Initial setup

Setup @codegouvfr/react-dsfr in your project or start from a template
If you already had the DSFR installed in your project, let's start from scratch:
Remove @gouvfr/dsfr from your dependencies.
Remove the import ofdsfr.css, dsfr.module.js the favicon and the fonts.
Remove the data-fr-scheme (and data-fr-theme ) attribude from your <html/> tag
yarn
npm
pnpm
Yarn Berry (a.k.a Yarn 3 or Yarn modern)
yarn add @codegouvfr/react-dsfr
npm install --save @codegouvfr/react-dsfr
pnpm add @codegouvfr/react-dsfr
And add this file to the root of your project, to enable pre & post scripts with pnpm:
.npmrc
enable-pre-post-scripts=true
When we say Yarn we usually refer to Yarn 1.x as most dev teams (Including me) havent upgraded to the newest version (for good reasons).
If you want to use Yarn Berry you be aware that pre- post- scripts aren't supported.
So you must do something like "dev": "copy-dsfr-to-public && next dev" (same thing for start)
Also you must configure it so it uses node_modules (sorry)
Vite
Next.js App Router
Next.js Pages Router
Create React App
Other
GitHub - garronej/react-dsfr-vite-demo
GitHub
Demo setup in production here: https://vite-demo.react-dsfr.fr/​
Add these three scripts to your package.json:
package.json
"scripts": {
    "postinstall": "copy-dsfr-to-public",
    "predev": "only-include-used-icons",
    "prebuild": "only-include-used-icons"
}
Trigger the execution of the postinstall script by running:
yarn # Or 'npm install' or 'pnpm install'
Add the following tags in the <head />
index.html
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/dsfr/favicon/apple-touch-icon.png" />
<link rel="icon" href="/dsfr/favicon/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/dsfr/favicon/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="manifest" href="/dsfr/favicon/manifest.webmanifest" crossorigin="use-credentials" />
​
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/dsfr/utility/icons/icons.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/dsfr/dsfr.min.css" />
src/main.tsx
import React from "react";
import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
import { App } from "./App";
import { startReactDsfr } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/spa";
startReactDsfr({ defaultColorScheme: "system" });
​
ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root") as HTMLElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
);
You're all set! Next step for you is to setup the integration with your routing library (react-router for example).
🔀
Integration with routing libs
This documentation is for Next projects using the App router.
You are in this case if you have a app/ directory at the root of your project.
GitHub - garronej/react-dsfr-next-appdir-demo: 🚀 Next Appdir + react-dsfr + MUI + TSS
GitHub
Starter project in prod here: https://next-demo.react-dsfr.fr/​
Despite the setup process not being as streamlined as one might hope due to certain Next specific limitations, the library is fully compatible with Next.js App Router (see demo). Most component featured in this toolkit are RSC ready, those that are not are labeled using the "use client" directive.
You may experience white flashes in dev mode but not in production. 👍
yarn add --dev sass
# If you plan to use MUI:  
yarn add @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/server @emotion/styled @mui/material @emotion/react
next.config.js
/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
  webpack: config => {
    config.module.rules.push({
      test: /\.woff2$/,
      type: "asset/resource"
    });
    return config;
  }
};
​
module.exports = nextConfig;
package.json
"scripts": {
    "predev": "only-include-used-icons",
    "prebuild": "only-include-used-icons"
}
app/defaultColorScheme.ts
import type { DefaultColorScheme } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir";
​
export const defaultColorScheme: DefaultColorScheme = "system";
app/StartDsfr.tsx
"use client";
​
import { startReactDsfr } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir";
import { defaultColorScheme } from "./defaultColorScheme";
import Link from "next/link";
​
declare module "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir" {
  interface RegisterLink { 
    Link: typeof Link;
  }
}
​
startReactDsfr({ defaultColorScheme, Link });
​
export function StartDsfr(){
  //Yes, leave null here.
  return null;
}
app/layout.tsx
import { DsfrHead } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/DsfrHead";
import { DsfrProvider } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/DsfrProvider";
import { getHtmlAttributes } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/getHtmlAttributes";
import { StartDsfr } from "./StartDsfr";
import { defaultColorScheme } from "./defaultColorScheme";
import Link from "next/link";
​
export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: JSX.Element; }) {
  //NOTE: The lang parameter is optional and defaults to "fr"
  const lang = "fr";
  return (
    <html {...getHtmlAttributes({ defaultColorScheme, lang })} >
      <head>
        <StartDsfr />
        <DsfrHead Link={Link} />
      </head>
      <body>
        <DsfrProvider lang={lang}>
          {children}
        </DsfrProvider>
      </body>
    </html>
  );
}
Yes MUI is supported in AppDir thanks to TSS. See instructions.
This documentation is for Next projects using the Page Router (aka the legacy next setup).
You are in this case if you have a pages/ directory at the root of your project.
GitHub - garronej/react-dsfr-next-demo: Demo of no white flash when reloading in SSR
GitHub
Starter project in prod here: https://next-pages-router.react-dsfr.fr/​
# If you plan to use MUI:  
yarn add @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/server @emotion/styled @mui/material @emotion/react
next.config.js
/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
  reactStrictMode: true,
  swcMinify: true,
  webpack: config => {
    config.module.rules.push({
      test: /\.woff2$/,
      type: "asset/resource"
    });
    return config;
  },
  //This option requires Next 13.1 or newer, if you can't update you can use this plugin instead: https://github.com/martpie/next-transpile-modules
  transpilePackages: [
      "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr", 
      "tss-react" // This is for MUI or if you use htts://tss-react.dev
  ]
};
​
module.exports = nextConfig
package.json
"scripts": {
    "predev": "only-include-used-icons",
    "prebuild": "only-include-used-icons"
}
pages/_app.tsx
import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
import { createNextDsfrIntegrationApi } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-pagesdir";
import Link from "next/link";
​
// Only in TypeScript projects
declare module "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-pagesdir" {
    interface RegisterLink { 
        Link: typeof Link;
    }
}
​
const { 
    withDsfr,
    dsfrDocumentApi
} = createNextDsfrIntegrationApi({
    defaultColorScheme: "system",
    Link
});
​
export { dsfrDocumentApi };
​
function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
    return <Component {...pageProps} />;
}
​
export default withDsfr(App);
pages/_document.tsx
import { Html, Head, Main, NextScript, DocumentProps } from "next/document";
import { dsfrDocumentApi } from "./_app";
​
const { 
  getColorSchemeHtmlAttributes, 
  augmentDocumentForDsfr 
} = dsfrDocumentApi;
​
export default function Document(props: DocumentProps) {
  return (
    <Html {...getColorSchemeHtmlAttributes(props)}>
      <Head />
      <body>
        <Main />
        <NextScript />
      </body>
    </Html>
  );
}
​
augmentDocumentForDsfr(Document);
The create-react-app project is no longer being maintained. If you are starting a new project you'll probably be beter off with Vite.
GitHub - garronej/react-dsfr-cra-demo: Demo setup fro @codegouvfr/react-dsfr in a Create-react-app project
GitHub
See demo setup in production here: https://cra-demo.react-dsfr.fr/​
Add these three scripts to your package.json:
package.json
"scripts": {
    ...
    "postinstall": "copy-dsfr-to-public"
    "prestart": "only-include-used-icons",
    "prebuild": "only-include-used-icons"
},
...
"jest": {
    "transformIgnorePatterns": [
      "node_modules/(?!@codegouvfr/react-dsfr)"
    ]
}
Trigger the execution of the postinstall script by running:
yarn # Or 'npm install' or 'pnpm install'
Add the following code in the <head />
public/index.html
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/favicon/apple-touch-icon.png" />
<link rel="icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/favicon/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/favicon/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/favicon/manifest.webmanifest" crossorigin="use-credentials" />
​
<link rel="stylesheet" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/utility/icons/icons.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/dsfr.min.css" />
src/index.tsx
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
import App from './App';
import { startReactDsfr } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/spa";
startReactDsfr({ defaultColorScheme: "system" });
​
const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(
  document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement
);
root.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
);
You're all set! Next step for you is to setup de integration with your routing library (react-router for example)
🔀
Integration with routing libs
Your framework isn't supported? Let's get in touch!
Avoiding or flash of unstyled text (FOUT)
You can avoid having a flash of unstyled text by preloading the font variant used on your homepage (look in the network tab of your browser dev tools what are the font downloaded initially).
Vite
Next.js App Router
Next.js Pages Router
Create React App
Add the following tags in the <head />
index.html
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Light.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Light_Italic.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Regular.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Regular_Italic.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Medium.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Medium_Italic.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Bold.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Marianne-Bold_Italic.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Spectral-Regular.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
<!--<link rel="preload" href="/dsfr/fonts/Spectral-ExtraBold.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />-->
app/layout.tsx
import { DsfrHead } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/DsfrHead";
import { DsfrProvider } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/DsfrProvider";
import { getHtmlAttributes } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-appdir/getHtmlAttributes";
import StartDsfr from "./StartDsfr";
import { defaultColorScheme } from "./defaultColorScheme";
​
export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: JSX.Element; }) {
​
  return (
    <html {...getHtmlAttributes({ defaultColorScheme })} >
      <head>
        <StartDsfr />
        <DsfrHead 
          defaultColorScheme={defaultColorScheme} 
          preloadFonts={[
	    //"Marianne-Light",
            //"Marianne-Light_Italic",
	    "Marianne-Regular",
	    //"Marianne-Regular_Italic",
	    "Marianne-Medium",
	    //"Marianne-Medium_Italic",
	    "Marianne-Bold"
	    //"Marianne-Bold_Italic",
	    //"Spectral-Regular",
	    //"Spectral-ExtraBold"
	  ]}
        />
      </head>
      <body>
        <DsfrProvider defaultColorScheme={defaultColorScheme}>
          {children}
        </DsfrProvider>
      </body>
    </html>
  );
}
pages/_app.tsx
import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
import { createNextDsfrIntegrationApi } from "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-pagesdir";
import Link from "next/link";
​
// Only in TypeScript projects
declare module "@codegouvfr/react-dsfr/next-pagesdir" {
    interface RegisterLink { 
        Link: typeof Link;
    }
}
​
const { 
    withDsfr,
    dsfrDocumentApi
} = createNextDsfrIntegrationApi({
    defaultColorScheme: "system",
    Link,
    preloadFonts: [
  	//"Marianne-Light",
        //"Marianne-Light_Italic",
	"Marianne-Regular",
	//"Marianne-Regular_Italic",
	"Marianne-Medium",
	//"Marianne-Medium_Italic",
	"Marianne-Bold",
	//"Marianne-Bold_Italic",
	//"Spectral-Regular",
	//"Spectral-ExtraBold"
    ]
});
​
export { dsfrDocumentApi };
​
function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
    return <Component {...pageProps} />;
}
​
export default withDsfr(App);
Add the following code in the <head />
public/index.html
<%
[
  //"Marianne-Light",
  //"Marianne-Light_Italic",
  "Marianne-Regular",
  //"Marianne-Regular_Italic",
  "Marianne-Medium",
  //"Marianne-Medium_Italic",
  "Marianne-Bold",
  //"Marianne-Bold_Italic",
  //"Spectral-Regular",
  //"Spectral-ExtraBold"
].forEach(function(name){ %>
  <link rel="preload" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/dsfr/fonts/<%=name%>.woff2" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<% }); %>
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