---
title: 'useToken'
package: '@chakra-ui/system'
description: 'Hook to resolve design tokens from the theme'
---

`useToken` is a custom hook used to resolve design tokens from the theme.

## Import

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

## Return value

The `useToken` hook retrieves whatever is in the theme at the given path(s).

## Usage

```jsx
function Example() {
  const [red100, blue200] = useToken(
    // the key within the theme, in this case `theme.colors`
    'colors',
    // the subkey(s), resolving to `theme.colors.red.100`
    ['red.100', 'blue.200'],
    // a single fallback or fallback array matching the length of the previous arg
  )

  return (
    <Box p={4} boxShadow={`inset 0 4px 0 ${red100}, 0 0 8px ${blue200}`}>
      You can utilize <Code>useToken</Code> to create a <Code>boxShadow</Code>{' '}
      with colors from your theme.
    </Box>
  )
}
```

> Note that you can also use the `sx` prop to write styles freely using themes
> tokens.