The TypeScript & Styled Components Next.js example is an official Vercel starter that combines Next.js, TypeScript, and Styled Components into a minimal single-page app.
What is this Next.js starter?
It is an official example in the Next.js repository from Vercel that demonstrates how to set up a Next.js application using TypeScript for static typing and Styled Components for CSS-in-JS styling. It takes no external configuration and produces a workspace with a single page and a global styled theme. The project is a lightweight starting point rather than a full-featured application.
Key Features
- TypeScript integration — The starter is preconfigured with TypeScript, so all files use
.tsxextensions and the compiler is set up intsconfig.json. - Styled Components — Styling is handled with Styled Components, allowing component-scoped CSS in JSX without separate CSS files.
- Next.js framework — Uses the latest Next.js conventions, including
next startfor production andnext devfor development. - One-click deploy — Includes a Vercel deploy button that sets up the project directly from the repository URL.
- Bootstrap via create-next-app — You can scaffold it with
npx create-next-app --example with-typescript-styled-components. - Based on two official examples — It is an amalgamation of the
with-typescriptandwith-styled-componentsexamples from the Next.js repo.
Who is this starter for?
Developers who want to learn how TypeScript and Styled Components work together inside Next.js without reading through a full-scale codebase. Teams that need a blank single-page app to build on and want the type safety of TypeScript plus the component-level styling of Styled Components. It is also a good base for prototyping UI ideas quickly.
How do you use it?
Run npx create-next-app --example with-typescript-styled-components with-typescript-styled-components-app from the command line. This scaffolds a new folder with the starter code, then you can run npm run dev to start the development server. To deploy, push the repository to Git and import it on Vercel, or use the provided deploy button.
What can you do with this starter?
- Learn CSS-in-JS with Next.js — Study the
pages/index.tsxand global style files to see how Styled Components works in a Next.js environment. - Prototype a React page — Extend the single page with additional components while keeping TypeScript types and styled theming intact.
- Kickstart a production app — Replace the contents with your own business logic, knowing the build and deployment pipeline is already configured for Vercel.
