React Fontawesome Thumbs Up Down Rating with Hidden Background Icons

This tutorial will guide you through the implementation of a rating component using React and Fontawesome. We will create a thumbs up and thumbs down rating system, where the background icons of the thumbs will be hidden.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• Basic knowledge of JavaScript and React.
• Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your machine.

Setup

1. Create a new React project by running the following command:

npx create-react-app react-fontawesome-rating

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd react-fontawesome-rating

3. Install Fontawesome package:

npm install @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons @fortawesome/react-fontawesome

Implementation

Follow the steps below to implement the rating component with hidden background icons.

1. Open the src/App.js file and import the necessary Fontawesome components and icons:

import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faThumbsUp, faThumbsDown } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

2. Create a new functional component called Rating:

function Rating() {
  return (
    <div>
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faThumbsUp} />
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faThumbsDown} />
    </div>
  );
}

export default Rating;

3. Modify the generated src/App.js file to render the Rating component:

import React from 'react';
import Rating from './Rating';

function App() {
  return (
    <div className="App">
      <Rating />
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

4. Update the src/index.css file to hide the background icons:

.App {
  text-align: center;
}

.fa-thumbs-up,
.fa-thumbs-down {
  background: none !important;
}

Preview

To see the rating component in action, start the development server:

npm start

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the thumbs up and thumbs down icons without any background.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to implement a rating component using React and Fontawesome. By hiding the background icons of the thumbs, we achieved a clean and minimalistic visual representation. This component can be expanded further to include functionality such as handling user interactions and tracking the rating value.

Feel free to customize and enhance the component according to your project requirements. Happy coding!