Create an Elements instance stripe.elements(options?: object) This method creates an Elements instance, which manages a group of elements. For the Payment Element created without an Intent and the Express Checkout Element, see the Elements object without an Intent reference instead. - options A set of options to create this Elements instance with. - fonts An array of custom fonts, which elements created from the Elements object can use. Fonts can be specified as CssFontSource or CustomFontSource objects. - locale A locale to display placeholders and error strings in. Default is auto (Stripe detects the locale of the browser). Setting the locale does not affect the behavior of postal code validation—a valid postal code for the billing country of the card is still required. To indicate the direction of text for right to left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, mount Elements underneath an HTML element that includes the dir="rtl" attribute. - clientSecret Required to use with the Payment Element and the Contact Details Element. The client secret for a PaymentIntent or SetupIntent. - appearance Supported for the Payment Element, the Contact Details Element, and the Address Element. Match the design of your site with the appearance option. The layout of each Element stays consistent, but you can modify colors, fonts, borders, padding, and more. - loader Supported for the Payment Element, the Contact Details Element, and the Address Element. Display skeleton loader UI while waiting for Elements to be fully loaded, after they are mounted. Default is 'auto' (Stripe determines if a loader UI should be shown). - currency Used with the Payment Element. Influences available payment methods when creating SetupIntents with automatic_payment_methods. Payment Element renders the payment methods enabled in the Stripe Dashboard that support the provided currency. Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency. - customerSessionClientSecret Used with the Payment Element and Address Element. The client_secret returned from create a CustomerSession associated with the Customer ID for that session. - syncAddressCheckbox Used with the Address Element. The syncAddressCheckbox parameter configures which Address Element to show the checkbox above. The checkbox allows the customer the option to sync billing and shipping addresses when multiple Address Elements are used, one of each mode, in a single Elements instance. Default is 'billing'. 'none' opts out of showing the checkbox in either Address Element. - paymentMethodCreation Used with the Payment Element and Express Checkout Element. Allows PaymentMethods to be created from the Elements instance using stripe.createPaymentMethod. NOTE: The Express Checkout Element doesn't support stripe.createPaymentMethod with Amazon Pay or Klarna. Use stripe.createConfirmationToken instead. Card installments are also unsupported and either blocks showing the plan selection UI, or raises an error for manual enablement using paymentMethodOptions. - customPaymentMethods Supported for the Payment Element and Express Checkout Element. An array of custom payment methods to display in the Payment Element or Express Checkout Element. The custom payment methods must be registered in the Stripe Dashboard. - id The ID of the custom payment method type, prefixed with cpmt_. - options A set of options that configure the custom payment method. options and payment are mutually exclusive. - type The form type of the custom payment method. - subtitle A subtitle contains additional information about the custom payment method. - payment A set of options that configure the custom payment method in the Payment Element. This is an alias of options. payment and options are mutually exclusive. - type The form type of the custom payment method. - subtitle A subtitle contains additional information about the custom payment method. - externalPaymentMethodTypes (deprecated)This param has been deprecated in favor of custom payment methods, which offers more flexibility. The external payment methods to be displayed in the Payment Element that you are already integrated with. Must be an available external payment methods. ### Example title Create an Elements instance
