Link API

API reference docs for the React Link 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

import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
// or
import { Link } from '@mui/material';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the Typography component are also available.

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.
color	any	'primary'	The color of the link.
component	element type		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component. This needs to be able to hold a ref.
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.
TypographyClasses	object		`classes` prop applied to the `Typography` element.
underline	'always' \| 'hover' \| 'none'	'always'	Controls when the link should have an underline.
variant	'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'button' \| 'caption' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| 'overline' \| 'subtitle1' \| 'subtitle2' \| string	'inherit'	Applies the theme typography styles.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the Typography component are also available in Link. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

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

CSS classes

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
.Mui-focusVisible		State class applied to the root element if the link is keyboard focused.
.MuiLink-button	button	Styles applied to the root element if `component="button"`.
.MuiLink-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiLink-underlineAlways	underlineAlways	Styles applied to the root element if `underline="always"`.
.MuiLink-underlineHover	underlineHover	Styles applied to the root element if `underline="hover"`.
.MuiLink-underlineNone	underlineNone	Styles applied to the root element if `underline="none"`.

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.