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Button API

The API documentation of the Button React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';

Props

Name Type Default Description
children * node The content of the button.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color 'default'
| 'inherit'
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'
'default' The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component.
component elementType 'button' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component.
disabled bool false If true, the button will be disabled.
disableFocusRipple bool false If true, the keyboard focus ripple will be disabled. disableRipple must also be true.
disableRipple bool If true, the ripple effect will be disabled.
⚠️ Without a ripple there is no styling for :focus-visible by default. Be sure to highlight the element by applying separate styles with the focusVisibleClassName.
fullWidth bool false If true, the button will take up the full width of its container.
href string The URL to link to when the button is clicked. If defined, an a element will be used as the root node.
size 'small'
| 'medium'
| 'large'
'medium' The size of the button. small is equivalent to the dense button styling.
variant 'text'
| 'outlined'
| 'contained'
'text' The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (ButtonBase).

CSS

  • Style sheet name: MuiButton.
  • Style sheet details:
Rule name Global class Description
root MuiButton-root Styles applied to the root element.
label MuiButton-label Styles applied to the span element that wraps the children.
text MuiButton-text Styles applied to the root element if variant="text".
textPrimary MuiButton-textPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="primary".
textSecondary MuiButton-textSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="secondary".
outlined MuiButton-outlined Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined".
outlinedPrimary MuiButton-outlinedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="primary".
outlinedSecondary MuiButton-outlinedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="secondary".
contained MuiButton-contained Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained".
containedPrimary MuiButton-containedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="primary".
containedSecondary MuiButton-containedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="secondary".
focusVisible Mui-focusVisible Pseudo-class applied to the ButtonBase root element if the button is keyboard focused.
disabled Mui-disabled Pseudo-class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
colorInherit MuiButton-colorInherit Styles applied to the root element if color="inherit".
sizeSmall MuiButton-sizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small".
sizeLarge MuiButton-sizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large".
fullWidth MuiButton-fullWidth Styles applied to the root element if fullWidth={true}.

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Inheritance

The props of the ButtonBase component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Notes

The component can cause issues in StrictMode.

Demos