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title: Basic Component | Tutorial
contributors:
  - adamdbradley
  - brunocrosier
  - mhevery
  - manucorporat
  - mrhoodz
updated_at: '2023-06-25T19:43:33Z'
created_at: '2022-08-02T12:07:45Z'
---

Components are the building blocks of a Qwik application. Components are declared using [`component$()`](/docs/(qwik)/components/overview/index.mdx#component) and at a minimum need to return a JSX Element.

Create a component that returns `Hello World!`
