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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.

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.

Name Type Default Description
align 'center'
| 'inherit'
| 'justify'
| 'left'
| 'right'		 'inherit'

Set the text-align on the component.
children node -

The content of the component.
classes object -

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS classes API below for more details.
component elementType -

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

If true, the text will have a bottom margin.
noWrap bool false

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).
paragraph bool false

If true, the element will be a paragraph element.
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.
variant 'body1'
| 'body2'
| 'button'
| 'caption'
| 'h1'
| 'h2'
| 'h3'
| 'h4'
| 'h5'
| 'h6'
| 'inherit'
| 'overline'
| 'subtitle1'
| 'subtitle2'
| string		 'body1'

Applies the theme typography styles.
variantMapping object { h1: 'h1', h2: 'h2', h3: 'h3', h4: 'h4', h5: 'h5', h6: 'h6', subtitle1: 'h6', subtitle2: 'h6', body1: 'p', body2: 'p', inherit: 'p', }

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.
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 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
.MuiTypography-alignCenter alignCenter Styles applied to the root element if align="center".
.MuiTypography-alignJustify alignJustify Styles applied to the root element if align="justify".
.MuiTypography-alignLeft alignLeft Styles applied to the root element if align="left".
.MuiTypography-alignRight alignRight Styles applied to the root element if align="right".
.MuiTypography-body1 body1 Styles applied to the root element if variant="body1".
.MuiTypography-body2 body2 Styles applied to the root element if variant="body2".
.MuiTypography-button button Styles applied to the root element if variant="button".
.MuiTypography-caption caption Styles applied to the root element if variant="caption".
.MuiTypography-gutterBottom gutterBottom Styles applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true}.
.MuiTypography-h1 h1 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h1".
.MuiTypography-h2 h2 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h2".
.MuiTypography-h3 h3 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h3".
.MuiTypography-h4 h4 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h4".
.MuiTypography-h5 h5 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h5".
.MuiTypography-h6 h6 Styles applied to the root element if variant="h6".
.MuiTypography-inherit inherit Styles applied to the root element if variant="inherit".
.MuiTypography-noWrap noWrap Styles applied to the root element if nowrap={true}.
.MuiTypography-overline overline Styles applied to the root element if variant="overline".
.MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph Styles applied to the root element if paragraph={true}.
.MuiTypography-root root Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiTypography-subtitle1 subtitle1 Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle1".
.MuiTypography-subtitle2 subtitle2 Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle2".

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