Popover API

API reference docs for the React Popover 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:

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Import

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

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

Props

Props of the Modal component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
open*	bool		If `true`, the component is shown.
action	ref		A ref for imperative actions. It currently only supports updatePosition() action.
anchorEl	HTML element \| func		An HTML element, PopoverVirtualElement, or a function that returns either. It's used to set the position of the popover.
anchorOrigin	{ horizontal: 'center' \| 'left' \| 'right' \| number, vertical: 'bottom' \| 'center' \| 'top' \| number }	{ vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left', }	This is the point on the anchor where the popover's `anchorEl` will attach to. This is not used when the anchorReference is 'anchorPosition'. Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom]; horizontal: [left, center, right].
anchorPosition	{ left: number, top: number }		This is the position that may be used to set the position of the popover. The coordinates are relative to the application's client area.
anchorReference	'anchorEl' \| 'anchorPosition' \| 'none'	'anchorEl'	This determines which anchor prop to refer to when setting the position of the popover.
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.
container	HTML element \| func		An HTML element, component instance, or function that returns either. The `container` will passed to the Modal component. By default, it uses the body of the anchorEl's top-level document object, so it's simply `document.body` most of the time.
disableScrollLock	bool	false	Disable the scroll lock behavior.
elevation	integer	8	The elevation of the popover.
marginThreshold	number	16	Specifies how close to the edge of the window the popover can appear. If null, the popover will not be constrained by the window.
onClose	func		Callback fired when the component requests to be closed. The `reason` parameter can optionally be used to control the response to `onClose`.
PaperProps	{ component?: element type }	{}	Props applied to the `Paper` element. This prop is an alias for `slotProps.paper` and will be overriden by it if both are used. Deprecated - Use `slotProps.paper` instead.
slotProps	{ paper?: func \| object, root?: func \| object }	{}	The extra props for the slot components. You can override the existing props or add new ones.
slots	{ paper?: elementType, root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside.
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.
transformOrigin	{ horizontal: 'center' \| 'left' \| 'right' \| number, vertical: 'bottom' \| 'center' \| 'top' \| number }	{ vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left', }	This is the point on the popover which will attach to the anchor's origin. Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom, x(px)]; horizontal: [left, center, right, x(px)].
TransitionComponent	elementType	Grow	The component used for the transition. Follow this guide to learn more about the requirements for this component.
transitionDuration	'auto' \| number \| { appear?: number, enter?: number, exit?: number }	'auto'	Set to 'auto' to automatically calculate transition time based on height.
TransitionProps	object	{}	Props applied to the transition element. By default, the element is based on this `Transition` component.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

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
.MuiPopover-paper	paper	Styles applied to the Paper component.
.MuiPopover-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.

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.