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+title: Modern React Native Styling Patterns
+impact: MEDIUM
+impactDescription: consistent design, smoother borders, cleaner layouts
+tags: styling, css, layout, shadows, gradients
+---
+
+## Modern React Native Styling Patterns
+
+Follow these styling patterns for cleaner, more consistent React Native code.
+
+**Always use `borderCurve: 'continuous'` with `borderRadius`:**
+
+```tsx
+// Incorrect
+{ borderRadius: 12 }
+
+// Correct – smoother iOS-style corners
+{ borderRadius: 12, borderCurve: 'continuous' }
+```
+
+**Use `gap` instead of margin for spacing between elements:**
+
+```tsx
+// Incorrect – margin on children
+<View>
+  <Text style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Title</Text>
+  <Text style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Subtitle</Text>
+</View>
+
+// Correct – gap on parent
+<View style={{ gap: 8 }}>
+  <Text>Title</Text>
+  <Text>Subtitle</Text>
+</View>
+```
+
+**Use `padding` for space within, `gap` for space between:**
+
+```tsx
+<View style={{ padding: 16, gap: 12 }}>
+  <Text>First</Text>
+  <Text>Second</Text>
+</View>
+```
+
+**Use `experimental_backgroundImage` for linear gradients:**
+
+```tsx
+// Incorrect – third-party gradient library
+<LinearGradient colors={['#000', '#fff']} />
+
+// Correct – native CSS gradient syntax
+<View
+  style={{
+    experimental_backgroundImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, #000, #fff)',
+  }}
+/>
+```
+
+**Use CSS `boxShadow` string syntax for shadows:**
+
+```tsx
+// Incorrect – legacy shadow objects or elevation
+{ shadowColor: '#000', shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 }, shadowOpacity: 0.1 }
+{ elevation: 4 }
+
+// Correct – CSS box-shadow syntax
+{ boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)' }
+```
+
+**Avoid multiple font sizes – use weight and color for emphasis:**
+
+```tsx
+// Incorrect – varying font sizes for hierarchy
+<Text style={{ fontSize: 18 }}>Title</Text>
+<Text style={{ fontSize: 14 }}>Subtitle</Text>
+<Text style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>Caption</Text>
+
+// Correct – consistent size, vary weight and color
+<Text style={{ fontWeight: '600' }}>Title</Text>
+<Text style={{ color: '#666' }}>Subtitle</Text>
+<Text style={{ color: '#999' }}>Caption</Text>
+```
+
+Limiting font sizes creates visual consistency. Use `fontWeight` (bold/semibold)
+and grayscale colors for hierarchy instead.