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How to Use Claude Artifacts: Create Interactive Content with AI

July 15, 2024 3 min read Updated: 2026-02-28

Claude Artifacts let you create interactive content directly in your conversation—from charts and dashboards to mini-apps and documents. This guide shows you how.

What Are Artifacts?

Artifacts are interactive elements Claude creates alongside its responses. Instead of just describing a chart, Claude can render it. Instead of writing code, it can create a working app.

What You Can Create

  • React Components: Interactive UI elements
  • SVG Graphics: Diagrams and illustrations
  • HTML Pages: Full web pages
  • Mermaid Diagrams: Flowcharts and sequences
  • Code Snippets: Syntax-highlighted code
  • Markdown Documents: Formatted documents

Getting Started

Enable Artifacts

  1. Go to claude.ai
  2. Click your profile → Settings
  3. Toggle “Enable Artifacts” on

Your First Artifact

Try this prompt:

Create an interactive counter with increment and decrement buttons

Claude will create a React component you can use right in the browser.

Interactive Dashboards

Simple Dashboard

Create a dashboard showing:
- Total sales: $45,000
- Monthly growth: +15%
- Active users: 1,234
- Conversion rate: 3.2%

Use cards with icons and make it look modern.

Chart Dashboard

Create a dashboard with:
- A line chart showing monthly revenue for 2024
- A pie chart of customer segments
- A bar chart of top products

Use realistic sample data.

Data Visualizations

Charts

Create a line chart showing website traffic:
- January: 10,000
- February: 12,500
- March: 11,000
- April: 15,000
- May: 18,000
- June: 22,000

Use Recharts and add a trend line.

Diagrams

Create a flowchart showing user signup process:
1. Visit website
2. Click Sign Up
3. Enter email
4. Verify email
5. Complete profile
6. Success

Use Mermaid diagram format.

Interactive Tools

Calculator

Create a tip calculator with:
- Bill amount input
- Tip percentage slider (10-30%)
- Number of people to split
- Show tip amount and total per person

Form Builder

Create a contact form with:
- Name, email, phone
- Message textarea
- Service dropdown
- Submit button with validation

Design Mockups

Landing Page

Create a landing page mockup for a SaaS product called "TaskFlow":
- Hero section with headline and CTA
- Feature grid (3 features)
- Pricing section (3 tiers)
- Footer

Advanced Tips

Iterating on Artifacts

After creating an artifact, refine it:

  • “Make the colors more vibrant”
  • “Add a dark mode toggle”
  • “Make it mobile responsive”

Export and Use

  1. Click “Copy code” on any artifact
  2. Paste into your project
  3. Install dependencies
  4. Customize as needed

Best Practices

  • Be Specific: Include exact data and requirements
  • Request Interactivity: Specify hover effects, clicks
  • Iterate: Start simple, add complexity

Limitations

  • Artifacts run in sandbox (no external API calls)
  • Limited to specific formats
  • Session-based (not persistent)

Claude Artifacts turn conversation into creation. Experiment to discover what’s possible.

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