What is hydration mismatch in React/SSR apps?

Updated May 6, 2026

Short answer

Hydration mismatch occurs when server and client HTML differ.

During SSR, HTML is generated on the server. If client-side rendering produces different markup, React throws hydration mismatch warnings.

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