              setIsCurrentOpen((prev) =>
                prev === accordionIndex ? null : accordionIndex
              )
            }
          >
            {header}
          </header>
          <main>{content}</main>
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  ) : null;
}
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πŸ’‘ This is just the core logic! The full tutorial explains how to improve it further!


πŸ“Œ Final Thoughts
Building your own custom UI components helps you master React, TypeScript, and Tailwind while creating unique designs for your projects.

πŸ”₯ Watch the full tutorial here:
➑️ https://youtu.be/532Yj5XadpQ

πŸ’¬ Have any questions or suggestions? Drop a comment below! πŸš€

πŸ”” Subscribe to my YouTube channel AlignBytes for more coding tutorials!

Happy coding! πŸ˜ƒπŸ’»


πŸ”₯ Support & Connect
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