--- title: Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A... description: Explains how React components and elements work under the hood, including JSX transformations and the creation of a virtual DOM. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-vdom-react-components-and-elements-a-professional-insight-pmlkclxcl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A Professional Insight | daily.dev og:description: Explains how React components and elements work under the hood, including JSX transformations and the creation of a virtual DOM. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-vdom-react-components-and-elements-a-professional-insight-pmlkclxcl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pmlKClxCL.png og:image:alt: Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A Professional Insight 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. # Understanding VDOM, React Components and Elements: A Professional Insight **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 4 min read · 17 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Explains how React components and elements work under the hood, including JSX transformations and the creation of a virtual DOM. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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