References

Config Reference

Customize how Panda works via the panda.config.ts file in your project.

import { defineConfig } from '@pandacss/dev'
 
export default defineConfig({
  // your configuration options here...
})

Output css options

presets

Type: string[]

Default: ['@pandacss/preset-base', '@pandacss/preset-panda']

The set of reusable and shareable configuration presets.

By default, any preset you add will be smartly merged with the default configuration, with your own configuration acting as a set of overrides and extensions.

{
  "presets": ["@pandacss/preset-base", "@pandacss/preset-panda"]
}

eject

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to opt-out of the defaults config presets: [@pandacss/preset-base, @pandacss/preset-panda]

{
  "eject": true
}

preflight

Type: boolean

Default: true

Whether to enable css reset styles.

{
  "preflight": true
}

emitTokensOnly

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to only emit the tokens directory

{
  "emitTokensOnly": false
}

prefix

Type: boolean

Default: true

The namespace prefix for the generated css classes and css variables.

Ex: when using a prefix of panda-

{
  "prefix": "panda"
}

import { css } from '../styled-system/css'
 
const App = () => {
  return <div className={css({ color: 'blue.500' })} />
}

would result in:

.panda-text_blue\.500 {
  color: var(--panda-colors-blue-500);
}

separator

Type: '_' | '=' | '-'

Default: '_'

The separator for the generated css classes.

{
  "separator": "_"
}

Using a = with:

import { css } from '../styled-system/css'
 
const App = () => {
  return <div className={css({ color: 'blue.500' })} />
}

would result in:

.text\=blue\.500 {
  color: var(--colors-blue-500);
}

optimize

Type: boolean

Default: true

Whether to optimize the generated css. This can be set to false to boost build times during development.

{
  "optimize": true
}

minify

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to minify the generated css. This can be set to true to reduce the size of the generated css.

{
  "minify": false
}

hash

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to hash the generated class names. This is useful if want to shorten the class names.

{
  "hash": false
}

import { css } from '../styled-system/css'
 
const App = () => {
  return <div className={css({ color: 'blue.500' })} />
}

would result in something that looks like:

.dOFUTE {
  color: var(--colors-blue-500);
}

File system options

emitPackage

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to emit the artifacts to node_modules as a package. Will generate a package.json file that contains exports for each of the the generated outdir entrypoints:

styled-system/css
styled-system/jsx
styled-system/patterns
styled-system/recipes
styled-system/tokens
styled-system/types
styled-system/styles.css

{
  "emitPackage": true
}

gitignore

Type: boolean

Default: true

Whether to update the .gitignore file.

{
  "gitignore": true
}

Will add the following to your .gitignore file:

# Panda
styled-system
styled-system-static

cwd

Type: string

Default: process.cwd()

The current working directory.

{
  "cwd": "src"
}

clean

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to clean the output directory before generating the css.

{
  "clean": false
}

outdir

Type: string

Default: styled-system

The output directory for the generated css.

{
  "outdir": "styled-system"
}

include

Type: string[]

Default: []

List of files glob to watch for changes.

{
  "include": ["./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}", "./pages/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"]
}

exclude

Type: string[]

Default: []

List of files glob to ignore.

{
  "exclude": []
}

watch

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to watch for changes and regenerate the css.

{
  "watch": false
}

poll

Type: boolean

Default: false

Whether to use polling instead of filesystem events when watching.

{
  "poll": false
}

outExtension

Type: 'mjs' | 'js'

Default: mjs

File extension for generated javascript files.

{
  "outExtension": "mjs"
}

syntax

Type: 'object-literal' | 'template-literal'

Default: object-literal

Decides which syntax to use when writing CSS. For existing projects, you might need to run the panda codegen --clean.

{
  "syntax": "template-literal"
}

Ex object-literal:

const styles = css({
    backgroundColor: 'gainsboro',
    padding: '10px 15px'
})

Ex template-literal:

const Container = styled.div`
    background-color: gainsboro;
    padding: 10px 15px;
`;

Design token options

cssVarRoot

Type: string

Default: :where(:host, :root)

The root selector for the css variables.

{
  "cssVarRoot": ":where(:host, :root)"
}

conditions

Type: Extendable<Conditions>

Default: {}

The css selectors or media queries shortcuts.

{
  "conditions": { "hover": "&:hover" }
}

globalCss

Type: Extendable<GlobalStyleObject>

Default: {}

The global styles for your project.

{
  "globalCss": {
    "html, body": {
      "margin": 0,
      "padding": 0
    }
  }
}

theme

Type: Extendable<AnyTheme>

Default: {}

The theme configuration for your project.

{
  "theme": {
    "tokens": {
      "colors": {
        "red": { "value": "#EE0F0F" },
        "green": { "value": "#0FEE0F" }
      }
    },
    "semanticTokens": {
      "colors": {
        "danger": { "value": "{colors.red}" },
        "success": { "value": "{colors.green}" }
      }
    }
  }
}

utilities

Type: Extendable<UtilityConfig>

Default: {}

The css utility definitions.

{
  "utilities": {
    extend: {
      borderX: {
        values: ['1px', '2px', '4px'],
        shorthand: 'bx', // `bx` or `borderX` can be used
        transform(value, token) {
          return {
            borderInlineWidth: value,
            borderColor: token('colors.red.200'), // read the css variable for red.200
          }
        },
      },
    },
  }
}

patterns

Type: Extendable<Record<string, AnyPatternConfig>>

Default: {}

Common styling or layout patterns for your project.

{
  "patterns": {
    extend: {
      // Extend the default `flex` pattern
      flex: {
        properties: {
          // only allow row and column
          direction: { type: 'enum', value: ['row', 'column'] },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

staticCss

Type: StaticCssOptions

Default: {}

Used to generate css utility classes for your project.

{
  "staticCss": {
    css: [
      {
        properties: {
          margin: ['*'],
          padding: ['*', '50px', '80px'],
        },
        responsive: true,
      },
      {
        properties: {
          color: ['*'],
          backgroundColor: ['green.200', 'red.400'],
        },
        conditions: ['light', 'dark'],
      },
    ],
  },
}

strictTokens

Type: boolean

Default: false

Options for the generated typescript definitions.

{
  "strictTokens": false
}

JSX options

jsxFramework

Type: 'react' | 'solid' | 'preact' | 'vue' | 'qwik'

Options for the generated typescript definitions.

{
  "jsxFramework": "react"
}

jsxFactory

Type: string

The factory name of the element

{
  "jsxFactory": "panda"
}

Ex:

<panda.button marginTop="40px">Click me</panda.button>

Documentation options

studio

Type: Partial<Studio>

Default: { title: 'Panda', logo: '🐼' }

Used to customize the design system studio

{
  "studio": {
    "logo": "🐼",
    "title": "Panda"
  }
}

log level

Type: 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error' | 'silent'

Default: info

The log level for the built-in logger.

{
  "logLevel": "info"
}

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