Stepper API

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

Component demos

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

import Stepper from '@mui/joy/Stepper';
// or
import { Stepper } from '@mui/joy';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		Used to render icon or text elements inside the Stepper if `src` is not set. This can be an element, or just a string.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The component orientation.
size	'lg' \| 'md' \| 'sm' \| string	'md'	The size of the component. It accepts theme values between 'sm' and 'lg'. To learn how to add custom sizes to the component, check out Themed components—Extend sizes.
slotProps	{ root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
sx	Array<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.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Slot name	Class name	Default component	Description
root	.MuiStepper-root	`'ol'`	The component that renders the root.

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiStepper-horizontal	horizontal	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="horizontal"`.
.MuiStepper-sizeLg	sizeLg	Class name applied to the root element if `size="lg"`.
.MuiStepper-sizeMd	sizeMd	Class name applied to the root element if `size="md"`.
.MuiStepper-sizeSm	sizeSm	Class name applied to the root element if `size="sm"`.
.MuiStepper-vertical	vertical	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="vertical"`.

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

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.