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ListItemText API

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

Component demos

Import

import ListItemText from '@mui/material/ListItemText';
// or
import { ListItemText } from '@mui/material';
Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
childrennode

Alias for the primary prop.

classesobject

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS API below for more details.

disableTypographyboolfalse

If true, the children won't be wrapped by a Typography component. This can be useful to render an alternative Typography variant by wrapping the children (or primary) text, and optional secondary text with the Typography component.

insetboolfalse

If true, the children are indented. This should be used if there is no left avatar or left icon.

primarynode

The main content element.

primaryTypographyPropsobject

These props will be forwarded to the primary typography component (as long as disableTypography is not true).

secondarynode

The secondary content element.

secondaryTypographyPropsobject

These props will be forwarded to the secondary typography component (as long as disableTypography is not true).

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.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

You can use MuiListItemText 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 nameRule nameDescription
.MuiListItemText-densedenseStyles applied to the Typography component if dense.
.MuiListItemText-insetinsetStyles applied to the root element if inset={true}.
.MuiListItemText-multilinemultilineStyles applied to the Typography component if primary and secondary are set.
.MuiListItemText-primaryprimaryStyles applied to the primary Typography component.
.MuiListItemText-rootrootStyles applied to the root element.
.MuiListItemText-secondarysecondaryStyles applied to the secondary Typography component.

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