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MenuItem API

The API documentation of the MenuItem React component. Learn more about the properties and the CSS customization points.

import MenuItem from '@material-ui/core/MenuItem';

Props

Name Type Default Description
children node Menu item contents.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component elementType 'li' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component.
dense bool If true, compact vertical padding designed for keyboard and mouse input will be used.
disableGutters bool false If true, the left and right padding is removed.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other properties supplied will be provided to the root element (ListItem).

CSS

You can override all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the classes property. This property accepts the following keys:

Name Description
root Styles applied to the root element.
gutters Styles applied to the root element if disableGutters={false}.
selected Styles applied to the root element if selected={true}.
dense Styles applied to the root element if dense.

Have a look at the overriding styles with classes section and the implementation of the component for more detail.

If using the overrides key of the theme, you need to use the following style sheet name: MuiMenuItem.

Inheritance

The properties of the ListItem component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos