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InputLabel API

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

Props

Props of the FormLabel 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:

'error' | 'info' | 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'success' | 'warning' | string
disableAnimation

If true, the transition animation is disabled.

Type:

bool

Default:

false
disabled

If true, the component is disabled.

Type:

bool
error

If true, the label is displayed in an error state.

Type:

bool
focused

If true, the input of this label is focused.

Type:

bool
margin

If dense, will adjust vertical spacing. This is normally obtained via context from FormControl.

Type:

'dense'
required

if true, the label will indicate that the input is required.

Type:

bool
shrink

If true, the label is shrunk.

Type:

bool
size

The size of the component.

Type:

'normal' | 'small' | string

Default:

'normal'
sx

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

Type:

Array<func | object | bool> | func | object
variant

The variant to use.

Type:

'filled' | 'outlined' | 'standard'
The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

You can use MuiInputLabel 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.

.MuiInputLabel-rootroot

Styles applied to the root element.

.Mui-focusedfocusedSTATE

State class applied to the root element if focused={true}.

.Mui-disableddisabledSTATE

State class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.

.Mui-errorerrorSTATE

State class applied to the root element if error={true}.

.Mui-requiredrequiredSTATE

State class applied to the root element if required={true}.

.MuiInputLabel-asteriskasterisk

State class applied to the asterisk element.

.MuiInputLabel-formControlformControl

Styles applied to the root element if the component is a descendant of FormControl.

.MuiInputLabel-sizeSmallsizeSmall

Styles applied to the root element if size="small".

.MuiInputLabel-shrinkshrink

Styles applied to the input element if shrink={true}.

.MuiInputLabel-animatedanimated

Styles applied to the input element unless disableAnimation={true}.

.MuiInputLabel-filledfilled

Styles applied to the root element if variant="filled".

.MuiInputLabel-outlinedoutlined

Styles applied to the root element if variant="outlined".

.MuiInputLabel-standardstandard

Styles applied to the root element if variant="standard".

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