useId() Hook in React
If you've been building with React for a while, you're likely familiar with hooks like useState, useEffect, or useRef. But there's one lesser-known hook that quietly does a lot of heavy lifting — kind of like the right Ctrl key on your keyboard that no one really uses: useId(). In this post, we’ll explore what useId() actually does, when to use it, and how it can help improve both the structure and accessibility of your components.

If you've been building with React for a while, you're likely familiar with hooks like useState
, useEffect
, or useRef
. But there's one lesser-known hook that quietly does a lot of heavy lifting — kind of like the right Ctrl key on your keyboard that no one really uses: useId()
.
In this post, we’ll explore what useId()
actually does, when to use it, and how it can help improve both the structure and accessibility of your components.