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/joy/Typography';
// or
import { Typography } from '@mui/joy';Props of the native component are also available.
The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component.
To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
Type:'danger'
| 'neutral'
| 'primary'
| 'success'
| 'warning'
| string
The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
Type:elementType
Applies the theme typography styles.
Type:'h1'
| 'h2'
| 'h3'
| 'h4'
| 'title-lg'
| 'title-md'
| 'title-sm'
| 'body-lg'
| 'body-md'
| 'body-sm'
| 'body-xs'
| 'inherit'
| string
Default:'body-md'
The component maps the variant prop to a range of different HTML element types. For instance, body1 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',
'title-lg': 'p',
'title-md': 'p',
'title-sm': 'p',
'body-lg': 'p',
'body-md': 'p',
'body-sm': 'p',
'body-xs': 'span',
inherit: 'p',
}
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
The props used for each slot inside.
Type:{ endDecorator?: func
| object, root?: func
| object, startDecorator?: func
| object }
Default:{}
The components used for each slot inside.
See Slots API below for more details.
Type:{ endDecorator?: elementType, root?: elementType, startDecorator?: elementType }
Default:{}
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
The global variant to use.
To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.
Type:'outlined'
| 'plain'
| 'soft'
| 'solid'
| string
system properties. You can use them as props directly on the component.ref is forwarded to the root element.Theme default props
You can use JoyTypography to change the default props of this component with the theme.
To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.
The component that renders the start decorator.
Class name: .MuiTypography-startDecorator
Default component: 'span'
These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.
Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
Rule name:colorContext
Class name applied to the root element if color="danger".
Rule name:colorDanger
Class name applied to the root element if color="neutral".
Rule name:colorNeutral
Class name applied to the root element if color="primary".
Rule name:colorPrimary
Class name applied to the root element if color="success".
Rule name:colorSuccess
Class name applied to the root element if color="warning".
Rule name:colorWarning
Class name applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true}.
Rule name:gutterBottom
Class name applied to the root element if level="title-lg".
Rule name:title-lg
Class name applied to the root element if level="title-md".
Rule name:title-md
Class name applied to the root element if level="title-sm".
Rule name:title-sm
Class name applied to the root element if variant="outlined".
Rule name:variantOutlined
Class name applied to the root element if variant="plain".
Rule name:variantPlain
Class name applied to the root element if variant="soft".
Rule name:variantSoft
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
styleOverridesproperty in a custom theme.