Why does this says "Default"

[scottonanski]

[shilman]

Presumably in your story file there is code like:

export const Default = {
  // some story content
}

https://storybook.js.org/docs/api/csf

[scottonanski]

Oh great wizards of documentation...
I am but a humble peasant, seeking audience with thy sacred args.

Thine light hath shone upon my ignorance.
My eyes — once clouded by confusion — now behold thy great truths.

I see it now, all-wise and powerful Gatekeepers!
Forgive me... my ignorance, my Lord!

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The mystical “Default” label in Storybook?

Turns out, it’s just the name of your exported story object. That’s it.

And what does Storybook do with that?

It shows “Default” in the sidebar. Because that’s what you called it.
You could name it "SaltyMcButtonFace" and Storybook would proudly display:

Salty McButton Face

There’s no magic.
No enchanted JSX scrolls.
No prophecies fulfilled by the Moon of Meta.

Just... the name of your export.

I know someone dropped a link to the CSF docs — and yeah, technically it’s all in there.
But let’s be honest:

That page reads like it was written by someone trying to impress a compiler they have a crush on,
not explain a concept to a human so the human understands it.

So if anyone else stumbles across this and wonders:

“Why does my component say ‘Default’?”

Here’s the answer:

Because that’s the name of your story.
Storybook’s just showing you what you named it.

Nothing clever.
Nothing that denotes a high I.Q.
Nothing sacred.

Just naming.

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*wisdom from the old gods of htdocs*