React Native Social Icon Example

Hi Guys,

In this blog, I will explain you how to use social icon in react native. You can easily use social icon in react native. First i will create import namespace SocialIcon from react-native-elements, after I will using social icon using for social icon tagadd in react native example.

Here, I will give you full example for simply display social icon using react native as bellow.

Step 1 - Create project

In the first step Run the following command for create project.

expo init SocialIcon 

Step 2 - Installation of Dependency

In the step, Run the following command for installation of dependency.

To use social icon you need to npm install react-native-elements --save.

To install this open the terminal and jump into your project

cd SocialIcon

Run the following command

npm install react-native-elements --save

Step 3 - App.js

In this step, You will open App.js file and put the code.

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, View, Text, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
import { SocialIcon } from 'react-native-elements';

export default class App extends Component<{}> {
  render() {
    return (
      <ScrollView>
        <View style={styles.container}>
          <Text style={{ fontSize: 20, marginBottom: 20, textAlign: 'center' }}>
            Social Icons
          </Text>
          <View
            style={{
              flex: 1,
              flexDirection: 'column',
              justifyContent: 'space-between',
            }}>
            <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}>
              <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}>
                <SocialIcon
                  type="facebook"
                  onPress={() => {
                    alert('facebook');
                  }}
                />
                <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>facebook</Text>
              </View>
              <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}>
                <SocialIcon
                  type="instagram"
                  onPress={() => {
                    alert('instagram');
                  }}
                />
                <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>instagram</Text>
              </View>
              <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}>
                <SocialIcon
                  type="linkedin"
                  onPress={() => {
                    alert('linkedin');
                  }}
                />
                <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>linkedin</Text>
              </View>
              <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}>
                <SocialIcon
                  type="pinterest"
                  onPress={() => {
                    alert('pinterest');
                  }}
                />
                <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>pinterest</Text>
              </View>
              <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}>
                <SocialIcon
                  type="twitter"
                  onPress={() => {
                    alert('twitter');
                  }}
                />
                <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>twitter</Text>
              </View>
            </View>
          </View>
        </View>
      </ScrollView>
    );
  }
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    marginTop: 250,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
});

Step 4 - Run project

In the last step run your project using bellow command.

npm start

Output

It will help you...