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/material/Typography';
// or
import { Typography } from '@mui/material';

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
align	'center' \| 'inherit' \| 'justify' \| 'left' \| 'right'	'inherit'	Set the text-align on the component.
children	node	-	The content of the component.
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.
gutterBottom	bool	false	If `true`, the text will have a bottom margin.
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).
paragraph	bool	false	If `true`, the element will be a paragraph element.
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.
variant	'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'button' \| 'caption' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| 'overline' \| 'subtitle1' \| 'subtitle2' \| string	'body1'	Applies the theme typography styles.
variantMapping	object	{ 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.

Theme default props

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

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-alignCenter	alignCenter	Styles applied to the root element if `align="center"`.
.MuiTypography-alignJustify	alignJustify	Styles applied to the root element if `align="justify"`.
.MuiTypography-alignLeft	alignLeft	Styles applied to the root element if `align="left"`.
.MuiTypography-alignRight	alignRight	Styles applied to the root element if `align="right"`.
.MuiTypography-body1	body1	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="body1"`.
.MuiTypography-body2	body2	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="body2"`.
.MuiTypography-button	button	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="button"`.
.MuiTypography-caption	caption	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="caption"`.
.MuiTypography-gutterBottom	gutterBottom	Styles applied to the root element if `gutterBottom={true}`.
.MuiTypography-h1	h1	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h1"`.
.MuiTypography-h2	h2	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h2"`.
.MuiTypography-h3	h3	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h3"`.
.MuiTypography-h4	h4	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h4"`.
.MuiTypography-h5	h5	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h5"`.
.MuiTypography-h6	h6	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="h6"`.
.MuiTypography-inherit	inherit	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="inherit"`.
.MuiTypography-noWrap	noWrap	Styles applied to the root element if `nowrap={true}`.
.MuiTypography-overline	overline	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="overline"`.
.MuiTypography-paragraph	paragraph	Styles applied to the root element if `paragraph={true}`.
.MuiTypography-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiTypography-subtitle1	subtitle1	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="subtitle1"`.
.MuiTypography-subtitle2	subtitle2	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="subtitle2"`.

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.