# Styled Components, release history and use on real websites. A CSS-in-JS library for React where styles are written as tagged template literals right next to components. - **Status:** Stable. In maintenance mode since 2025; new projects choose other solutions. - **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) - **First release:** 2016 - **License:** MIT - **Latest version:** 6.6.0 (12 Oct 2026) - **Official website:** https://styled-components.com - **Documentation:** https://styled-components.com/docs - **GitHub:** https://github.com/styled-components/styled-components - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components ## Styled Components on audited websites 258 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Styled Components (1.5%). That ranks it #10 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Styled Components vs all websites - **Web score:** 70 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 78 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 59 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 64 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 28 (all websites 31) ### Most used in UI Libraries 1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958) 2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303) 3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107) 4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949) 5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838) 6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386) 7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324) 8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319) 9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285) 10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258) ## Styled Components versions and release history 7 release lines since 2016, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 6.6.0, released 12 Oct 2026. | Version | Released | Latest release | Releases | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6 | 28 Jun 2023 | 6.6.0 (12 Oct 2026) | 54 | | 5 | 13 Jan 2020 | 5.3.11 (26 May 2023) | 20 | | 4 | 15 Oct 2018 | 4.4.1 (30 Oct 2019) | 15 | | 3 | 22 Jan 2018 | 3.4.10 (9 Oct 2018) | 31 | | 2 | 25 May 2017 | 2.4.1 (2 Jun 2018) | 16 | | 1 | 13 Oct 2016 | 1.4.6 (2 May 2017) | 26 | | 0.x (before 1.0) | 16 Aug 2016 | 0.4.2 (13 Oct 2016) | 30 | Sources: [npm registry, package styled-components](https://www.npmjs.com/package/styled-components), checked 8 Nov 2026. ## Other technologies in UI Libraries - [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites - [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites - [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites - [Zustand](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand): <1% of websites - [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites - [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <1% of websites - [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites - [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites - [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <1% of websites - [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites - [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites - [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites [All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) ## Questions about Styled Components ### What is Styled Components? A CSS-in-JS library for React where styles are written as tagged template literals right next to components. The be1st catalog lists Styled Components under UI Libraries. License of Styled Components: MIT. ### What is the latest version of Styled Components? The latest version of Styled Components is 6.6.0, released 12 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package styled-components). ### How many websites use Styled Components? 258 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Styled Components (1.5%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Styled Components first released? Styled Components was first released in 2016. ### Is Styled Components still a modern choice? Styled Components is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. In maintenance mode since 2025; new projects choose other solutions. ### What are the alternatives to Styled Components? Technologies that do the same job as Styled Components include Emotion. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.