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

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

align

Set the text-align on the component.

Type:'center'
| 'inherit'
| 'justify'
| 'left'
| 'right'

Default:'inherit'

children

The content of the component.

Type:node

classes

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS API below for more details.

Type:object

component

The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.

Type:elementType

gutterBottom

If true, the text will have a bottom margin.

Type:bool

Default:false

noWrap

If true, the text will not wrap, but instead will truncate with a text overflow ellipsis.
Note that text overflow can only happen with block or inline-block level elements (the element needs to have a width in order to overflow).

Type:bool

Default:false

paragraph

If true, the element will be a paragraph element.

Type:bool

Default:false

sx

The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles.

See the `sx` page for more details.

Type:Array<func
| object
| bool>
| func
| object

variant

Applies the theme typography styles.

Type:'body1'
| 'body2'
| 'button'
| 'caption'
| 'h1'
| 'h2'
| 'h3'
| 'h4'
| 'h5'
| 'h6'
| 'inherit'
| 'overline'
| 'subtitle1'
| 'subtitle2'
| string

Default:'body1'

variantMapping

The component maps the variant prop to a range of different HTML element types. For instance, subtitle1 to <h6>. If you wish to change that mapping, you can provide your own. Alternatively, you can use the component prop.

Type:object

Default:{ h1: 'h1', h2: 'h2', h3: 'h3', h4: 'h4', h5: 'h5', h6: 'h6', subtitle1: 'h6', subtitle2: 'h6', body1: 'p', body2: 'p', inherit: 'p', }

As a CSS utility, the Typography component also supports all system properties. You can use them as props directly on the component.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

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

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

.MuiTypography-root

Styles applied to the root element.

Rule name:root

.MuiTypography-body2

Styles applied to the root element if variant="body2".

Rule name:body2

.MuiTypography-body1

Styles applied to the root element if variant="body1".

Rule name:body1

.MuiTypography-caption

Styles applied to the root element if variant="caption".

Rule name:caption

.MuiTypography-button

Styles applied to the root element if variant="button".

Rule name:button

.MuiTypography-h1

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h1".

Rule name:h1

.MuiTypography-h2

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h2".

Rule name:h2

.MuiTypography-h3

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h3".

Rule name:h3

.MuiTypography-h4

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h4".

Rule name:h4

.MuiTypography-h5

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h5".

Rule name:h5

.MuiTypography-h6

Styles applied to the root element if variant="h6".

Rule name:h6

.MuiTypography-subtitle1

Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle1".

Rule name:subtitle1

.MuiTypography-subtitle2

Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle2".

Rule name:subtitle2

.MuiTypography-overline

Styles applied to the root element if variant="overline".

Rule name:overline

.MuiTypography-inherit

Styles applied to the root element if variant="inherit".

Rule name:inherit

.MuiTypography-alignLeft

Styles applied to the root element if align="left".

Rule name:alignLeft

.MuiTypography-alignCenter

Styles applied to the root element if align="center".

Rule name:alignCenter

.MuiTypography-alignRight

Styles applied to the root element if align="right".

Rule name:alignRight

.MuiTypography-alignJustify

Styles applied to the root element if align="justify".

Rule name:alignJustify

.MuiTypography-noWrap

Styles applied to the root element if nowrap={true}.

Rule name:noWrap

.MuiTypography-gutterBottom

Styles applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true}.

Rule name:gutterBottom

.MuiTypography-paragraph

Styles applied to the root element if paragraph={true}.

Rule name:paragraph


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