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CardActionArea API

API reference docs for the React CardActionArea 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 CardActionArea from '@mui/material/CardActionArea';
// or
import { CardActionArea } from '@mui/material';
Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

children

The content of the component.

Type:

node
classes

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

Type:

object
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 ButtonBase component are also available in CardActionArea. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

You can use MuiCardActionArea 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.

.MuiCardActionArea-rootroot

Styles applied to the root element.

.Mui-focusVisiblefocusVisibleSTATE

State class applied to the ButtonBase root element if the action area is keyboard focused.

.MuiCardActionArea-focusHighlightfocusHighlight

Styles applied to the overlay that covers the action area when it is keyboard focused.

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