How to use fragments in React
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Returning multiple elements from React components without creating unnecessary wrapper divs is essential for clean, semantic HTML structure.
As the creator of CoreUI, I’ve used React Fragments extensively to maintain proper HTML semantics in our component library.
The most efficient approach is using the short syntax <>...</> or the explicit <React.Fragment> when you need to pass keys.
This technique eliminates extra DOM nodes and prevents CSS layout issues caused by unwanted wrapper elements.