
clsx
A tiny (239B) utility for constructing className strings conditionally.
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A tiny (239B) utility for constructing className strings conditionally.
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clsx

A tiny (239B) utility for constructing
classNamestrings conditionally.
Also serves as a faster & smaller drop-in replacement for theclassnamesmodule.
This module is available in three formats:
- ES Module:
dist/clsx.mjs - CommonJS:
dist/clsx.js - UMD:
dist/clsx.min.js
Install
$ npm install --save clsx
Usage
import clsx from 'clsx';
// or
import { clsx } from 'clsx';
// Strings (variadic)
clsx('foo', true && 'bar', 'baz');
//=> 'foo bar baz'
// Objects
clsx({ foo:true, bar:false, baz:isTrue() });
//=> 'foo baz'
// Objects (variadic)
clsx({ foo:true }, { bar:false }, null, { '--foobar':'hello' });
//=> 'foo --foobar'
// Arrays
clsx(['foo', 0, false, 'bar']);
//=> 'foo bar'
// Arrays (variadic)
clsx(['foo'], ['', 0, false, 'bar'], [['baz', [['hello'], 'there']]]);
//=> 'foo bar baz hello there'
// Kitchen sink (with nesting)
clsx('foo', [1 && 'bar', { baz:false, bat:null }, ['hello', ['world']]], 'cya');
//=> 'foo bar hello world cya'
API
clsx(...input)
Returns: String
input
Type: Mixed
The clsx function can take any number of arguments, each of which can be an Object, Array, Boolean, or String.
Important: Any falsey values are discarded!
Standalone Boolean values are discarded as well.
clsx(true, false, '', null, undefined, 0, NaN);
//=> ''
Modes
There are multiple "versions" of clsx available, which allows you to bring only the functionality you need!
clsx
Size (gzip): 239 bytes
Availability: CommonJS, ES Module, UMD
The default clsx module; see API for info.
import { clsx } from 'clsx';
// or
import clsx from 'clsx';
clsx/lite
Size (gzip): 140 bytes
Availability: CommonJS, ES Module
CAUTION: Accepts ONLY string arguments!
Ideal for applications that only use the string-builder pattern.
Any non-string arguments are ignored!
import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
// or
import clsx from 'clsx/lite';
// string
clsx('hello', true && 'foo', false && 'bar');
// => "hello foo"
// NOTE: Any non-string input(s) ignored
clsx({ foo: true });
//=> ""
Benchmarks
For snapshots of cross-browser results, check out the bench directory~!
Support
All versions of Node.js are supported.
All browsers that support Array.isArray are supported (IE9+).
Note: For IE8 support and older, please install
clsx@1.0.xand beware of #17.
Tailwind Support
Here some additional (optional) steps to enable classes autocompletion using clsx with Tailwind CSS.
Visual Studio Code
-
Install the "Tailwind CSS IntelliSense" Visual Studio Code extension
-
Add the following to your
settings.json:
{
"tailwindCSS.experimental.classRegex": [
["clsx\\(([^)]*)\\)", "(?:'|\"|`)([^']*)(?:'|\"|`)"]
]
}
You may find the clsx/lite module useful within Tailwind contexts. This is especially true if/when your application only composes classes in this pattern:
clsx('text-base', props.active && 'text-primary', props.className);
Related
- obj-str - A smaller (96B) and similiar utility that only works with Objects.
License
MIT © Luke Edwards
Quick facts
npm install clsxHow Sourcemap Explorer detects clsx
We catch clsx from two complementary signals: bundled source paths and the embedded package.json. Modern bundlers (webpack, Vite, esbuild, Rollup, Turbopack) preserve the original node_modules/clsx/ paths inside the JavaScript sourcemap's sources[] array — that's the canonical signal. When the matching package.json is also captured in sourcesContent[], we read the exact version field — patch number included. No regex guessing, no version inference.
- 1
Confirm the site exposes sourcemaps
In DevTools Network, check the response headers of any application script for `SourceMap` or `X-SourceMap`. Failing that, fetch the script's last 4 KB and look for a `//# sourceMappingURL=` comment.
- 2
Find the package in the bundle
Open DevTools → Network → reload. Click any application script and look at its sourcemap. Inside, search `sources[]` for entries matching `node_modules/clsx/` — every match confirms the package is bundled. The matching `sourcesContent[i]` for `node_modules/clsx/package.json` gives you the exact installed version.
- 3
Read the version directly from package.json
Run `jq -r '. as $m | $m.sources | to_entries[] | select(.value | endswith("node_modules/clsx/package.json")) | $m.sourcesContent[.key] | fromjson | .version' bundle.js.map`. Sourcemap Explorer automates the same query in the popup.
Recent versions
FAQ
What is clsx used for?
A tiny (239B) utility for constructing className strings conditionally.
How can I tell if a website is using clsx?
Open the page in Chrome with the Sourcemap Explorer extension installed and read the Stack tab. We catch `clsx` from two complementary signals: `node_modules/clsx/` paths inside the JavaScript sourcemap, and the embedded `package.json` we read for exact-version detection. Without the extension you can do the same lookup manually in DevTools — the steps are listed in the "How Sourcemap Explorer detects" section above.
What is the latest version of clsx?
2.1.1, as published on the npm registry. The "Recent versions" table on this page lists the most recent 8 releases with their release dates. Sourcemap Explorer reports the version actually bundled into a site, which can lag the latest release by months on real-world deployments.
Where can I read more?
Project homepage: https://github.com/lukeed/clsx#readme. Source code: https://github.com/lukeed/clsx. Published on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/clsx. Licensed as MIT.
Detected by Sourcemap Explorer
When a bundle ships sourcemaps, we read the embedded package.json for clsx and report the precise version. Without sourcemaps, an import / require in the page's scripts is enough to flag it.