<NavLink> component

The <NavLink> component is similar to the <Link> component, except that several props can be specified that help you to conditionally add styling attributes to the rendered element. It accepts the same set of props as the <Link> component (to, replace, and innerRef) for navigating to a route, and it includes props to style the selected route.

Let's take a look at these props that help you style the <NavLink> component.

activeClassName prop

By default, the class name active is applied to the active <NavLink> component. For example, when a <NavLink> is clicked and the corresponding route is rendered, the selected <NavLink> has its class name set to active...