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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

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

Import

import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
// or
import { Typography } from '@mui/material';
You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Component name

The name MuiTypography can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
align'center'
| 'inherit'
| 'justify'
| 'left'
| 'right'		'inherit'
Set the text-align on the component.
childrennode
The content of the component.
classesobject
Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
componentelementType
The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
gutterBottomboolfalse
If true, the text will have a bottom margin.
noWrapboolfalse
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).
paragraphboolfalse
If true, the element will be a paragraph element.
sxArray<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.
variantMappingobject{ 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.

CSS

Rule nameGlobal classDescription
root.MuiTypography-rootStyles applied to the root element.
body2.MuiTypography-body2Styles applied to the root element if variant="body2".
body1.MuiTypography-body1Styles applied to the root element if variant="body1".
caption.MuiTypography-captionStyles applied to the root element if variant="caption".
button.MuiTypography-buttonStyles applied to the root element if variant="button".
h1.MuiTypography-h1Styles applied to the root element if variant="h1".
h2.MuiTypography-h2Styles applied to the root element if variant="h2".
h3.MuiTypography-h3Styles applied to the root element if variant="h3".
h4.MuiTypography-h4Styles applied to the root element if variant="h4".
h5.MuiTypography-h5Styles applied to the root element if variant="h5".
h6.MuiTypography-h6Styles applied to the root element if variant="h6".
subtitle1.MuiTypography-subtitle1Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle1".
subtitle2.MuiTypography-subtitle2Styles applied to the root element if variant="subtitle2".
overline.MuiTypography-overlineStyles applied to the root element if variant="overline".
inherit.MuiTypography-inheritStyles applied to the root element if variant="inherit".
alignLeft.MuiTypography-alignLeftStyles applied to the root element if align="left".
alignCenter.MuiTypography-alignCenterStyles applied to the root element if align="center".
alignRight.MuiTypography-alignRightStyles applied to the root element if align="right".
alignJustify.MuiTypography-alignJustifyStyles applied to the root element if align="justify".
noWrap.MuiTypography-noWrapStyles applied to the root element if nowrap={true}.
gutterBottom.MuiTypography-gutterBottomStyles applied to the root element if gutterBottom={true}.
paragraph.MuiTypography-paragraphStyles applied to the root element if paragraph={true}.

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