Linaria vs Emotion

Developers should use Linaria when building performance-critical web applications where runtime CSS-in-JS overhead is a concern, such as in large-scale React or Vue projects 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.

Linaria

Nice Pick

Developers should use Linaria when building performance-critical web applications where runtime CSS-in-JS overhead is a concern, such as in large-scale React or Vue projects

Pros

• It's ideal for teams wanting the component-scoped styling and dynamic capabilities of CSS-in-JS while maintaining fast load times and minimal JavaScript bundle sizes
• Related to: css-in-js, styled-components

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

Use Linaria if: You want it's ideal for teams wanting the component-scoped styling and dynamic capabilities of css-in-js while maintaining fast load times and minimal javascript bundle sizes and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Emotion if: You prioritize 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 over what Linaria offers.

The Bottom Line

Linaria wins

Developers should use Linaria when building performance-critical web applications where runtime CSS-in-JS overhead is a concern, such as in large-scale React or Vue projects