How to test components in React with Jest
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Testing React components ensures your UI behaves correctly and prevents regressions when refactoring or adding new features. As the creator of CoreUI with over 12 years of React experience since 2014, I’ve built comprehensive test suites for production applications. Jest is a JavaScript testing framework that provides fast test execution, snapshot testing, and built-in mocking capabilities. This approach creates maintainable test suites that verify component behavior and output.