MenuItem API

API reference docs for the React MenuItem 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 MenuItem from '@mui/joy/MenuItem';
// or
import { MenuItem } from '@mui/joy';

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

Props

Name	Type	Description
children	node	The content of the component.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

You can use JoyMenuItem to change the default props of this component with the theme.

Slots

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Slot name	Class name	Default component	Description
root	.MuiMenuItem-root	`'div'`	The component that renders the root.

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.Mui-disabled		State class applied to the inner `component` element if `disabled={true}`.
.Mui-focusVisible		State class applied to the `component`'s `focusVisibleClassName` prop.
.Mui-selected		State class applied to the root element if `selected={true}`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorContext	colorContext	Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
.MuiMenuItem-colorDanger	colorDanger	Class name applied to the root element if `color="danger"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorNeutral	colorNeutral	Class name applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorPrimary	colorPrimary	Class name applied to the root element if `color="primary"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorSuccess	colorSuccess	Class name applied to the root element if `color="success"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorWarning	colorWarning	Class name applied to the root element if `color="warning"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantOutlined	variantOutlined	State class applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantPlain	variantPlain	State class applied to the root element if `variant="plain"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantSoft	variantSoft	State class applied to the root element if `variant="soft"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantSolid	variantSolid	State class applied to the root element if `variant="solid"`.

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.