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AppBar API

API reference docs for the React AppBar component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Import

import AppBar from '@mui/material/AppBar';
// or
import { AppBar } from '@mui/material';
Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the Paper component are also available.

children

The content of the component.

Type:

node
classes

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

Type:

object
color

The color of the component. It supports both default and custom theme colors, which can be added as shown in the palette customization guide.

Type:

'default' | 'inherit' | 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'transparent' | string

Default:

'primary'
enableColorOnDark

If true, the color prop is applied in dark mode.

Type:

bool

Default:

false
position

The positioning type. The behavior of the different options is described in the MDN web docs. Note: sticky is not universally supported and will fall back to static when unavailable.

Type:

'absolute' | 'fixed' | 'relative' | 'static' | 'sticky'

Default:

'fixed'
sx

The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles.

Type:

Array<func | object | bool> | func | object
The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

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

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

.MuiAppBar-rootroot

Styles applied to the root element.

.MuiAppBar-positionFixedpositionFixed

Styles applied to the root element if position="fixed".

.MuiAppBar-positionAbsolutepositionAbsolute

Styles applied to the root element if position="absolute".

.MuiAppBar-positionStickypositionSticky

Styles applied to the root element if position="sticky".

.MuiAppBar-positionStaticpositionStatic

Styles applied to the root element if position="static".

.MuiAppBar-positionRelativepositionRelative

Styles applied to the root element if position="relative".

.MuiAppBar-colorDefaultcolorDefault

Styles applied to the root element if color="default".

.MuiAppBar-colorPrimarycolorPrimary

Styles applied to the root element if color="primary".

.MuiAppBar-colorSecondarycolorSecondary

Styles applied to the root element if color="secondary".

.MuiAppBar-colorInheritcolorInherit

Styles applied to the root element if color="inherit".

.MuiAppBar-colorTransparentcolorTransparent

Styles applied to the root element if color="transparent".

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options: