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ListItem API

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

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

Uses an additional container component if ListItemSecondaryAction is the last child.

Props

Name Type Default Description
alignItems enum: 'flex-start' |
 'center'
'center' Defines the align-items style property.
autoFocus bool false If true, the list item will be focused during the first mount. Focus will also be triggered if the value changes from false to true.
button bool false If true, the list item will be a button (using ButtonBase).
children node The content of the component. If a ListItemSecondaryAction is used it must be the last child.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component elementType The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component. By default, it's a li when button is false and a div when button is true.
ContainerComponent elementType 'li' The container component used when a ListItemSecondaryAction is the last child.
ContainerProps object {} Properties applied to the container component if used.
dense bool If true, compact vertical padding designed for keyboard and mouse input will be used.
disabled bool false If true, the list item will be disabled.
disableGutters bool false If true, the left and right padding is removed.
divider bool false If true, a 1px light border is added to the bottom of the list item.
selected bool false Use to apply selected styling.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

CSS

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

Name Description
root Styles applied to the (normally root) component element. May be wrapped by a container.
container Styles applied to the container element if children includes ListItemSecondaryAction.
focusVisible Pseudo-class applied to the component's focusVisibleClassName prop if button={true}.
dense Styles applied to the component element if dense.
alignItemsFlexStart Styles applied to the component element if alignItems="flex-start".
disabled Pseudo-class applied to the inner component element if disabled={true}.
divider Styles applied to the inner component element if divider={true}.
gutters Styles applied to the inner component element if disableGutters={false}.
button Styles applied to the inner component element if button={true}.
secondaryAction Styles applied to the component element if children includes ListItemSecondaryAction.
selected Pseudo-class applied to the root element if selected={true}.

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: MuiListItem.

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos