What is Primitive?
A low-level, single-purpose UI building block with no styling opinions. Primitives are the raw pieces you compose into bigger, styled components.
box + text + pressable → button
A primitive is a UI building block that...
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Build from primitives. Start with a Box for layout, add a Text inside it, wrap both in a Pressable for interaction.
In the illustration
The three raw parts sit apart on the jig; they slide together and click into one working button that presses and springs back, still completely unpainted.
Build the tooltip on a primitive from your component library rather than a div, so it gets the ARIA role and keyboard handling for free.
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