How to capitalize first letter in react js?

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To capitalize first letter in react js, you can set text-transform: capitalize; in .capitalize. It will capitalize first letter in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to capitalize first letter in react js.

Table of contents

• Install and create a new React app.
• Import react component.
• Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React from 'react';
import './App.css';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use className="capitalize" to capitalize first letter in react js.

<div>
  <p className="capitalize">aHoisting!</p>
</div>

Capitalize first letter example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import './App.css' and set text-transform: capitalize; in .capitalize to capitalize first letter in react js.

App.js

import React from 'react';
import './App.css';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <p className="capitalize">aHoisting!</p>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

App.css

  /* App.css */
.capitalize {
    text-transform: capitalize;
  }

OR

import React from 'react';

function capitalizeFirstLetter(string) {
  return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
}

function App() {
  const text = 'aHoisting!';
  const capitalizedText = capitalizeFirstLetter(text);

  return (
    <div>
      <p>{capitalizedText}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the text-transform: capitalize; to capitalize first letter in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍