In a web application, typography plays a vital role in enhancing readability and user experience. With JavaScript Storybook, you can easily showcase and test different typography components and styles in an isolated environment. In this tutorial, we will explore how to use typography components in JavaScript Storybook.

Setting Up JavaScript Storybook

Before we dive into using typography components, make sure you have JavaScript Storybook installed and set up in your project. If you haven’t done that yet, follow the official documentation for guidance.

Installing Styled Components

To create and style typography components, we will use the popular styled-components library. If you haven’t installed it already, open your terminal and run the following command:

npm install styled-components

Creating a Typography Component

Let’s start by creating a Typography component using styled-components. Open a file called Typography.js and paste the following code:

import styled from 'styled-components';

export const Heading = styled.h1`
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #333;
`;

export const Paragraph = styled.p`
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5em;
  color: #666;
`;

In the above code, we have created two typography components, Heading and Paragraph, using the styled function from styled-components. Feel free to customize the styles as per your application’s design.

Using Typography Components in Storybook

Now that we have our typography components, let’s integrate them into the JavaScript Storybook. Create a new file called Typography.stories.js and paste the following code:

import React from 'react';
import { Heading, Paragraph } from './Typography';

export default {
  title: 'Typography',
};

export const HeadingComponent = () => <Heading>This is a Heading</Heading>;

export const ParagraphComponent = () => (
  <Paragraph>
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque nec malesuada enim.
  </Paragraph>
);

In the code above, we import the Heading and Paragraph components from our Typography.js file and define two storybook stories, HeadingComponent and ParagraphComponent, representing the usage of our typography components.

Viewing the Typography Components in Storybook

To view our typography components in the Storybook UI, start the Storybook server by running the following command in your terminal:

npm run storybook

Visit http://localhost:6006 in your browser to see the Storybook interface. You should be able to see the Typography category in the sidebar, containing our Heading and Paragraph components.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to use typography components in JavaScript Storybook using the styled-components library. Storybook provides an excellent platform to showcase and test different typography styles in isolation, making it easier to iterate and design beautiful user interfaces. Experiment with different typography variations and leverage Storybook’s capabilities to improve your web application’s typography. #javascript #storybook #typography