Typography API

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

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

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node	-	The content of the component.
color	'danger' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	-	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
component	elementType	-	The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
endDecorator	node	-	Element placed after the children.
gutterBottom	bool	false	If `true`, the text will have a bottom margin.
level	'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'title-lg' \| 'title-md' \| 'title-sm' \| 'body-lg' \| 'body-md' \| 'body-sm' \| 'body-xs' \| 'inherit' \| string	'body-md'	Applies the theme typography styles.
levelMapping	object	{ h1: 'h1', h2: 'h2', h3: 'h3', h4: 'h4', 'title-lg': 'p', 'title-md': 'p', 'title-sm': 'p', 'body-lg': 'p', 'body-md': 'p', 'body-sm': 'p', 'body-xs': 'span', inherit: 'p', }	The component maps the variant prop to a range of different HTML element types. For instance, body1 to `<h6>`. If you wish to change that mapping, you can provide your own. Alternatively, you can use the `component` prop.
noWrap	bool	false	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).
slotProps	{ endDecorator?: func \| object, root?: func \| object, startDecorator?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ endDecorator?: elementType, root?: elementType, startDecorator?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
startDecorator	node	-	Element placed before the children.
sx	Array<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.
textColor	any	-	The system color.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	-	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

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.

Theme default props

You can use JoyTypography 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	.MuiTypography-root	`'a'`	The component that renders the root.
startDecorator	.MuiTypography-startDecorator	`'span'`	The component that renders the start decorator.
endDecorator	.MuiTypography-endDecorator	`'span'`	The component that renders the end decorator.

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
.MuiTypography-body-lg	body-lg	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body-lg"`.
.MuiTypography-body-md	body-md	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body-md"`.
.MuiTypography-body-sm	body-sm	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body-sm"`.
.MuiTypography-body-xs	body-xs	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body-xs"`.
.MuiTypography-colorContext	colorContext	Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
.MuiTypography-colorDanger	colorDanger	Class name applied to the root element if `color="danger"`.
.MuiTypography-colorNeutral	colorNeutral	Class name applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`.
.MuiTypography-colorPrimary	colorPrimary	Class name applied to the root element if `color="primary"`.
.MuiTypography-colorSuccess	colorSuccess	Class name applied to the root element if `color="success"`.
.MuiTypography-colorWarning	colorWarning	Class name applied to the root element if `color="warning"`.
.MuiTypography-gutterBottom	gutterBottom	Class name applied to the root element if `gutterBottom={true}`.
.MuiTypography-h1	h1	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h1"`.
.MuiTypography-h2	h2	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h2"`.
.MuiTypography-h3	h3	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h3"`.
.MuiTypography-h4	h4	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h4"`.
.MuiTypography-noWrap	noWrap	Class name applied to the root element if `nowrap={true}`.
.MuiTypography-title-lg	title-lg	Class name applied to the root element if `level="title-lg"`.
.MuiTypography-title-md	title-md	Class name applied to the root element if `level="title-md"`.
.MuiTypography-title-sm	title-sm	Class name applied to the root element if `level="title-sm"`.
.MuiTypography-variantOutlined	variantOutlined	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiTypography-variantPlain	variantPlain	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="plain"`.
.MuiTypography-variantSoft	variantSoft	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="soft"`.
.MuiTypography-variantSolid	variantSolid	Class name 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.