Typography API
API reference docs for the React Typography component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.
Component demos
Import
import Typography from '@mui/joy/Typography';
// or
import { Typography } from '@mui/joy';
Props of the native component are also available.
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
children | node | The content of the component. | |
color | 'danger' | 'neutral' | 'primary' | 'success' | 'warning' | string | The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors. | |
component | elementType | The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component. | |
endDecorator | node | Element placed after the children. | |
gutterBottom | bool | false | If |
level | 'h1' | 'h2' | 'h3' | 'h4' | 'title-lg' | 'title-md' | 'title-sm' | 'body-lg' | 'body-md' | 'body-sm' | 'body-xs' | 'inherit' | string | 'body-md' | Applies the theme typography styles. |
levelMapping | object | { h1: 'h1', h2: 'h2', h3: 'h3', h4: 'h4', 'title-lg': 'p', 'title-md': 'p', 'title-sm': 'p', 'body-lg': 'p', 'body-md': 'p', 'body-sm': 'p', 'body-xs': 'span', inherit: 'p', } | The component maps the variant prop to a range of different HTML element types. For instance, body1 to |
noWrap | bool | false | If |
slotProps | { endDecorator?: func | object, root?: func | object, startDecorator?: func | object } | {} | The props used for each slot inside. |
slots | { endDecorator?: elementType, root?: elementType, startDecorator?: elementType } | {} | The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details. |
startDecorator | node | Element placed before the children. | |
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. | |
textColor | any | The system color. | |
variant | 'outlined' | 'plain' | 'soft' | 'solid' | string | The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants. |
system
properties. You can use them as props directly on the component.ref
is forwarded to the root element.Theme default props
You can use JoyTypography
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 | .MuiTypography-root | 'a' | The component that renders the root. |
startDecorator | .MuiTypography-startDecorator | 'span' | The component that renders the start decorator. |
endDecorator | .MuiTypography-endDecorator | 'span' | The component that renders the end decorator. |
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 |
---|---|---|
.MuiTypography-body-lg | body-lg | Class name applied to the root element if level="body-lg" . |
.MuiTypography-body-md | body-md | Class name applied to the root element if level="body-md" . |
.MuiTypography-body-sm | body-sm | Class name applied to the root element if level="body-sm" . |
.MuiTypography-body-xs | body-xs | Class name applied to the root element if level="body-xs" . |
.MuiTypography-colorContext | colorContext | Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered. |
.MuiTypography-colorDanger | colorDanger | Class name applied to the root element if color="danger" . |
.MuiTypography-colorNeutral | colorNeutral | Class name applied to the root element if color="neutral" . |
.MuiTypography-colorPrimary | colorPrimary | Class name applied to the root element if color="primary" . |
.MuiTypography-colorSuccess | colorSuccess | Class name applied to the root element if color="success" . |
.MuiTypography-colorWarning | colorWarning | Class name applied to the root element if color="warning" . |
.MuiTypography-gutterBottom | gutterBottom | Class name applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true} . |
.MuiTypography-h1 | h1 | Class name applied to the root element if level="h1" . |
.MuiTypography-h2 | h2 | Class name applied to the root element if level="h2" . |
.MuiTypography-h3 | h3 | Class name applied to the root element if level="h3" . |
.MuiTypography-h4 | h4 | Class name applied to the root element if level="h4" . |
.MuiTypography-noWrap | noWrap | Class name applied to the root element if nowrap={true} . |
.MuiTypography-title-lg | title-lg | Class name applied to the root element if level="title-lg" . |
.MuiTypography-title-md | title-md | Class name applied to the root element if level="title-md" . |
.MuiTypography-title-sm | title-sm | Class name applied to the root element if level="title-sm" . |
.MuiTypography-variantOutlined | variantOutlined | Class name applied to the root element if variant="outlined" . |
.MuiTypography-variantPlain | variantPlain | Class name applied to the root element if variant="plain" . |
.MuiTypography-variantSoft | variantSoft | Class name applied to the root element if variant="soft" . |
.MuiTypography-variantSolid | variantSolid | Class name applied to the root element if variant="solid" . |
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.