Skip to content
Edit this page

Link API

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

Props

Props of the Typography 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 link.

Type:

any

Default:

'primary'
component

The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.

Type:

element type
sx

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

Type:

Array<func | object | bool> | func | object
TypographyClasses

classes prop applied to the Typography element.

Type:

object
underline

Controls when the link should have an underline.

Type:

'always' | 'hover' | 'none'

Default:

'always'
variant

Applies the theme typography styles.

Type:

'body1' | 'body2' | 'button' | 'caption' | 'h1' | 'h2' | 'h3' | 'h4' | 'h5' | 'h6' | 'inherit' | 'overline' | 'subtitle1' | 'subtitle2' | string

Default:

'inherit'
The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

You can use MuiLink 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.

.MuiLink-rootroot

Styles applied to the root element.

.MuiLink-underlineNoneunderlineNone

Styles applied to the root element if underline="none".

.MuiLink-underlineHoverunderlineHover

Styles applied to the root element if underline="hover".

.MuiLink-underlineAlwaysunderlineAlways

Styles applied to the root element if underline="always".

.MuiLink-buttonbutton

Styles applied to the root element if component="button".

.Mui-focusVisiblefocusVisibleSTATE

State class applied to the root element if the link is keyboard focused.

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