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';
Props of the native component are also available.
Set the text-align on the component.
Type:'center'
| 'inherit'
| 'justify'
| 'left'
| 'right'
Default:'inherit'
Override or extend the styles applied to the component.
See CSS API below for more details.
Type:object
The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
Type:elementType
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 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
Applies the theme typography styles.
Type:'body1'
| 'body2'
| 'button'
| 'caption'
| 'h1'
| 'h2'
| 'h3'
| 'h4'
| 'h5'
| 'h6'
| 'inherit'
| 'overline'
| 'subtitle1'
| 'subtitle2'
| string
Default:'body1'
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',
}
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 MuiTypography
to change the default props of this component with the theme.
These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.
Styles applied to the root element if align="center"
.
Rule name:alignCenter
Styles applied to the root element if align="justify"
.
Rule name:alignJustify
Styles applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true}
.
Rule name:gutterBottom
Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle1"
.
Rule name:subtitle1
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.