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Button API

API reference docs for the React Button component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Import

import Button from '@mui/material/Button';
// or
import { Button } from '@mui/material';
You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
childrennode
The content of the component.
classesobject
Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color'inherit'
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'
| 'success'
| 'error'
| 'info'
| 'warning'
| string
'primary'
The color of the component. It supports both default and custom theme colors, which can be added as shown in the palette customization guide.
componentelementType
The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
disabledboolfalse
If true, the component is disabled.
disableElevationboolfalse
If true, no elevation is used.
disableFocusRippleboolfalse
If true, the keyboard focus ripple is disabled.
disableRippleboolfalse
If true, the ripple effect is 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 .Mui-focusVisible class.
endIconnode
Element placed after the children.
fullWidthboolfalse
If true, the button will take up the full width of its container.
hrefstring
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'
| string
'medium'
The size of the component. small is equivalent to the dense button styling.
startIconnode
Element placed before the children.
sxArray<func
| object
| bool>
| func
| object
The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
variant'contained'
| 'outlined'
| 'text'
| string
'text'
The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the ButtonBase component are also available on Button. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

You can use MuiButton to change the default props of this component with the theme.

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

Rule nameGlobal classDescription
root.MuiButton-rootStyles applied to the root element.
text.MuiButton-textStyles applied to the root element if variant="text".
textInherit.MuiButton-textInheritStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="inherit".
textPrimary.MuiButton-textPrimaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="primary".
textSecondary.MuiButton-textSecondaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="secondary".
textSuccess.MuiButton-textSuccessStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="success".
textError.MuiButton-textErrorStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="error".
textInfo.MuiButton-textInfoStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="info".
textWarning.MuiButton-textWarningStyles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="warning".
outlined.MuiButton-outlinedStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined".
outlinedInherit.MuiButton-outlinedInheritStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="inherit".
outlinedPrimary.MuiButton-outlinedPrimaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="primary".
outlinedSecondary.MuiButton-outlinedSecondaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="secondary".
outlinedSuccess.MuiButton-outlinedSuccessStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="success".
outlinedError.MuiButton-outlinedErrorStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="error".
outlinedInfo.MuiButton-outlinedInfoStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="info".
outlinedWarning.MuiButton-outlinedWarningStyles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="warning".
contained.MuiButton-containedStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained".
containedInherit.MuiButton-containedInheritStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="inherit".
containedPrimary.MuiButton-containedPrimaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="primary".
containedSecondary.MuiButton-containedSecondaryStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="secondary".
containedSuccess.MuiButton-containedSuccessStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="success".
containedInfo.MuiButton-containedInfoStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="info".
containedError.MuiButton-containedErrorStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="error".
containedWarning.MuiButton-containedWarningStyles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="warning".
disableElevation.MuiButton-disableElevationStyles applied to the root element if disableElevation={true}.
focusVisible
STATE
.Mui-focusVisibleState class applied to the ButtonBase root element if the button is keyboard focused.
disabled
STATE
.Mui-disabledState class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
colorInherit.MuiButton-colorInheritStyles applied to the root element if color="inherit".
textSizeSmall.MuiButton-textSizeSmallStyles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="text".
textSizeMedium.MuiButton-textSizeMediumStyles applied to the root element if size="medium" and variant="text".
textSizeLarge.MuiButton-textSizeLargeStyles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="text".
outlinedSizeSmall.MuiButton-outlinedSizeSmallStyles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="outlined".
outlinedSizeMedium.MuiButton-outlinedSizeMediumStyles applied to the root element if size="medium" and variant="outlined".
outlinedSizeLarge.MuiButton-outlinedSizeLargeStyles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="outlined".
containedSizeSmall.MuiButton-containedSizeSmallStyles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="contained".
containedSizeMedium.MuiButton-containedSizeMediumStyles applied to the root element if size="medium" and variant="contained".
containedSizeLarge.MuiButton-containedSizeLargeStyles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="contained".
sizeSmall.MuiButton-sizeSmallStyles applied to the root element if size="small".
sizeMedium.MuiButton-sizeMediumStyles applied to the root element if size="medium".
sizeLarge.MuiButton-sizeLargeStyles applied to the root element if size="large".
fullWidth.MuiButton-fullWidthStyles applied to the root element if fullWidth={true}.
startIcon.MuiButton-startIconStyles applied to the startIcon element if supplied.
endIcon.MuiButton-endIconStyles applied to the endIcon element if supplied.
iconSizeSmall.MuiButton-iconSizeSmallStyles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="small".
iconSizeMedium.MuiButton-iconSizeMediumStyles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="medium".
iconSizeLarge.MuiButton-iconSizeLargeStyles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="large".

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options: