Background

React Flow comes with two background variants: dots and lines. You can use it by passing it as a children to the ReactFlow component:

Usage

import ReactFlow, { Background } from 'react-flow-renderer';
const FlowWithBackground = () => (
<ReactFlow elements={elements}>
<Background
variant="dots"
gap={12}
size={4}
/>
</ReactFlow>
);

Prop Types

  • variant: string - has to be 'dots' or 'lines' - default: dots
  • gap: number - the gap between the dots or lines - default: 16
  • size: number - the radius of the dots or the stroke width of the lines - default: 0.5
  • color: string - the color of the dots or lines - default: #81818a for dots, #eee for lines
  • style: css properties
  • className: additional class name
Typescript: The interface of the Background Prop Types are exported as BackgroundProps.
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