React Hooks are functions that allow you to use state and other React features in functional components. They enable you to "hook into" React's state and lifecycle features without the need to write class components. Hooks provide a way to use stateful logic and side effects in functional components, making the code more reusable and easier to manage. Common hooks include useState for state management, useEffect for side effects, useContext for accessing context, useReducer for more complex state logic, useCallback for memoizing callbacks, useMemo for memoizing values, useRef for referencing DOM elements, and useLayoutEffect for synchronously executing code after DOM mutations[1][6][7][8][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].
