freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/define-an-html-class-in-jsx.md

---
id: 5a24c314108439a4d4036160
title: Define an HTML Class in JSX
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 301393
---

# --description--

Now that you're getting comfortable writing JSX, you may be wondering how it differs from HTML.

So far, it may seem that HTML and JSX are exactly the same.

One key difference in JSX is that you can no longer use the word `class` to define HTML classes. This is because `class` is a reserved word in JavaScript. Instead, JSX uses `className`.

In fact, the naming convention for all HTML attributes and event references in JSX become camelCase. For example, a click event in JSX is `onClick`, instead of `onclick`. Likewise, `onchange` becomes `onChange`. While this is a subtle difference, it is an important one to keep in mind moving forward.

# --instructions--

Apply a class of `myDiv` to the `div` provided in the JSX code.

# --hints--

The constant `JSX` should return a `div` element.

```js
assert.strictEqual(JSX.type, 'div');
```

The `div` should have a class of `myDiv`.

```js
assert.strictEqual(JSX.props.className, 'myDiv');
```

# --seed--

## --after-user-code--

```jsx
ReactDOM.render(JSX, document.getElementById('root'))
```

## --seed-contents--

```jsx
const JSX = (
  <div>
    <h1>Add a class to this div</h1>
  </div>
);
```

# --solutions--

```jsx
const JSX = (
<div className = 'myDiv'>
  <h1>Add a class to this div</h1>
</div>);
```