react-day-picker/README.md

Customizable Date Picker for React

# React DayPicker

DayPicker is a [React](https://react.dev) component for creating date pickers, calendars, and date inputs for web applications.

## Documentation

See **[daypicker.dev](https://daypicker.dev)** for guides, examples and API reference, or read [the docs in the repository](website/docs/start.mdx).

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  <img width="460" height="366" src="./website/static/img/screenshot.png"  alt="Screenshot of DayPicker displaying the September 2025 calendar, with the date range from the 17th to the 20th selected." />
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## Features

- 🛠 Extensive set of props for [customizing](https://daypicker.dev/docs/customization) the calendar.
- 🎨 Minimal design that can be [easily styled](https://daypicker.dev/docs/styling) with CSS or any CSS framework.
- 📅 Supports [selections](https://daypicker.dev/docs/selection-modes) of single days, multiple days, ranges of days, or [custom selections](https://daypicker.dev/guides/custom-selections).
- 🌍 Can be [localized](https://daypicker.dev/docs/localization) into any language and [time zones](https://daypicker.dev/docs/time-zone).
- 🌐 Support for [ISO 8601](https://daypicker.dev/docs/localization#iso-week-dates), [Persian](https://daypicker.dev/docs/localization#persian-calendar), and [broadcast](https://daypicker.dev/docs/localization#broadcast-calendar) calendar.
- 🦮 Complies with WCAG 2.1 AA requirements for [accessibility](https://daypicker.dev/guides/accessibility).
- ⚙️ [Customizable components](https://daypicker.dev/guides/custom-components) to extend the rendered elements.
- 🔤 Easy integration [with input fields](https://daypicker.dev/guides/input-fields).

DayPicker is written in TypeScript and compiled to CommonJS and ESM. It relies on [date-fns](https://date-fns.org) for date manipulation and formatting.

## Installation

```bash
npm install react-day-picker
```

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## Example

```tsx
import { DayPicker } from "react-day-picker";
import "react-day-picker/style.css";

function MyDatePicker() {
  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Date>();

  return (
    <DayPicker
      mode="single"
      selected={selected}
      onSelect={setSelected}
      footer={
        selected ? `Selected: ${selected.toLocaleDateString()}` : "Pick a day."
      }
    />
  );
}
```

## Compatibility

DayPicker is compatible with React 16.8 and later.

## License

DayPicker is released under the [MIT License](https://daypicker.dev/license).

## Community

Ask for help and share your experience with DayPicker:

- 💬 [Discussion forums](https://github.com/gpbl/react-day-picker/discussions) - Get support and provide feedback.
- 🪳 [Report an issue](https://github.com/gpbl/react-day-picker/issues/new/choose) - Report bugs or request features.

## Funding

Consider supporting DayPicker's maintainer with a donation. Your support helps keep the project alive and up-to-date.

- 🎗️ [Sponsor DayPicker on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/gpbl)