Link API

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

Component demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Import

import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
// or
import { Link } from '@mui/material';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the Typography component are also available.

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

color

The color of the link.

Type:any

Default:'primary'

component

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

This needs to be able to hold a ref.

Type:element type

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

TypographyClasses

classes prop applied to the Typography element.

Type:object

underline

Controls when the link should have an underline.

Type:'always' | 'hover' | 'none'

Default:'always'

variant

Applies the theme typography styles.

Default:'inherit'

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

You can use MuiLink 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-focusVisibleSTATE

State class applied to the root element if the link is keyboard focused.

.MuiLink-button

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

Rule name:button

.MuiLink-root

Styles applied to the root element.

Rule name:root

.MuiLink-underlineAlways

Styles applied to the root element if underline="always".

Rule name:underlineAlways

.MuiLink-underlineHover

Styles applied to the root element if underline="hover".

Rule name:underlineHover

.MuiLink-underlineNone

Styles applied to the root element if underline="none".

Rule name:underlineNone

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 styleOverrides property in a custom theme.