AvatarGroup API

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

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node	-	The avatars to stack.
classes	object	-	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS classes API below for more details.
component	elementType	-	The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
componentsProps	{ additionalAvatar?: object }	{}	The extra props for the slot components. You can override the existing props or add new ones. This prop is an alias for the `slotProps` prop. It's recommended to use the `slotProps` prop instead, as `componentsProps` will be deprecated in the future.
max	number	5	Max avatars to show before +x.
renderSurplus	func	-	custom renderer of extraAvatars Signature:`function(surplus: number) => React.ReactNode` `surplus` number of extra avatars Returns: custom element to display
slotProps	{ additionalAvatar?: object }	{}	The extra props for the slot components. You can override the existing props or add new ones. This prop is an alias for the `componentsProps` prop, which will be deprecated in the future.
spacing	'medium' \| 'small' \| number	'medium'	Spacing between avatars.
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.
total	number	children.length	The total number of avatars. Used for calculating the number of extra avatars.
variant	'circular' \| 'rounded' \| 'square' \| string	'circular'	The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use MuiAvatarGroup 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.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiAvatarGroup-avatar	avatar	Styles applied to the avatar elements.
.MuiAvatarGroup-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.

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.