--- title: A better UX: create URL previews in React | daily.dev description: URL previews in React can enhance user experience and engagement by providing a glimpse of content before clicking on a link. React-Microlink is a library that... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A better UX: create URL previews in React | daily.dev og:description: URL previews in React can enhance user experience and engagement by providing a glimpse of content before clicking on a link. React-Microlink is a library that... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/99djx1IO5.png og:image:alt: A better UX: create URL previews in React og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A better UX: create URL previews in React **[asayer](https://daily.dev/sources/asayer)** · 14 min read · 28 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary URL previews in React can enhance user experience and engagement by providing a glimpse of content before clicking on a link. React-Microlink is a library that simplifies the process of creating URL previews in React applications. It offers customization options such as media type, autoplay, controls, looping, and size. URL previews can be used in various scenarios such as content previews, multimedia feeds, portfolio showcases, entertainment insights, and curated news. To implement React-Microlink, you need to install and import the library, and then use the Microlink component to render URL previews. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"A better UX: create URL previews in React","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5"},"datePublished":"2023-11-04T19:03:49.300Z","dateModified":"2023-11-04T19:03:10.242Z","description":"URL previews in React can enhance user experience and engagement by providing a glimpse of content before clicking on a link. React-Microlink is a library that...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/74adb67d9d4fb9f6ebc9d6415718544e?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/74adb67d9d4fb9f6ebc9d6415718544e?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"asayer","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"asayer","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/be8d9d38650943c8a1718ba79f23e9ac","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/asayer"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-better-ux-create-url-previews-in-react-99djx1io5","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":28},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"react,webdev,ux","timeRequired":"PT14M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"asayer","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/asayer"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A better UX: create URL previews in React"}]} ```