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Button

Button API

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

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

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 enum: '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 enum: 'small' |
 'medium' |
 'large'
'medium' The size of the button. small is equivalent to the dense button styling.
variant enum: 'text' |
 'outlined' |
 'contained'
'text' The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

CSS

You can override all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the classes property. This property accepts the following keys:

Name Description
root Styles applied to the root element.
label Styles applied to the span element that wraps the children.
text Styles applied to the root element if variant="text".
textPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="primary".
textSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="secondary".
outlined Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined".
outlinedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="primary".
outlinedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="secondary".
contained Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained".
containedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="primary".
containedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="secondary".
focusVisible Styles applied to the ButtonBase root element if the button is keyboard focused.
disabled Styles applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
colorInherit Styles applied to the root element if color="inherit".
sizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small".
sizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large".
fullWidth Styles applied to the root element if fullWidth={true}.

Have a look at the overriding styles with classes section and the implementation of the component for more detail.

If using the overrides key of the theme, you need to use the following style sheet name: MuiButton.

Inheritance

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

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos