--- title: A Visual Guide to Layouts in Next.js 13 | daily.dev description: A layout in Next.js is a UI component that is shared between multiple pages in an application. It allows us to define a common structure and appearance for a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-layouts-in-next-js-13-qhlaem2w6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Visual Guide to Layouts in Next.js 13 | daily.dev og:description: A layout in Next.js is a UI component that is shared between multiple pages in an application. It allows us to define a common structure and appearance for a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-layouts-in-next-js-13-qhlaem2w6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qHlAEM2W6.png og:image:alt: A Visual Guide to Layouts in Next.js 13 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 Visual Guide to Layouts in Next.js 13 **[builder.io](https://daily.dev/sources/builderio)** · 1 min read · 134 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary A layout in Next.js is a UI component that is shared between multiple pages in an application. It allows us to define a common structure and appearance for a group of pages, reducing redundancy and promoting code reusability. In version 13, Next.JS provides built-in support for layouts, making it simpler to create and manage them. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@diegoramiro25** · 2 upvotes > Awesome! This article is amazing, especially for me as a new student in Next.js **@mantasyoucef** · 0 upvotes > Thanks A Lot! **@jankry** · 0 upvotes > Perfect article! Tank you **@nunodecastro** · 0 upvotes > Nice article! I have only worked with earlier versions of Next.js and this article helped me structure and organize the files in a new project in Next 13. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-layouts-in-next-js-13-qhlaem2w6) ```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 Visual Guide to Layouts in Next.js 13","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-layouts-in-next-js-13-qhlaem2w6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-layouts-in-next-js-13-qhlaem2w6"},"datePublished":"2023-06-15T15:03:36.253Z","dateModified":"2023-06-15T15:03:23.801Z","description":"A layout in Next.js is a UI component that is shared between multiple pages in an application. 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This article is amazing, especially for me as a new student in Next.js","datePublished":"2023-06-17T11:13:09.433Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qHlAEM2W6#c-37ecG3yKN","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Diego Ramiro","url":"https://daily.dev/diegoramiro25","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZxIbBzPC--/f_auto/v1708435688/avatars/avatar_ttNl79vru76ait2xletkt"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thanks A Lot!","datePublished":"2023-06-18T15:03:36.932Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qHlAEM2W6#c-Ettzrtcma","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Youcef Mantas","url":"https://daily.dev/mantasyoucef","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxb2ysfp3cKlX1wInUwFqwLn1dSj8_ZDldVBAdGR=s96-c"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Perfect article! 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