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BottomNavigationAction API

API reference docs for the React BottomNavigationAction component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Component demos

Import

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

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

children

This prop isn't supported. Use the component prop if you need to change the children structure.

Type:unsupportedProp


classes

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS API below for more details.

Type:object


icon

The icon to display.

Type:node


label

The label element.

Type:node


showLabel

If true, the BottomNavigationAction will show its label. By default, only the selected BottomNavigationAction inside BottomNavigation will show its label.
The prop defaults to the value (false) inherited from the parent BottomNavigation component.

Type:bool


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


value

You can provide your own value. Otherwise, we fallback to the child position index.

Type:any


The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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


Theme default props

You can use MuiBottomNavigationAction 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.

.Mui-selectedSTATE

State class applied to the root element if selected.


.MuiBottomNavigationAction-iconOnly

State class applied to the root element if showLabel={false} and not selected.

Rule name:iconOnly


.MuiBottomNavigationAction-label

Styles applied to the label's span element.

Rule name:label


.MuiBottomNavigationAction-root

Styles applied to the root element.

Rule name:root



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

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