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FormHelperText

FormHelperText API

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

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

Props

Name Type Default Description
children node The content of the component.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component elementType 'p' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component.
disabled bool If true, the helper text should be displayed in a disabled state.
error bool If true, helper text should be displayed in an error state.
filled bool If true, the helper text should use filled classes key.
focused bool If true, the helper text should use focused classes key.
margin enum: 'dense'
If dense, will adjust vertical spacing. This is normally obtained via context from FormControl.
required bool If true, the helper text should use required classes key.
variant enum: 'standard' |
 'outlined' |
 'filled'
The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

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.
error Styles applied to the root element if error={true}.
disabled Styles applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
marginDense Styles applied to the root element if margin="dense".
contained Styles applied to the root element if variant="filled" or variant="outlined".
focused Styles applied to the root element if focused={true}.
filled Styles applied to the root element if filled={true}.
required Styles applied to the root element if required={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: MuiFormHelperText.

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos