How to create Instagram Like button in ReactJS?

We can create Instagram Like Button in ReactJS using the checkbox component, FormControlLabel component, and Icon component. Material UI for React has this component available for us and it is very easy to integrate. It can be used to turn an option on or off. We can create Instagram like button in ReactJS using the following approach:

Creating React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:

cd foldername

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the material-ui modules using the following command:

npm install @material-ui/core
@material-ui/icons

Project Structure: It will look like the following.

App.js: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.

import React from 'react';
import FormControlLabel from '@material-ui/core/FormControlLabel';
import Checkbox from '@material-ui/core/Checkbox';
import Favorite from '@material-ui/icons/Favorite';
import FavoriteBorder from '@material-ui/icons/FavoriteBorder';

const App = () => {

  return (
    <div style={{
      margin: 'auto',
      display: 'block',
      width: 'fit-content'
    }}>
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      <FormControlLabel
        control={<Checkbox icon={<FavoriteBorder />} 
                  checkedIcon={<Favorite />}
          name="checkedH" />}
        label="Instagram Like Button"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:

npm start

Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output: