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Paper API

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

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

Props

Name Type Default Description
children node The content of the component.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component elementType 'div' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component.
elevation number 1 Shadow depth, corresponds to dp in the spec. It accepts values between 0 and 24 inclusive.
square bool false If true, rounded corners are disabled.

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 root element.
rounded Styles applied to the root element if square={false}.
elevation0
elevation1
elevation2
elevation3
elevation4
elevation5
elevation6
elevation7
elevation8
elevation9
elevation10
elevation11
elevation12
elevation13
elevation14
elevation15
elevation16
elevation17
elevation18
elevation19
elevation20
elevation21
elevation22
elevation23
elevation24

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: MuiPaper.

Notes

The component is fully StrictMode compatible.

Demos