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Button API

The API documentation of the Button React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

Import

import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
// or
import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

Component name

The MuiButton name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

Props

Name Type Default Description
children node The content of the button.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color 'inherit'
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'
'primary' The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component.
component elementType 'button' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
disabled bool false If true, the button will be disabled.
disableElevation bool false If true, no elevation is used.
disableFocusRipple bool false If true, the keyboard focus ripple will be disabled.
disableRipple bool If true, the ripple effect will be disabled.
⚠️ Without a ripple there is no styling for :focus-visible by default. Be sure to highlight the element by applying separate styles with the focusVisibleClassName.
endIcon node Element placed after the children.
fullWidth bool false If true, the button will take up the full width of its container.
href string The URL to link to when the button is clicked. If defined, an a element will be used as the root node.
size 'large'
| 'medium'
| 'small'
'medium' The size of the button. small is equivalent to the dense button styling.
startIcon node Element placed before the children.
variant 'contained'
| 'outlined'
| 'text'
| string
'text' The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (ButtonBase).

CSS

Rule name Global class Description
root .MuiButton-root Styles applied to the root element.
label .MuiButton-label Styles applied to the span element that wraps the children.
text .MuiButton-text Styles applied to the root element if variant="text".
textPrimary .MuiButton-textPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="primary".
textSecondary .MuiButton-textSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="text" and color="secondary".
outlined .MuiButton-outlined Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined".
outlinedPrimary .MuiButton-outlinedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="primary".
outlinedSecondary .MuiButton-outlinedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined" and color="secondary".
contained .MuiButton-contained Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained".
containedPrimary .MuiButton-containedPrimary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="primary".
containedSecondary .MuiButton-containedSecondary Styles applied to the root element if variant="contained" and color="secondary".
disableElevation .MuiButton-disableElevation Styles applied to the root element if disableElevation={true}.
focusVisible .Mui-focusVisible Pseudo-class applied to the ButtonBase root element if the button is keyboard focused.
disabled .Mui-disabled Pseudo-class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
colorInherit .MuiButton-colorInherit Styles applied to the root element if color="inherit".
textSizeSmall .MuiButton-textSizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="text".
textSizeLarge .MuiButton-textSizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="text".
outlinedSizeSmall .MuiButton-outlinedSizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="outlined".
outlinedSizeLarge .MuiButton-outlinedSizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="outlined".
containedSizeSmall .MuiButton-containedSizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small" and variant="contained".
containedSizeLarge .MuiButton-containedSizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large" and variant="contained".
sizeSmall .MuiButton-sizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if size="small".
sizeLarge .MuiButton-sizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if size="large".
fullWidth .MuiButton-fullWidth Styles applied to the root element if fullWidth={true}.
startIcon .MuiButton-startIcon Styles applied to the startIcon element if supplied.
endIcon .MuiButton-endIcon Styles applied to the endIcon element if supplied.
iconSizeSmall .MuiButton-iconSizeSmall Styles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="small".
iconSizeMedium .MuiButton-iconSizeMedium Styles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="medium".
iconSizeLarge .MuiButton-iconSizeLarge Styles applied to the icon element if supplied and size="large".

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Inheritance

The props of the ButtonBase component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Demos