---
id: box
category: layout
title: Box
package: '@chakra-ui/layout'
description:
  Box is the most abstract component on top of which all other Chakra UI
  components are built. By default, it renders a `div` element
---

## Import

```js
import { Box } from '@chakra-ui/react'
```

## Usage

The Box component is useful because it helps with three common use cases:

- Create responsive layouts with ease.
- Provide a shorthand way to pass styles via props (`bg` instead of
  `backgroundColor`).
- Compose new component and allow for override using the `as` prop.

```jsx
<Box bg='tomato' w='100%' p={4} color='white'>
  This is the Box
</Box>
```

### Airbnb example

```jsx
function AirbnbCard() {
  const property = {
    imageUrl: 'https://bit.ly/2Z4KKcF',
    imageAlt: 'Rear view of modern home with pool',
    beds: 3,
    baths: 2,
    title: 'Modern home in city center in the heart of historic Los Angeles',
    formattedPrice: '$1,900.00',
    reviewCount: 34,
    rating: 4,
  }

  return (
    <Box maxW='sm' borderWidth='1px' borderRadius='lg' overflow='hidden'>
      <Image src={property.imageUrl} alt={property.imageAlt} />

      <Box p='6'>
        <Box display='flex' alignItems='baseline'>
          <Badge borderRadius='full' px='2' colorScheme='teal'>
            New
          </Badge>
          <Box
            color='gray.500'
            fontWeight='semibold'
            letterSpacing='wide'
            fontSize='xs'
            textTransform='uppercase'
            ml='2'
          >
            {property.beds} beds &bull; {property.baths} baths
          </Box>
        </Box>

        <Box
          mt='1'
          fontWeight='semibold'
          as='h4'
          lineHeight='tight'
          noOfLines={1}
        >
          {property.title}
        </Box>

        <Box>
          {property.formattedPrice}
          <Box as='span' color='gray.600' fontSize='sm'>
            / wk
          </Box>
        </Box>

        <Box display='flex' mt='2' alignItems='center'>
          {Array(5)
            .fill('')
            .map((_, i) => (
              <StarIcon
                key={i}
                color={i < property.rating ? 'teal.500' : 'gray.300'}
              />
            ))}
          <Box as='span' ml='2' color='gray.600' fontSize='sm'>
            {property.reviewCount} reviews
          </Box>
        </Box>
      </Box>
    </Box>
  )
}
```

### as prop

You can use the `as` prop to change the element render, just like
styled-components.

```jsx
<Box as='button' borderRadius='md' bg='tomato' color='white' px={4} h={8}>
  Button
</Box>
```