daisyUI
@theme-kit/daisyui
Wire daisyUI components to Theme Kit semantic tokens with a CSS-variable adapter that stays in sync as themes and modes change.
Installation
Install the adapter alongside @theme-kit/core (or a framework integration that provides the runtime).
pnpm add @theme-kit/daisyuiPick your framework
The adapter is framework-agnostic — it's a hook, composable, directive or custom element depending on your stack. Pick yours to see the native API.
Quick Start
The snippet below uses the framework you picked — switch the picker above to see that framework's native API.
1import { ThemeProvider } from "@theme-kit/react";
2import { useDaisyTheme } from "@theme-kit/daisyui";
3
4function Inside() {
5 useDaisyTheme();
6 return null;
7}
8
9export function App() {
10 return (
11 <ThemeProvider>
12 <Inside />
13 <YourApp />
14 </ThemeProvider>
15 );
16}Include the CSS
The adapter ships a stylesheet that maps its component variables (e.g. --primary for shadcn/ui, --bs-primary for Bootstrap) to the theme-kit --theme-color-* tokens. Import it once — anywhere — and the library's components will respond to every theme change automatically.
import "@theme-kit/daisyui/daisyui.css";What's Available
@theme-kit/daisyui ships 6 exports in 2 categories. Click any export to reveal what it does and how to use it.
Adapter
Options
Use Cases
The important features in practice — copy any of these straight into your app.
Mount the adapter on the runtime
The adapter maps tokens to daisyUI variable names.
import { createThemeRuntime } from "@theme-kit/core";
import { createDaisyAdapter } from "@theme-kit/daisyui";
const runtime = createThemeRuntime();
runtime.adapters.use(createDaisyAdapter());Switch Theme Kit theme + daisyUI stays in sync
Changing the active theme immediately repaints `--dbg-*` variables.
// The adapter is already registered — switch the family
// and every daisyUI variable updates to match:
runtime.selection.setFamily("mint");
runtime.selection.setFamily("plum");More Examples
Static variable maps for build-time CSS, and manual adapter lifecycle control.
import { createDaisyVariables } from "@theme-kit/daisyui";
const css = createDaisyVariables({ family: "berry", mode: "dark" });
// css contains --dbg-base-100, --dbg-primary, --dbg-accent, ...API Reference
Adapter
| Export | Description |
|---|---|
createDaisyAdapter(options) | Installs a tagged `:root` style element with concrete daisyUI variables (background, foreground, base-100/200/300, primary, etc.). |
createDaisyVariables(source) | Generates the daisyUI CSS custom-property map from a theme definition or tokens. |
useDaisyTheme(options?) | React hook that installs the daisyUI adapter onto the active runtime. |
injectDaisyCSS() | Idempotent, SSR-safe helper to inject daisyUI compatibility CSS. |
Options
| Export | Description |
|---|---|
CreateDaisyAdapterOptions | Accepts `strategy` to map semantic tokens to daisyUI variables. |
DaisyAdapterOptions | Options controlling daisyUI variable derivation and defaults. |