CSS Modules vs Emotion

Developers should use CSS Modules when building component-based applications where style isolation is critical to avoid naming collisions and improve code maintainability meets developers should learn emotion when building react applications that require dynamic, component-scoped styling with strong typescript support and excellent developer experience. Here's our take.

CSS Modules

Nice Pick

Developers should use CSS Modules when building component-based applications where style isolation is critical to avoid naming collisions and improve code maintainability

Pros

• It is particularly useful in large-scale projects with multiple developers, as it allows for local scoping without relying on naming conventions like BEM
• Related to: react, vue-js

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Emotion

Developers should learn Emotion when building React applications that require dynamic, component-scoped styling with strong TypeScript support and excellent developer experience

Pros

• It's particularly useful for design systems, complex UIs with conditional styling, and projects where CSS-in-JS benefits like colocation and theming are prioritized
• Related to: react, typescript

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. CSS Modules is a methodology while Emotion is a library. We picked CSS Modules based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

CSS Modules wins

Based on overall popularity. CSS Modules is more widely used, but Emotion excels in its own space.